FILTER
Displaying 41 - 50 of 98 publications
Based on a household survey on farmers’Willingness To Accept (WTA) the goverment’s ecological compensation in Sichuan Province, this paper attempts to study the compensation mechanism in the context…
21 January 2017 | Peer Reviewed | ChinaClimate change is the greatest challenge facing humanity, and we are only starting to address it. Climate change scenarios indicate that poor people in developing countries will be particularly…
13 January 2017 | Books | Central America, Global HubPayments for ecosystem services (PES) typically reward landowners for managing their land to provide ecosystem services that would not otherwise be provided. REDD+—Reduced Emissions from Deforestation…
28 December 2016 | Peer Reviewed | TanzaniaThis study was carried to find out the impact of PES (Payment for Environmental Services) on the welfare of the communities in the Uluguru Mountains. The aim of the study is to assess the main…
28 December 2016 | Peer Reviewed | TanzaniaRisk aversion has generally been found to decrease in income. This may lead one to expect that people in poor countries will be more risk averse than inhabitants of rich countries. Recent comparative…
15 December 2016 | Peer Reviewed | Sweden, EthiopiaThe Chinese government has allowed collective village forest land to pass into individualized ownership. The purpose was to alleviate rural poverty and stimulate investment in forests. Using data…
24 November 2016 | Peer Reviewed | ChinaThe United Nations Programme to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) is a plan to mitigate climate change by making payments to developing countries that conserve forests…
26 April 2016 | Research Brief | EthiopiaTanzania has high rates of deforestation and forest degradation. Reducing deforestation and forest degradation is an important strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, asking…
2 March 2016 | Peer Reviewed | TanzaniaThis paper looks at the impact of land restitution involving the Khomani San “bushmen” in the Kgalagadi area of South Africa. It seeks to investigate the effect of land restitution on poverty…
30 June 2015 | Peer Reviewed | South AfricaSingle objective approach is most widely used whereas consideration of multiple objectives is the rule rather than an exception in many real life decision-making circumstances. This paper, therefore…
15 December 2016 | Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia