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Jorge Rivera presents a new theoretical framework for understanding the relationship between protective public policies and business compliance. It is increasingly common for businesses to face public…

| Books | Central America

This book presents case studies from Pakistan, Costa Rica, South Africa and Ecuador that give a low- and middle-income country perspective on the potential for biofuel development. The focus is on the…

| Book Chapter | Central America

Costa Rica’s transport sector contributes to the aggravation of problems such as air pollution, vehicular congestion and traffic accidents that mainly affect the country’s urban areas. In this…

| Policy Brief | Central America

This study evaluates the effect of driving restriction on national transport fuel sales in San José, Costa Rica. Driving restrictions such as the one implemented in the San José Metropolitan Area, in…

| Policy Brief | Central America

Organic certification in Costa Rica improves coffee growers’ environmental performance Eco-certification of coffee, timber and other high-value agricultural commodities is increasingly widespread…

| Policy Brief | Central America

The Environment for Development initiative started in 2007 and this is the report for the first three-year period. EfD is an initiative to support environmental economics capacity to conduct research…

| Report | Central America, China, Sweden, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania

“To do high-quality research, you need to find out what policy makers need and nurture the interaction,” says Maria Angelica Naranjo, EfD researcher in Central America. Her research colleagues Roger…

| Other Publications | Central America

Unplanned, aggressive coastal development is threatening beautiful beaches. To help address one of Costa Rica’s most serious environmental problems, researchers from the Environment for Development…

| Other Publications | Central America

Despite of the clear global environmental benefits of increasing the amount of protected areas, how these conservation policies affect the well being of individuals in nearby localities is still under…

| Thesis MSC | Central America

The chapter explores the links between ecosystem services (ES) and agricultural productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Where feasible, the discussion presents, in economic terms, the…

| Book Chapter | Central America