Vietnam needs a billion USD for the COVID-19 vaccine: it is completely realistic according to an EfD study
76% of respondents from a survey is willing to pay 700,000 VND (about 30 USD) for a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine.
Impacts of the pandemic on forest communities and forest resource use - What do we know, what do we need to know and how to find out?
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted lives around the world, with significant implications for forest use and management. In many countries, sudden lockdowns spurred widespread urban to rural “reverse”…
Political distrust and the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria
EfD Authors:
While studies have explored how health sector corruption, weak healthcare system, large-scale immune compromised population, misinformation and prevalence of highly congested slums contribute to the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria, they have glossed over the impact of political distrust on the spread of the virus. This study explores the impact of political distrust on the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.
Charting a “Green Path” for Recovery from COVID-19
New book edited by EfD researcher Carlos Chávez analyses the mining sectors in Chile and Perú and its environmental challenges
Chile EfD researcher Carlos Chávez along with Patricio Meller, edited a book that analyses the current situation of the mining industry in Chile and Perú, and set many challenges from an environmental…
REPRC-EfD Nigeria Recommends Govt. Policy on Climate Smart Agriculture for Nigeria’s Food Security
Concerned by the debilitating effect of food insecurity on Nigerians, the Resource and Environmental Policy Research Centre (REPRC) Environment for Development (EfD) Nigeria, University of Nigeria has…
COVID-19: impacts on the environment and the achievement of the SDGs in Latin America
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The social and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures to contain it in Latin America could lead to a series of long run consequences that could impact the region’s achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This article is the result of the collaboration of environmental economists from eight of the region’s countries and it discusses the possible pandemic effects on air pollution, deforestation, and other relevant environmental aspects related to the SDG.
Socioeconomic impacts of Covid-19 on the aquaculture sector: contributions from Chile EfD researchers
The economics and social impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have risen a big alert among all industrial sectors worldwide. This is also the case for the Chilean aquaculture industry, which has been…