In Orissa 100 thousand ha of village plantations were established from 1985 to 1992 as an aid project to support the subsistence needs of rural poor and to relieve heavy pressure on the natural…

There have been few applications of the contingent valuation method (CVM) to forests in developing countries. When applied, the method is seldom utilized to improve the implementation of development…

Community forestry projects in Ethiopia have been implemented using the top–down approach, which may have contributed to the failure of most of these projects. The so-called community plantations…

This study by EfD China Research Associate Priscilla Cooke St.Clair, explores the impact of changes in environmental conditions on intrahousehold labor allocation to the collection of environmental…

The paper uses a non-separable agricultural household model to examine biomass fuel collection and consumption behaviour of Ethiopian rural households. Over 90 percent of energy consumption in…

This study examines the asymmetric effects of differential sectoral growth on unemployment in Uganda, considering both the size and composition effect of sectoral growth. The results of this study...

Sectors are the engines of economic growth in any economy making inter-sectoral linkages the most significant target for development practitioners and policymakers. This study examines and ascertains...

Resumen El Ordenamiento Territorial, que define la configuración urbana de los municipios y su relación con el entorno suburbano y rural, juega un papel central en las políticas públicas de mitigación…

Highlights
•Estimates tree cover restoration potential in croplands, pasturelands, and degraded forestlands.
•Identifies potentially impacted populations in tropical countries by land use type...