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Managed forest ecosystems like shade coffee supply valuable ecological services. Yet little is known about the drivers and characteristics of clearing in such systems. We present a spatial econometric…
| Peer Reviewed |Hamstrung by weak institutions that undermine conventional environmental regulatory tools, policymakers in developing countries are increasingly turning to voluntary approaches. To date, however…
| Peer Reviewed |As with other components of its receding planned economy, China’s state forestry sector faces growing pressure to reform, restructure and liberalize, with policymakers considering the tradeoffs…
| Discussion Paper | ChinaThe study is an empirical investigation of agrobiodiversity conservation decisions of small farmers in the central highlands of Ethiopia. The primary objective is tomeasure the effectiveness of…
| Peer Reviewed | EthiopiaSoil erosion is a major environmental problem and threat to rural development in Kenya. Numerous attempts to address the problem have apparently had little success. There are however some districts…
| Peer Reviewed | KenyaThe yellow floating heart is a water weed causing nuisance problems in Swedish watercourses. An economic analysis of this is required where various management options are considered. The benefits of a…
| Discussion Paper | SwedenLand degradation in the form of soil erosion and nutrient depletion presents a threat to food security and sustainability of agricultural production in many developing countries. Governments and…
| Peer Reviewed | Sweden, EthiopiaThe purpose of this paper is to test the absolute as well as the relative importance of these three reasons for non-selfish behavior. This is done by conducting a natural field experiment on voluntary…
| Peer Reviewed | Central America, SwedenWe investigate the importance of the social context for people’s voluntary contributions to a national park in Costa Rica, using a natural field experiment. This present paper presents results of a…
| Peer Reviewed | Central America, SwedenEmpirical evidence suggests that people’s risk-perceptions are often systematically biased. This paper develops a simple framework to analyse public policy when this is the case. Expected utility…
| Discussion Paper | Sweden