Avoided deforestation estimates 1986–2011.

<p>The estimates of avoided deforestation estimates are based on the different matching methods in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0148094#pone.0148094.t004" target="_blank">Table 4</a> including the estimates from the conventional method used in the conservation science literature where deforestation on protected plots is compared with deforestation on unprotected areas without controlling for other covariates.