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Green areas have to be taken into account when developing cities

Rapid urbanization is a global trend. Ambitions to build cities out of a recession and overheated…

Study identifies ocean financing as means to ensure sustainable ocean economy

A new study has identified ocean finance as key to overcome challenges associated with ocean…

Thomas Sterner was appointed Knight of the French Legion of Honor

Thomas Sterner received the award Knight (Chevalier) of the Legion of Honour as a recognition for…

Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe

Vietnam needs a billion USD for the COVID-19 vaccine: it is completely realistic according to an EfD study

The Ministry of Finance has proposed a plan to create a COVID-19 vaccine fund to buy 150 million…

Recent publications

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The value of forest water purification ecosystem services in Costa Rica

Highlights • Avoiding 1% of catchment's forest loss reduces chemicals use by 0.026% in Costa Rica. • Improving the…

1 Jun 2021 | Peer Reviewed | Central America

Valuing urban green amenities with an inequality lens

Abstract Considering rapid urbanization worldwide, the concern is growing that the resulting loss of green space affects…

1 Jun 2021 | Peer Reviewed | Sweden

On social norms and beliefs: A model of manager environmental behavior

Abstract A prevailing view in the literature states that social sanctions can support, in equilibrium, high levels of…

27 Apr 2021 | Peer Reviewed | Colombia

Gender composition of management groups in a conservation agreement framework: Experimental evidence for mangrove use in the Colombian Pacific.

Abstract The sustainable use of natural resources depends on formal and informal institutions, where gender composition…

27 Apr 2021 | Peer Reviewed | Colombia

Willingness to accept compensation for afromontane forest ecosystems conservation

Highlights • Farmers would rather receive compensation for soil and water conservation works than biodiversity. •…

31 Mar 2021 | Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia

Fisheries benefits of a marine protected area with endogenous fishing efforts – A bioeconomic analysis

The study assesses the conservation and fisheries benefits of the Blue Bay Marine Park in Mauritius. It addresses the…

23 Mar 2021 | Peer Reviewed | South Africa

Upcoming events

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The SETI 2021 Virtual Workshop

Wednesday 16 June — Saturday 19 June, 2021

The Sixth Annual Meeting of the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative June 17 - 19, 2021. 09:00…

Webinar series on SDG 8 targets – the role of research in reaching sustainable economic growth, full employment and decent work conditions

Thursday 17 June, 2021

Earlier this year, the SDG 8 Initiative introduced thematic reviews and discussion papers on the…

Webinar series on SDG 8 targets – the role of research in reaching sustainable economic growth, full employment and decent work conditions

Tuesday 22 June, 2021

Earlier this year, the SDG 8 Initiative introduced thematic reviews and discussion papers on the…

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Green areas have to be taken into account when developing cities

Study identifies ocean financing as means to ensure sustainable ocean economy

Thomas Sterner was appointed Knight of the French Legion of Honor

Vietnam needs a billion USD for the COVID-19 vaccine: it is completely realistic according to an EfD study

The value of forest water purification ecosystem services in Costa Rica

Valuing urban green amenities with an inequality lens

On social norms and beliefs: A model of manager environmental behavior

Gender composition of management groups in a conservation agreement framework: Experimental evidence for mangrove use in the Colombian Pacific.

Willingness to accept compensation for afromontane forest ecosystems conservation

Fisheries benefits of a marine protected area with endogenous fishing efforts – A bioeconomic analysis

The SETI 2021 Virtual Workshop

Webinar series on SDG 8 targets – the role of research in reaching sustainable economic growth, full employment and decent work conditions

Webinar series on SDG 8 targets – the role of research in reaching sustainable economic growth, full employment and decent work conditions

Fighting plastic pollution in Vietnam (English with English subtitles)

Thomas Sterner being interviewed on TRT on Biden's climate goals

Fighting plastic pollution in Vietnam (English with Vietnamese subtitles)

Keynote 4 by Farzana Afridi: “Women's work, production technology and the environment”