Training Manual on Climate Smart Agriculture Practices for Belize: Animal Management

Submitted by Daniel Hernandez on
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The Training Manual on Climate Smart Agriculture Practices for Belize is intended to be used by technicians and teams working within the Extension Office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration (MAFFESDI) of Belize, as well as personnel from both Agriculture and Cooperative Departments. Additionally, the manual can be used by technicians linked to producer organizations or agriculture research and development centers. 

Agriculture, Climate Change, Land

Celebrity endorsement in promoting pro-environmental behavior

Submitted by Luat Do on

This study uses a large field experiment linked to actual behavior to evaluate the effects of an information campaign with and without celebrity endorsement on the use of single-use plastics. We find that demand for single use plastics, particularly for plastic straws and spoons, is very responsive to information when — and only when — it is coupled with our celebrity endorsement. The effect of celebrity endorsement is sizeable.

Experiments, Policy Design, Waste

From theory to action: Explaining the process of knowledge attitudes and practices regarding the use and disposal of plastic among school children

Submitted by Cristóbal Vásquez on

Environmental education is regarded as a key instrument for promoting pro-environmental behavior in early childhood. In this paper, we analyze the transmission process within a personal value system including knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding the consumption and disposal of plastics among school children, and the extent to which parents play a role in mediating that transmission. The study gathers data from a sample of 1,521 children in southern Chile.

Climate Change, Policy Design, Waste

Costs of an environmental regulation in livestock farming: Evidence from pig production in rural China

Submitted by Hang Yin on
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We investigate the cost and benefit of one of the most stringent Chinese environmental regulations that led to a shutdown of a large number of livestock farms. The temporal and spatial variation in programme implementation allows us to employ a staggered difference-in-difference (DID) to identify the causal effects of the regulation. Our DID estimates show that while the regulation significantly reduced NH3-N, it has no significant effect on the other three important livestock related pollutants (pHDO and COD).

Agriculture, Policy Design

Can Trade Liberalization Promote Green Production? Evidence from China's Manufacturing Enterprises

Submitted by Hang Yin on
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Whether international trade causes environmental damage to developing countries has caused widespread concern. We estimate trade liberalization's impact on environmental performance using unique firm-level pollution data in China.

Policy Design

Guía paso a paso para facilitar la transición hacia una economía circular desde los gobiernos locales: Caso de Costa Rica

Submitted by Marianela Arguello on
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La Guía Paso a Paso está estructurada en dos bloques: Bloque 1: Este bloque contiene aspectos teóricos de la EC incluyendo (i) definición, principios y beneficios de la EC (ii) análisis de los vínculos de la EC con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), (iii) análisis del ambiente habilitan y los retos más frecuentes para implementar la EC a nivel local, (iv) importancia de dar seguimiento y evaluar los avances, y (v) el papel que tienen los actores locales en la promoción y adopción de la EC. 

Climate Change, Land, Policy Design, Waste

Training Manual on Climate Smart Agriculture Practices for Belize: Crop Management

Submitted by Marianela Arguello on
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The Training Manual on Climate Smart Agriculture Practices for Belize is intended to be used by technicians and teams working within the Extension Office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration (MAFFESDI) of Belize, as well as personnel from both Agriculture and Cooperative Departments. Additionally, the manual can be used by technicians linked to producer organizations or agriculture research and development centers. 

Agriculture, Climate Change, Land