Are the forest conservation practices sustained after Payment for Environmental Services (PES) programmes end? Using a sample of 268 (former) PES recipients and non-recipients from the Budongo-Bugoma...

Despite the potential for forest resources to act as a less costly shock-coping strategy for rural households, evidence of the nexus between access to forest resources and the nature of coping...

Central and South America (CSA) are highly exposed, vulnerable, and strongly impacted by climate change, a situation amplified by inequality, poverty, population growth and high population density...

Abstract The Amazon biome, spanning nine countries, has one of the highest rates of deforestation worldwide. This deforestation contributes to biodiversity loss, climate change, the spread of…

This study aims to establish whether three technology-specific attributes – convenience, compatibility with cultural needs and social reputation – influence the sustained use of clean cooking...

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa’s urban ecosystem is under considerable pressure due to rapid urban sprawl and high direct dependency on the natural ecosystem. But the value of nature conservation or…

Forests offer the potential for implementing nature-based solutions that provide simultaneously economic, social, and environmental benefits. Forests and Land-use are part of a larger initiative to…

Abstract: With increasing scarcity and spatial dispersion of tree resources, Uganda's forest sector – similarly to several other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa – has experienced a shift from the...