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Reconsidering rural land use and livelihood transition under the pressure of urbanization in Vietnam: A case study of Hanoi

Submitted by Luat Do on Tue, 2021-03-16 06:37

EfD Authors:

Over the last two decades, land acquisition for urbanization has caused a huge loss of farmland on the fringes of Hanoi, Vietnam. Previous studies have often criticized this policy for pushing farmers out of farming and disrupting peri-urban endogenous development. This study provides a case report of a peri-urban commune in western Hanoi to show how this claim is misleading. We found that livelihood transitions in this commune took place early on, and this helped most local laborers prepare to move on from farming when urbanization sped up and land acquisition policies were implemented.

Peer Reviewed

Land, Policy Design

Spreading pro-social behavior, one smiley face at a time

Professor Marcela Jaime Torres grew up in Colombia but was drawn to Chile by a prestigious Master's program in environmental and natural resource economics offered by the University of Concepción

Thu, 2021-03-11 09:27 | Experiments, Land, Policy Design, Water | Chile

Crop farming adaptation to droughts in small-scale dryland agriculture in Chile

Submitted by Cristóbal Vásquez on Thu, 2021-03-04 16:48

EfD Authors:

Jaime Torres, Marcela

Salazar Espinoza, César

Small-scale agriculture is one of the fundamental economic sectors in Chile. An increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events due to climate change suggest a higher weather risk for the future, with potential consequences for crop choices. These effects are expected to be greater in dryland areas, where producers are more vulnerable to shocks and, therefore, less able to protect themselves against these risks.

Peer Reviewed

Agriculture, Climate Change, Land, Water

Understanding the drivers of subsistence poaching in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area: What matters for community wildlife conservation?

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Mon, 2021-02-22 10:21

EfD Authors:

ABSTRACT

Biodiversity, Conservation, Land

"The Covid crises puts China’s progress on climate at risk"

There is a danger that the recovery after the pandemic and the desire for continued rapid growth will jeopardize previous steps towards a green economy in China. Jintao Xu is a Center Director at EfD

Mon, 2021-02-15 17:08 | Carbon Pricing, Forestry, Policy Design | China

How EfD is helping Ethiopia steer towards a green economy

Ethiopia has ambitious plans to transition towards a green economy. Meet Dawit Woubishet Mulatu, a researcher at the Environment and Climate Research Center (ECRC), EfD Ethiopia. He spoke with us

Wed, 2021-02-10 09:25 | Agriculture, Climate Change, Energy, Forestry, Policy Design | Ethiopia

The adoption of climate-smart practices and its impact on farm income - the case of arid Namibia

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Thu, 2021-02-04 09:43

EfD Authors:

Bezabih, Mintewab Ayele

Tibesigwa, Byela

Visser, Martine

Abstract

EfD Discussion Paper

Agriculture, Climate Change, Land

Recreation demand and pricing policy for international tourists in developing countries: evidence from South Africa

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Fri, 2021-01-22 15:48

EfD Authors:

Mukanjari, Samson

Muchapondwa, Edwin

Demeke, Eyoual Tamrat

National park agencies in Africa often lack incentives to maximize revenue, despite the decline in conservation subsidies from the State. We explore the potential of pricing policy to generate funds for extensive conservation. We estimate recreation demand by international tourists for a popular South African park, calculate the consumer surplus and find the revenue-maximizing entrance fee. Our results suggest substantial underpricing and therefore significant forgone income.

Peer Reviewed

Biodiversity, Conservation, Land, Policy Design