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In Chaco, one of the provinces with higher deforestation rate in Argentina, the trajectory of this indicator was not homogenous. Besides, the decision-making of provincial state had different paths to respond to this problem. Thus, this paper tries to answer what the causes that influence in the state fluctuations in the implementation of environmental policies are. Throughout a case study in which I compare four different moments between 2008 and 2019, I argue that the state fluctuations depend on the resolution of the conflict between two coalition (protectionist vs. productivist). State responds favorably to one or another when one of them deploys three strategies together: coordination, institutional and public pressure strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyzes the speeches and public policies enunciated between 1900 and 1973 to foment the protection of the native forests and to develop the forest sector. The idea of the exceptional forest wealth of the country and the opportunities to foment a lumber industry is emphasized by the government, and it simultaneously showed alarm and concern for the conservation of these forests. None of these two positions resulted in a systematic and effective policy. The native forests were not subject to a program that promoted and ordered their exploitation, and the protection measures were scarce and late. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We analyzed the discursive and relational effects of the pilot project 'Reduction of Emissions due to Deforestation and Forest Degradation' (REDD+) in domestic units both entitled and not entitled to land access in the common land Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo. Based on semi-structured surveys and interviews, we identified those mechanisms favoring the adoption of preservation practices by the common land owner-residents while restricting the traditional forest management. These dynamics bring about changes in the subsistence strategies of the domestic units and limit the participation and benefit distribution to women, the youth, and settlers who do not own the land. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]