Assessing Forest Conservation Strategies for Biodiversity Restoration and Sustainable Development: A Comparative Analysis of Global Income Groups

Rima H. Binsaeed


King Saud University, College of Business Administration, Department of Management, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Abdelmohsen A. Nassani


King Saud University, College of Business Administration, Department of Management, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Khalid Zaman

khalid_zaman786@yahoo.com
The University of Haripur, Department of Economics, Haripur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)

Zeeshan Arshad


Universidade de Aveiro, Department of Environment and Planning, CESAM /Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro (Portugal)

Mohamed Haffar


University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School, Department of Management, Birmingham (United Kingdom)

Dadang Yunus Lutfiansyah


Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Department of Community Education, Kota Bandung (Indonesia)

Kamalularifin Subari


Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, Johor (Malaysia)

Hailan Salamun


Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Centre for Fundamental and Continuing Studies (PPAL), Department of Nationhood and Civilization, Terengganu (Malaysia)

Abstract

The escalating rate of deforestation presents significant challenges to the global economy, including the loss of habitats for endangered species and a decline in biocapacity reserves. This situation also raises concerns about overcrowding and excessive production, which can undermine conservation efforts. Addressing this issue, Sustainable Development Goal 15 of the United Nations emphasizes managing forest resources, preventing habitat loss, combatting desertification, and expanding biodiversity reserves. Its contributions have played a pivotal role in wildlife conservation, mitigating rural-urban migration and preserving land resources. Given the relevance of this problem, this study examines the consequences of ongoing tropical deforestation on the loss of endangered species habitats while controlling for biocapacity reserves, urbanization, economic growth, and industrialization across a large sample of 159 nations, further categorized into low-, middle-, and high-income countries. The findings from cross-sectional and quantile regression analyses reveal that higher deforestation rates, increased rural-urban migration, and greater industrialization threaten endangered species habitats. Conversely, increased biocapacity reserves and economic growth contribute to wildlife restoration. Granger causality estimations highlight unidirectional relationships between deforestation and biodiversity loss (as well as biocapacity reserves), while deforestation and industrialization exhibit bidirectional causality. The results further indicate that sustained economic growth leads to deforestation, biocapacity reserves, and urbanization, while urbanization contributes to deforestation. This underscores the role of deforestation as the primary driver of habitat loss for endangered species and the depletion of biocapacity, thereby fostering mass production. Urbanization and economic growth are shown to be causally linked to deforestation across countries. The study underscores the urgent need to safeguard forest reserves against large-scale land conversion for infrastructure development, industrialization, and settlement of overpopulated urban areas, as these factors contribute to habitat degradation and biodiversity loss. Conserving, restoring, and promoting sustainable utilization of ecosystems are essential measures to address natural uncertainties and advance Sustainable development goals.


Keywords:

deforestation, biodiversity loss, biocapacity reserves, urbanization, industrialization, economic growth, quantile regression

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Rima H. Binsaeed 

King Saud University, College of Business Administration, Department of Management, Riyadh Saudi Arabia

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Abdelmohsen A. Nassani 

King Saud University, College of Business Administration, Department of Management, Riyadh Saudi Arabia

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Khalid Zaman 
khalid_zaman786@yahoo.com
The University of Haripur, Department of Economics, Haripur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

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Zeeshan Arshad 

Universidade de Aveiro, Department of Environment and Planning, CESAM /Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro Portugal

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Mohamed Haffar 

University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School, Department of Management, Birmingham United Kingdom

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Dadang Yunus Lutfiansyah 

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Department of Community Education, Kota Bandung Indonesia

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Kamalularifin Subari 

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, Johor Malaysia

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Hailan Salamun 

Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Centre for Fundamental and Continuing Studies (PPAL), Department of Nationhood and Civilization, Terengganu Malaysia

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