..., the utilization of these resources brings with it numerous drawbacks that surpass the concept of the “natural resource curse,” such as forest conversion or deforestation. This study analyzes the impact of natural resource exploitation or mining, through mineral rents and income inequality, on forest conversion...

... inequality in 710 rural households living in or around nine giant panda biosphere reserves in Sichuan Province, China. The results show that the PAs not only have a negative impact on household income, but also exacerbate income inequality. Based on income structure decomposition, we found...