Highlights • Avoiding 1% of catchment's forest loss reduces chemicals use by 0.026% in Costa Rica. • Improving the turbidity by 1% decreases 0.005% aluminum sulfate needed at the water plants. • The…

La guía busca difundir el enfoque de economía circular y proveer, tanto a los gobiernos locales de Costa Rica, como a otros actores del ámbito local, las pautas sobre cómo materializar su interés de...

In a randomized trial, researchers assessed whether an externally encouraged, community-based monitoring program improved water management. Although replications are needed, the results imply that...

The purpose of this manual is to guide technicians, specially those who are working as extensionists with small and medium scale farms, through the process of supporting the implementation of the...

Livestock farming plays an important role in global climate change, representing 14.5 % of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With 1.9 GtCO2e emitted annually, the Latin American and...

Although there is growing recognition that that extreme weather events pose significant challenges to Central American agriculture, little is known about what factors influence farmers' implementation...

Livestock farming plays an important role in global climate change, representing 14.5% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHC) emissions. With 1.9 GtCO2e emitted annually, the Latin American and...

Highlights We find evidence that air pollution (PM2.5) increases the probability of dying from COVID-19 This effect is most likely driven by long-term exposure Results are robust to controlling for…

We use individual-level data to estimate the effects of long- and short-term exposure to air pollution (PM2.5) on the probability of dying from COVID-19. To the best of our knowledge, our study is the…

Abstract A growing set of researchers and policymakers argue, somewhat counterintuitively, that regulated timber extraction can help conserve forests in developing countries by discouraging illegal…