Research
I specialize in development and environmental economics, with my PhD primarily focusing on the adaptation of West Africa's predominantly rainfed agricultural sector to climate change. My research then shifted towards land use, forestry, and tropical deforestation. Currently, I aim to better understand the interplay between conservation and poverty in both terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
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S. Desbureaux, I. Kabore, G. Vaglietti, M. Baghai, P. Lindsey, A. Robson, P. Delacote and A. Leblois, 2024 Collaborative management partnerships strongly decreased deforestation in the most at-risk protected areas in Africa since 2000. PNAS, Vol. 122, No. 1. Data & replication code.
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S. Desbureaux, J. Girard, A. Dalongeville, R. Devillers, D. Mouillot, N. Jiddawi, L. Sanchez, L. Velez, L. Mathon, A. Leblois, 2024 The Long-Term Impacts of Marine Protected Areas on Fish Catch and Socio-Economic Development in Tanzania. Conservation Letters, e13048. Data & replication code.
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Nicolas Mondolfo, Antoine Leblois, Philippe Delacote, Léa Tardieu, How urban planning decisions affect environmental inequalities: the case of Traveler sites in France,
submitted.
J. Jacob, A. Leblois, M. Brunette, An economic analysis of a storage policy after a storm occurrence in forestry,
Environmental Modelling and Assessment, 2024.
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N. Berman, M. Couttenier, A. Leblois & R. Soubeyran, 2023 Crop prices and deforestation in the tropics.
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 199, 102819. Data & replication code
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Vaglietti, G., Delacote, P., Leblois, A., 2022. Droughts and deforestation: Does seasonality matter? Plos one, 17(10) e0276667. Data & data paper
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A. Leblois, 2021. Mitigating the impact of bad rainy seasons in poor agricultural regions to tackle deforestation
Environmental Research Letters, 16 054003. Data & replication code
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J. Girard, P. Delacote, A. Leblois, 2021. Agricultural households' adaptation to weather shocks in SubSaharan Africa: What implications for land-use change and deforestation?
Environment and Development Economics 1-23.
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M. Brunette, J. Thomas, A. Leblois, 2022. The determinants of adapting forest management practices to climate change: Lessons from a survey of French private forest owners
Forest Policy and Economics vol. 135, 102662.
A. Leblois, T. Le Cotty, E. Maitre d'Hotel, 2020. How might climate change influence farmers' demand for index-based insurance?
Ecological Economics vol. 176: 106716.
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Forzieri, G., A. Bianchi, F. Batista, M-A. Marin-Herrera, A. Leblois, C. Lavalle, J. Aerts and L. Feyen, 2018. Escalating impacts of climate extremes on critical infrastructures in Europe.
Global Environmental Change (48), pp. 97-107.
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Leblois, A., J. Wolfersberger and O. Damette, 2017. What has driven deforestation in developing countries since the 2000s? Evidence from new remote-sensing data.
World Development 92, pp. 82-102. --> Data link
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Dragicevic, A., A. Lobianco, A. Leblois, 2016. Forest planning and productivity-risk trade-off through the Markowitz mean-variance model.
Forest Policy and Economics 64, p.25-34. -- pre-print
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Kosmowski F., A. Leblois, B. Sultan, 2015. Perceptions of recent rainfall changes in Niger: a comparison between climate-sensitive and non-climate sensitive households.
Climatic Change, 135(2), pp 227-241 -- pre-print
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Leblois A., P. Quirion and B. Sultan. 2014. Price vs. weather shock hedging for cash crops: ex ante evaluation for cotton producers in Cameroon.
Ecological Economics, 101, pp. 67-80 -- pre-print
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Leblois A., P. Quirion, A. Alhassane and S. Traore. 2014. Weather index insurances: an ex ante evaluation for millet growers in Niger.
Environmental and Resource Economics, 57(4), p. 527-551, pre-print version
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Leblois. A. and P. Quirion. 2011. Agricultural insurances based on meteorological indices: realizations, methods and research challenges.
Meteorological Applications, 20(1), p. 1-9, Chap. 3 of the PhD th.
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Delpeuch C. and A. Leblois. 2014. The Elusive Quest for Supply Response to Cash-crop Market Reforms in sub-Saharan Africa : The Case of Cotton. Last version: Chap. 2 of the PhD th.
Word Development, 64, p. 521-537.
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Delpeuch C. and A. Leblois. 2013. SubSaharan cotton policies in retrospect.
Development Policy Review, 31, p. 617–642.
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Roudier,P.; Kane, C.; Leblois, A.; Sultan, B.; Weber, S. 2019. Deux exemples de stratégies de gestion du risque agricole en
Afrique de l'Ouest : services climatiques et assurances indicielles, in FAIRE FACE AUX RISQUES EN AGRICULTURE Perspectives croisées de chercheurs et de professionnels, 2019 Harmathan.
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Leblois, A., 2017. Remote-sensing evidence about national deforestation rates in developing countries: what can be learned from the last decade.
Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Elsevier, edited by Scott Elias, Global Change section editor : Dominick DellaSala. pre-print
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Muller, B., M. Sall, A. Leblois, A. Baldé, M. Fall, P. Kouakou, et F. Affholder. 2013. L'Assurance agricole indicielle en Afrique de l'Ouest, principes, premières réalisations et perspectives,
Agronomie Africaine, Numéro spécial (6) sur les changements climatiques : p. 95 - 111
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Sultan, B. , A. Alhassane, B. Barbier, C. Baron, M. Tsogo, A. Berg, M. Dingkuhn, J. Fortilus, M. Kouressy, A. Leblois, R. Marteau, B. Muller, P. Oettli, P. Quirion, P. Roudier, S. B. Traore et M. Vaksmann. 2012. Vulnérabilité et adaptation de l'agriculture sahélienne au climat au sein du programme AMMA,
La météorologie, Série 8, p. 64-72
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A. Leblois, INRA Sciences Sociales (30 ans ISS), No 3-4, oct. 2018 -- Economie de l'environnement, opportunites & obstacles (donnees & pluridisciplinarite)
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Leblois A. et P. Quirion, Les assurances agricoles basées sur des indices météorologiques : bilan des connaissances et agenda de recherche, in V. Ancey., B. Dedieu, M. Antona, I. Avelange, G. Azoulay, I. Darnhofer, B. Hubert et B. Lémery
2012, Agir en Situation d'Incertitude Ed. Peter Lang, col. Eco Polis
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B. Muller, A. Leblois, Assurances, aléas et risques, in A. Euzen, L. Eymard et F. Gaill Ed.
2013, Le Développement Durable à Découvert, CNRS Editions.
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Non-Academic Publications / Media Coverage
Cogestion des aires protégées par les ONG et les États en Afrique : une réussite pour réduire la déforestation
with S. Desbureaux and P. Delacote, Libé, RFI, CP INRAE (fr), 2025.
with S. Desbureaux and P. Delacote, Libé, RFI, CP INRAE (fr), 2025.
Tanzanie : comment les aires marines protégées transforment l'économie locale sur le long terme,
With S. Desbureaux and R. Devillers The conversation / INRAE / IRD le MAG, (fr) 2024.
With S. Desbureaux and R. Devillers The conversation / INRAE / IRD le MAG, (fr) 2024.
Grâce à la Grande muraille verte, une meilleure qualité de vie dans le Sahel ?
with P. Castaing, The conversation (fr), 2023.
with P. Castaing, The conversation (fr), 2023.
Comment les sécheresses influent sur la déforestation ?
with G. Vaglietti and P. Delacote, The conversation (fr), 2022.
with G. Vaglietti and P. Delacote, The conversation (fr), 2022.
Les (potentiels) bienfaits socio-économiques des aires marines protégées,
A LUM LA SCIENCE #1, (fr) UM / Divergence-fm, 15 oct. 2021.
A LUM LA SCIENCE #1, (fr) UM / Divergence-fm, 15 oct. 2021.
On sous-estime les effets du dérèglement climatique,
Gazette de Montpellier (numéro spécial innondations, fr), oct. 2020.
Gazette de Montpellier (numéro spécial innondations, fr), oct. 2020.
Le changement climatique va-t-il nous priver d'assurance ?
with M. Brunette and S. Couture, The conversation (fr), 2019.
with M. Brunette and S. Couture, The conversation (fr), 2019.
Déforestation au Brésil : que fait vraiment la France ?
with J. Girard and P. Delacote, The conversation (fr), 2019.
with J. Girard and P. Delacote, The conversation (fr), 2019.
Assurance contre la sécheresse à l'essai en Afrique de l'Ouest
Euractiv.fr (fr), 2018.
Euractiv.fr (fr), 2018.
Hétérodoxes contre orthodoxes : zéro partout chez les économistes?
with P. Delacote and S. Garcia, The conversation (fr), 2017.
with P. Delacote and S. Garcia, The conversation (fr), 2017.
Cashing in on cotton: can west Africa ever compete with US subsidies?
with C. Delpeuch and B. Shepherd, (The Guardian, Global Development Professionals Network), 2014.
with C. Delpeuch and B. Shepherd, (The Guardian, Global Development Professionals Network), 2014.
Changement climatique : un avenir promis pour le coton au Cameroun?
with B. Sultan and E. Gerardeaux, (IRD, fiche actualité, fr), 2013.
with B. Sultan and E. Gerardeaux, (IRD, fiche actualité, fr), 2013.
Risque climatique
L'actuariel (fr), 2012.
L'actuariel (fr), 2012.
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