Researcher Carlos Chávez appointed as a member of Chilean Environmental Council
Carlos Chávez, an EfD research fellow and professor at the University of Talca in Chile, was appointed by the Chilean President, Gabriel Boric, as a member of the National Council for Sustainability…
Accounting for the increasing benefits from scarce ecosystems
EfD Authors:
Governments are catching up with economic theory and practice by increasingly integrating ecosystem service values into national planning processes, including benefit-cost analyses of public policies. Such analyses require information not only about today’s benefits from ecosystem services but also on how benefits change over time. We address a key limitation of existing policy guidance, which assumes that benefits from ecosystem services remain unchanged.
New nature valuation model can enhance biodiversity
Governments around the world are trying to find new ways to calculate the value of our ecosystems; what are the consequences of losing them and what are the benefits of preserving them. Professor…
14 March 2024
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Conservation
Learnings from forestry study tour to Nepal were presented to the Ugandan government
A team from EfD Uganda visited the Ministry of Water and Environment on February 27th, 2024 to share what they had learned on a study tour to Nepal in the fall of 2023. Nepal has been a world leader…
Four PhD and Postdoc positions in energy and climate policy at Chalmers University
One PhD or Postdoc in the economics and policy of energy transitions. Despite the dramatic cost declines of solar and wind power, they are both growing too slowly compared to what we need for climate targets. Is this because of market failures, technology shortcomings, or political obstacles?
12 March 2024
The importance of a sustainable green economy was highlighted during the National Tax and Investment Forum 2024
EfD Center Director, Dr. Remidius Ruhinduka, was a prominent voice among the panelists during the Tax and Investment Forum 2024. He took the opportunity to stress the importance of including climate…
Examining the success of the tilapia industry in Huila, an emerging aquaculture hub in the Colombian Southwest
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Questions:
1. Is tilapia production in Huila a sustainable endeavor from the Triple Bottom Line (Economic, Social, Environmental) perspective?
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2. Are there any significant differences in sustainability performance between the export- and domestically-oriented sectors? Key Messages |