How should Africa use the carbon market?
Press release from Environmental Economics Policy Forum for Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2011-07-20 Climate change is a serious threat to Africa, in general, and sub-Saharan Africa, in particular…
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Francisco Alpízar to participate in an international scientific workshop on IPBES
The IPBES (Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) will work to build capacity for and strengthen the use of science in policy making by linking the scientific community and…
How Regressive Are Fuel Taxes? A Comparison of Countries from Around the World
Thomas Sterner makes the latest addition to RFF policy commentary series with a piece on whether fuel taxes are indeed regressive. Raising fuel taxes could significantly reduce emissions of greenhouse…
Two New Research Projects on Climate Change at EfD-CA
EfD-CA at CATIE takes advantage of research synergies in institutional aspects of climate change, biodiversity, and water. One of EfD-CA Center main areas of work and expertise is Socioeconomic…
CATIE and FONAFIFO to cooperate for rural and forest development
The work of both organizations will be more effective through this alliance which promotes sharing technical assistance and experiences. The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center…
CATIE and FONAFIFO to cooperate for rural and forest development
The work of both organizations will be more effective through this alliance which promotes sharing technical assistance and experiences. The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center…
Adressing climate change through local leadership: a talk by Research Fellow Anthony Leiman
Anthony Leiman gave a talk on the economic value of the False Bay Ecology Park and the City of Cape Town nature reserves (including wetlands and green belt) at the conference Local Climate Solutions…
Chacón to study mechanisms of compensation, certification and credit
The project provides a systematization of cases studies in Central America and Dominican Republic. Adriana Chacón, Research Fellow at the EfD-CA Center in CATIE takes part of a project that examines…
New Report says Forest Land Reform Stagnating, Posing Risks to Global Efforts to Combat Climate Change and Poverty
Rapidly-rising food prices and growing demand for all land-based commodities, like palm oil and biofuels, are driving an intensive global land hunt that threatens the rights of hundreds of millions of…
Climate tax on meat and milk results in less greenhouse gases
A climate tax corresponding to €60/ton CO2eq on meat and milk could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from European agriculture by around seven per cent. If the land made available is used for bioenergy…