TY - JOUR T1 - The Impact of Deforestation on Nature-Based Recreation: Evidence from Citizen Science Data in Mexico JF - Land Economics JO - Land Econ DO - 10.3368/le.98.1.031020-0036R1 SP - 031020-0036R1 AU - Wei Chen AU - Jon Einar Flatnes AU - Daniela A. Miteva AU - H. Allen Klaiber Y1 - 2021/10/20 UR - http://le.uwpress.org/content/early/2021/10/13/le.98.1.031020-0036R1.abstract N2 - We use citizen science eBird data to investigate the impact of deforestation on birdwatching across Mexico. Utilizing detailed data on individual trips reported to eBird, we construct annual count data on visits to 1,810 Mexican municipalities from 2008 to 2016 to examine how deforestation affects visitation patterns. We find that a municipality, experiencing an increase in deforestation equivalent to the average deforestation over our study period, would see birdwatching visits decrease by 4.4% per year. The results also provide an application of citizen science data using an underutilized source of information on economic behavior in an otherwise limited data environment. ER -