Javier Godar

Biographic Data

ID	630206
NAME	Javier Godar
GIVEN NAMES	Javier
FAMILY NAME	Godar
SIGNATURE	GODAR J
AFFILIATIONS	Stockholm Environment Institute
ORCID	0000-0002-2603-9777
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	17
TOTAL CITATIONS	151
AUTHOR COUNT	17
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2022
H-INDEX	6

Disentangling the numbers behind agriculture-driven tropical deforestation
Open AccessFlorence Pendrill, Toby Gardner et al.ARTICLEScience2022
Tropical deforestation continues at alarming rates with profound impacts on ecosystems, climate, and livelihoods, prompting renewed commitments to halt its continuation. Although it is well established that agriculture is a dominant driver of deforestation, rates and mechanisms remain disputed and often lack a clear evidence base. We synthesize the best available pantropical evidence to provide clarity on how agriculture drives deforestation. Alt…
From Satellite to Supply Chain: New Approaches Connect Earth Observation to Economic Decisions
Open AccessDaniel Moran, Stefan Giljum et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2020
Understanding the Stickiness of Commodity Supply Chains Is Key to Improving Their Sustainability
Open AccessTiago N P dos Reis, Patrick Meyfroidt et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2020
Focus on leakage and spillovers: Informing land-use governance in a tele-coupled world
Open AccessPatrick Meyfroidt, Jan Börner et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2020
Governing land use to achieve sustainable outcomes is challenging, because land systems manifest complex land use spillovers—i.e. processes by which land use changes or direct interventions in land use (e.g. policy, program, new technologies) in one place have impacts on land use in another place. The ERL issue ‘Focus on Leakage: informing Land-Use Governance in a Tele-coupled World’ builds on discussions in an international expert workshop condu…
Spatially-explicit footprints of agricultural commodities: Mapping carbon emissions embodied in Brazil's soy exports
Open AccessNeus Escobar, Emilio Jorge Tizado et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2020Cited by: 6References: 7
Reliable estimates of carbon and other environmental footprints of agricultural commodities require capturing a large diversity of conditions along global supply chains. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) faces limitations when it comes to addressing spatial and temporal variability in production, transportation and manufacturing systems. We present a bottom-up approach for quantifying the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions embedded in the production and tr…
Deforestation displaced: Trade in forest-risk commodities and the prospects for a global forest transition
Open AccessFlorence Pendrill, U Martin Persson et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2019
While many developed countries are increasing their forest cover, deforestation is still rife in the tropics and subtropics. With international trade in forest-risk commodities on the rise, it is becoming increasingly important to consider between-country trade linkages in assessing the drivers of—and possible connections between—forest loss and gain across countries. Previous studies have shown that countries that have undergone a forest transit…
Using supply chain data to monitor zero deforestation commitments: An assessment of progress in the Brazilian soy sector
Open AccessErasmus K H J zu Ermgassen, Ben Ayre et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2019
Zero deforestation commitments (ZDCs) are voluntary initiatives where companies or countries pledge to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains. These commitments offer much promise for sustainable commodity production, but are undermined by a lack of transparency about their coverage and impacts. Here, using state-of-the-art supply chain data, we introduce an approach to evaluate the impact of ZDCs, linking traders and international mark…
Agricultural and forestry trade drives large share of tropical deforestation emissions
Open AccessFlorence Pendrill, U Martin Persson et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2019Cited by: 59References: 4
Deforestation, the second largest source of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, is largely driven by expanding forestry and agriculture. However, despite agricultural expansion being increasingly driven by foreign demand, the links between deforestation and foreign demand for agricultural commodities have only been partially mapped. Here we present a pan-tropical quantification of carbon emissions from deforestation associated with the expans…
Criteria for effective zero-deforestation commitments
Open AccessRhianna Garrett, R D Garrett et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2018Cited by: 27References: 7
Zero-deforestation commitments are a type of voluntary sustainability initiative that companies adopt to signal their intention to reduce or eliminate deforestation associated with commodities that they produce, trade, and/or sell. Because each company defines its own zero-deforestation commitment goals and implementation mechanisms, commitment content varies widely. This creates challenges for the assessment of commitment implementation or effec…
Rents, Actors, and the Expansion of Commodity Frontiers in the Gran Chaco
Yann Le Polain De Waroux, Matthias Baumann et al.ARTICLEAnnals of the American…2018Cited by: 33References: 70
Theories of frontier expansion in the last four decades have been mostly shaped by studies of state-driven smallholder colonization. Modern-day agricultural frontiers, however, are increasingly driven by capitalized corporate agriculture operating with little direct government intervention. The expansion of contemporary frontiers has been explained by the existence of spatially heterogeneous “abnormal” rents, which can be caused by cheap land and…
Towards more spatially explicit assessments of virtual water flows: Linking local water use and scarcity to global demand of Brazilian farming commodities
Open AccessRafaela Flach, Ylva Ran et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2016
Global consumption of farming commodities is an important driver of water demand in regions of production. This is the case in Brazil, which has emerged as one of the main producers of globally traded farming commodities. Traditional methods to assess environmental implications of this demand rely on international trade material flows at country resolution; we argue for the need of finer scales that capture spatial heterogeneity in environmental …
Towards more accurate and policy relevant footprint analyses: Tracing fine-scale socio-environmental impacts of production to consumption
Open AccessJavier Godar, U Martin Persson et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2015
Development Conditions for Family Farming: Lessons From Brazil
Open AccessGabriel Da Silva Medina, Gabriel Medina et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2015Cited by: 17References: 12
Actor-specific contributions to the deforestation slowdown in the Brazilian Amazon
Open AccessJavier Godar, Toby A Gardner et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the National…2014
Significance The Brazilian Amazon is at a critical juncture after the recent stabilization of deforestation rates. Identifying opportunities for continued deforestation reductions requires an understanding of the contribution of different actors to overall deforestation. We provide the first such assessment, to our knowledge, that reports on two headline findings. First, between 2004 and 2011, areas dominated by properties larger than 500 ha acco…
From large to small: Reorienting rural development policies in response to climate change, food security and poverty
Benno Pokorny, W De Jong et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2013Cited by: 7References: 29
Typology and Characterization of Amazon Colonists: A Case Study Along the Transamazon Highway
Open AccessJavier Godar, Emilio Jorge Tizado et al.ARTICLEHuman Ecology2012
La producción familiar como alternativa de un desarrollo sostenible para la Amazonía: Lecciones aprendidas de iniciativas de uso forestal por productores familiares en la Amazonía boliviana, brasilera…
Open AccessBenno Pokorny, Pokorny B Pokorny B et al.BOOK2010Cited by: 2References: 8
PAGINA 22 1 Introducción 22 1.1 Sobre el Proyecto ForLive 24 1.2.1 Las cinco áreas de estudio 27 1.2.2Los casos estudiados 29 2 Sobre la actuación del(a) productor(a) familiar 30 2.1 La diversidad de estrategias de medios de vida 35 2.1.1La diversidad de técnicas de uso forestal 38 2.1.2Sobre el potencial limitado del bosque para el ingreso familiar 44 2.2 La capacidad del(a) productor(a) familiar para aprovechar opciones disponibles 44 2.2.1 Mer…

Agricultural and forestry trade drives large share of tropical deforestation emissions
Open AccessFlorence Pendrill, U Martin Persson et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2019Cited by: 59References: 4
Deforestation, the second largest source of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, is largely driven by expanding forestry and agriculture. However, despite agricultural expansion being increasingly driven by foreign demand, the links between deforestation and foreign demand for agricultural commodities have only been partially mapped. Here we present a pan-tropical quantification of carbon emissions from deforestation associated with the expans…
Rents, Actors, and the Expansion of Commodity Frontiers in the Gran Chaco
Yann Le Polain De Waroux, Matthias Baumann et al.ARTICLEAnnals of the American…2018Cited by: 33References: 70
Theories of frontier expansion in the last four decades have been mostly shaped by studies of state-driven smallholder colonization. Modern-day agricultural frontiers, however, are increasingly driven by capitalized corporate agriculture operating with little direct government intervention. The expansion of contemporary frontiers has been explained by the existence of spatially heterogeneous “abnormal” rents, which can be caused by cheap land and…
Criteria for effective zero-deforestation commitments
Open AccessRhianna Garrett, R D Garrett et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2018Cited by: 27References: 7
Zero-deforestation commitments are a type of voluntary sustainability initiative that companies adopt to signal their intention to reduce or eliminate deforestation associated with commodities that they produce, trade, and/or sell. Because each company defines its own zero-deforestation commitment goals and implementation mechanisms, commitment content varies widely. This creates challenges for the assessment of commitment implementation or effec…
Development Conditions for Family Farming: Lessons From Brazil
Open AccessGabriel Da Silva Medina, Gabriel Medina et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2015Cited by: 17References: 12
From large to small: Reorienting rural development policies in response to climate change, food security and poverty
Benno Pokorny, W De Jong et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2013Cited by: 7References: 29
Spatially-explicit footprints of agricultural commodities: Mapping carbon emissions embodied in Brazil's soy exports
Open AccessNeus Escobar, Emilio Jorge Tizado et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2020Cited by: 6References: 7
Reliable estimates of carbon and other environmental footprints of agricultural commodities require capturing a large diversity of conditions along global supply chains. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) faces limitations when it comes to addressing spatial and temporal variability in production, transportation and manufacturing systems. We present a bottom-up approach for quantifying the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions embedded in the production and tr…
La producción familiar como alternativa de un desarrollo sostenible para la Amazonía: Lecciones aprendidas de iniciativas de uso forestal por productores familiares en la Amazonía boliviana, brasilera…
Open AccessBenno Pokorny, Pokorny B Pokorny B et al.BOOK2010Cited by: 2References: 8
PAGINA 22 1 Introducción 22 1.1 Sobre el Proyecto ForLive 24 1.2.1 Las cinco áreas de estudio 27 1.2.2Los casos estudiados 29 2 Sobre la actuación del(a) productor(a) familiar 30 2.1 La diversidad de estrategias de medios de vida 35 2.1.1La diversidad de técnicas de uso forestal 38 2.1.2Sobre el potencial limitado del bosque para el ingreso familiar 44 2.2 La capacidad del(a) productor(a) familiar para aprovechar opciones disponibles 44 2.2.1 Mer…

La producción familiar como alternativa de un desarrollo sostenible para la Amazonía: Lecciones aprendidas de iniciativas de uso forestal por productores familiares en la Amazonía boliviana, brasilera…
Open AccessBenno Pokorny, Pokorny B Pokorny B et al.BOOK2010Cited by: 2References: 8
PAGINA 22 1 Introducción 22 1.1 Sobre el Proyecto ForLive 24 1.2.1 Las cinco áreas de estudio 27 1.2.2Los casos estudiados 29 2 Sobre la actuación del(a) productor(a) familiar 30 2.1 La diversidad de estrategias de medios de vida 35 2.1.1La diversidad de técnicas de uso forestal 38 2.1.2Sobre el potencial limitado del bosque para el ingreso familiar 44 2.2 La capacidad del(a) productor(a) familiar para aprovechar opciones disponibles 44 2.2.1 Mer…
Typology and Characterization of Amazon Colonists: A Case Study Along the Transamazon Highway
Open AccessJavier Godar, Emilio Jorge Tizado et al.ARTICLEHuman Ecology2012
From large to small: Reorienting rural development policies in response to climate change, food security and poverty
Benno Pokorny, W De Jong et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2013Cited by: 7References: 29
Actor-specific contributions to the deforestation slowdown in the Brazilian Amazon
Open AccessJavier Godar, Toby A Gardner et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the National…2014
Significance The Brazilian Amazon is at a critical juncture after the recent stabilization of deforestation rates. Identifying opportunities for continued deforestation reductions requires an understanding of the contribution of different actors to overall deforestation. We provide the first such assessment, to our knowledge, that reports on two headline findings. First, between 2004 and 2011, areas dominated by properties larger than 500 ha acco…
Towards more accurate and policy relevant footprint analyses: Tracing fine-scale socio-environmental impacts of production to consumption
Open AccessJavier Godar, U Martin Persson et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2015
Development Conditions for Family Farming: Lessons From Brazil
Open AccessGabriel Da Silva Medina, Gabriel Medina et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2015Cited by: 17References: 12
Towards more spatially explicit assessments of virtual water flows: Linking local water use and scarcity to global demand of Brazilian farming commodities
Open AccessRafaela Flach, Ylva Ran et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2016
Global consumption of farming commodities is an important driver of water demand in regions of production. This is the case in Brazil, which has emerged as one of the main producers of globally traded farming commodities. Traditional methods to assess environmental implications of this demand rely on international trade material flows at country resolution; we argue for the need of finer scales that capture spatial heterogeneity in environmental …
Criteria for effective zero-deforestation commitments
Open AccessRhianna Garrett, R D Garrett et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2018Cited by: 27References: 7
Zero-deforestation commitments are a type of voluntary sustainability initiative that companies adopt to signal their intention to reduce or eliminate deforestation associated with commodities that they produce, trade, and/or sell. Because each company defines its own zero-deforestation commitment goals and implementation mechanisms, commitment content varies widely. This creates challenges for the assessment of commitment implementation or effec…
Rents, Actors, and the Expansion of Commodity Frontiers in the Gran Chaco
Yann Le Polain De Waroux, Matthias Baumann et al.ARTICLEAnnals of the American…2018Cited by: 33References: 70
Theories of frontier expansion in the last four decades have been mostly shaped by studies of state-driven smallholder colonization. Modern-day agricultural frontiers, however, are increasingly driven by capitalized corporate agriculture operating with little direct government intervention. The expansion of contemporary frontiers has been explained by the existence of spatially heterogeneous “abnormal” rents, which can be caused by cheap land and…
Deforestation displaced: Trade in forest-risk commodities and the prospects for a global forest transition
Open AccessFlorence Pendrill, U Martin Persson et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2019
While many developed countries are increasing their forest cover, deforestation is still rife in the tropics and subtropics. With international trade in forest-risk commodities on the rise, it is becoming increasingly important to consider between-country trade linkages in assessing the drivers of—and possible connections between—forest loss and gain across countries. Previous studies have shown that countries that have undergone a forest transit…
Using supply chain data to monitor zero deforestation commitments: An assessment of progress in the Brazilian soy sector
Open AccessErasmus K H J zu Ermgassen, Ben Ayre et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2019
Zero deforestation commitments (ZDCs) are voluntary initiatives where companies or countries pledge to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains. These commitments offer much promise for sustainable commodity production, but are undermined by a lack of transparency about their coverage and impacts. Here, using state-of-the-art supply chain data, we introduce an approach to evaluate the impact of ZDCs, linking traders and international mark…
Agricultural and forestry trade drives large share of tropical deforestation emissions
Open AccessFlorence Pendrill, U Martin Persson et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2019Cited by: 59References: 4
Deforestation, the second largest source of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, is largely driven by expanding forestry and agriculture. However, despite agricultural expansion being increasingly driven by foreign demand, the links between deforestation and foreign demand for agricultural commodities have only been partially mapped. Here we present a pan-tropical quantification of carbon emissions from deforestation associated with the expans…
From Satellite to Supply Chain: New Approaches Connect Earth Observation to Economic Decisions
Open AccessDaniel Moran, Stefan Giljum et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2020
Understanding the Stickiness of Commodity Supply Chains Is Key to Improving Their Sustainability
Open AccessTiago N P dos Reis, Patrick Meyfroidt et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2020
Focus on leakage and spillovers: Informing land-use governance in a tele-coupled world
Open AccessPatrick Meyfroidt, Jan Börner et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2020
Governing land use to achieve sustainable outcomes is challenging, because land systems manifest complex land use spillovers—i.e. processes by which land use changes or direct interventions in land use (e.g. policy, program, new technologies) in one place have impacts on land use in another place. The ERL issue ‘Focus on Leakage: informing Land-Use Governance in a Tele-coupled World’ builds on discussions in an international expert workshop condu…
Spatially-explicit footprints of agricultural commodities: Mapping carbon emissions embodied in Brazil's soy exports
Open AccessNeus Escobar, Emilio Jorge Tizado et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2020Cited by: 6References: 7
Reliable estimates of carbon and other environmental footprints of agricultural commodities require capturing a large diversity of conditions along global supply chains. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) faces limitations when it comes to addressing spatial and temporal variability in production, transportation and manufacturing systems. We present a bottom-up approach for quantifying the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions embedded in the production and tr…
Disentangling the numbers behind agriculture-driven tropical deforestation
Open AccessFlorence Pendrill, Toby Gardner et al.ARTICLEScience2022
Tropical deforestation continues at alarming rates with profound impacts on ecosystems, climate, and livelihoods, prompting renewed commitments to halt its continuation. Although it is well established that agriculture is a dominant driver of deforestation, rates and mechanisms remain disputed and often lack a clear evidence base. We synthesize the best available pantropical evidence to provide clarity on how agriculture drives deforestation. Alt…