Environmental Kuznets curve for biodiversity loss: evidence from South and Southeast Asian countries

Tan, Yan-Ling; Yiew, Thian-Hee; Lau, Lin‐Sea; Tan, Ai-Lian

doi:10.1007/s11356-022-20090-8

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“…These results imply that an increase in GVC participation would result in a higher volume of emissions from the producer perspective, as well as exported emissions. These outcomes are in line with those obtained by Fong et al (2020) and Tan et al (2022), among others.…”

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Environmental effects of growth and global value chains: The case of East and Southeast Asian economies

Campos‐Romero,

Rodil‐Marzábal

2024

Sustainable Development

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The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis has become an important topic in the literature on the effects of growth on the environment, albeit surrounded by some controversy and nuance. Although this hypothesis has been analyzed in the literature in multiple ways and using different variables, there is still a gap in the consideration of global value chains (GVCs), which delve into the international division of production. This is particularly important in the intermediate stages of production, as they include tasks with a greater environmental impact. This research aims to analyze the environmental effects of economic growth and foreign trade linked to GVCs in a sample of 12 countries of East and Southeast Asia, given their strong insertion in GVCs. Based on the EKC, variables such as GDP per capita, environmental impact, and renewable energy consumption are incorporated. As a novelty, the research also includes GVCs participation and position indexes, and different measures of CO2 emissions. Our results confirm the existence of a nonlinear relationship between economic activity and its environmental effects, although with important nuances depending on the mode of insertion of each country in GVCs. In this sense, although all the selected countries increased their total emissions, substantial disparities are observed depending on the perspective considered (producer, consumer, and exports). Ultimately, it is concluded that, for an effective reduction of the environmental impact in these countries, it is essential to design policy measures, targeting new technologies, consumption and production patterns, and attracting green foreign direct investment.

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Environmental effects of growth and global value chains: The case of East and Southeast Asian economies

Campos‐Romero,

Rodil‐Marzábal

2024

Sustainable Development

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“…In our simulations, fast development growth led to carnivore population declines, but then abundances begin to recover as development rises and growth slows, resembling the outcome of the Kuznets curve, albeit not the same mechanism (our curve is based on development change, not development level). The evidence of a biodiversity specific Kuznets curve is mixed, with some research suggesting strong support 29 , whilst others find mixed 30 or no clear evidence 31 . More work is needed to validate and characterise the biodiversity Kuznets curve, which offers a framework to understand non-linearity and opportunities for recovery in biodiversity trends.…”

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Socioeconomic factors predict population changes of large carnivores better than climate change or habitat loss

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Land-use and climate change have been linked to changes in wildlife populations, but the role of socioeconomic factors in driving declines, and promoting population recoveries, remains relatively unexplored. Here, we evaluate potential drivers of population changes observed in 50 species of some of the world’s most charismatic and functionally important fauna—large mammalian carnivores. Our results reveal that human socioeconomic development is more associated with carnivore population declines than habitat loss or climate change. Rapid increases in socioeconomic development are linked to sharp population declines, but, importantly, once development slows, carnivore populations have the potential to recover. The context- and threshold-dependent links between human development and wildlife population health are challenges to the achievement of the UN Sustainable development goals.

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Can tourism growth drive environmental improvements in the Eurozone economic space: A panel data analysis

Ekonomou,

Halkos

2024

World Development Sustainability

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Environmental Kuznets curve for biodiversity loss: evidence from South and Southeast Asian countries

Cited by 8 publications

References 95 publications

Environmental effects of growth and global value chains: The case of East and Southeast Asian economies

Environmental effects of growth and global value chains: The case of East and Southeast Asian economies

Socioeconomic factors predict population changes of large carnivores better than climate change or habitat loss

Can tourism growth drive environmental improvements in the Eurozone economic space: A panel data analysis

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