As a result, people use hilly-mountainous land resources more intensively for production and consumption, thus tending to deplete resources and significantly alter habitats. Users will choose production systems that enhance the land if the expected discounted returns are greater than those of systems that degrade the land. Theoretical arguments and empirical evidence about these other determinants of land-improving investment and management are examined. The challenge to researchers and policymakers is to help to configure microeconomic incentives for production that enhance both the land and the welfare of people in these areas. Download full-text discussion paper .
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