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Los programas de transferencias condicionadas (PTC) para promover objetivos de salud y educación, así como los pagos por servicios ecosistémicos (PSE) en el caso de los objetivos ambientales, son dos…

18 April 2018 | Peer Reviewed | Central America

Highlights of the Chapter: Payments for ecosystem services (PES) schemes can improve resilience to climate change The design of a PES scheme should consider equity criteria for users and providers…

14 August 2017 | Book Chapter | Central America

To cope with losses from extreme hydro-meteorological events, governments typically implement disaster relief programs and offer debt relief to affected parties. Governments in developing countries…

17 April 2017 | EfD Discussion Paper | Central America

The Economics and Environment for Development Program (EEfD) carry out a review of policy relevant documents and countries initiatives on environment and development topics in Central America. The…

11 December 2017 | Policy Brief | Central America

This report provides findings based on the Costa Rican experiences that are beneficial for countries around the world implementing Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes. In this report, it is…

13 January 2017 | Report | Central America

Insurance is a key element for farmers’ investment decisions, but only if the government clearly communicates that it cannot provide full debt relief to all. This research examines the effect of…

20 December 2016 | Research Brief | Central America

This article examines how basic socioeconomic and political factors are associated with higher levels of cooperation to garner a local community's shared green reputation. We analyze panel data on…

16 August 2016 | Peer Reviewed | Central America

Center director Francisco Alpízar and Chairman of the Board of the association “Forever Costa Rica” released an opinion article titled: “The sharks, the finning and the public interest”. On March 2015…

22 February 2016 | Other Publications | Central America

Pro-environmental behavior is the willingness to cooperate and contribute to environmental public goods. A good understanding of why individuals undertake pro-environmental actions is important in…

15 December 2015 | Peer Reviewed | Central America

When designing schemes such as conditional cash transfers or payments for ecosystem services, the choice of whom to select and whom to exclude is critical. We incentivize and measure actual…

8 December 2015 | Peer Reviewed | Central America, Sweden