Effects of governance g' as a yearly incentive for conservation and forest recovery rate μ.

Plot representing the fraction of forested land at equilibrium (x*) versus forest recovery rate (μ). g' is the governance coefficient, representing an incentive given on a yearly basis to landowners choosing forest conservation. (A) illustrates landowners employing best choice decision-making with larger values of utility received (b' = 5 000, c' = 20 000). (B) represents b' = 5 and c' = 20 (C) illustrates landowners employing probabilistic decision-making with smaller values of received utility (b' = 0.0005 and c' = 0.002). As g→ 10 000 (i.e. greatest incentive to maintain forest cover) forest conservation prevails, independent of μ.