Performance of Agglomeration Bonuses in Conservation Auctions: Lessons from a Framed Field Experiment
The incorporation of an agglomeration bonus payment to encourage spatial coordination in auction
13th Annual Meeting of EfD- in Colombia
The EfD Annual Meeting is the largest annual conference in the Global South on the application of environmental economics to development. The EfD Annual Meeting will be held in Bogotá, Colombia, on 21…
What happens when one no longer gets ecosystem services payments?
As programs of payment for ecosystem or environmental services (PES) are rising in number, there is a need to understand effects of PES on providers’ motivations and, in turn, behaviors. ‘Crowding in’
International Researcher Esteve Corbera from ICTA- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona visits EfD Colombia and participates in the policy day and the environmental economics seminar series
During November 12 th to 16 th Professor Esteve Corbera came as a visiting researcher to Universidad de Los Andes, which is the host institution of EfD Colombia. International Researcher Esteve…
Determination of optimal rotation period for management of lumbering forests in Kenya
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This study estimates the optimal rotation period of various tree species in Kenya and applies it in the management of lumbering forests through optimal synchronization of forest plantations to achieve a steady supply to lumbering firms. The optimal rotation period of three tree species, pine, cypress, and eucalyptus, was estimated using data from Kenya Forest Service. A combined application of Chang simple production model and Faustmann model reveals the optimal biological harvest age is 25 years for pine, 25 years for cypress, and 14 years for eucalyptus.
Livelihood mushroomed: Examining household level impacts of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) under new management regime in China's state forests
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Finding alternative livelihood possibility for state worker households is crucial for the successful implementation of Natural Forest Protection Program (NFPP) in China's key state forest regions. One local innovation to implement NFPP while allowing worker households alternative use of forestland is the “Contract Management Responsibility System (CMRS)”. Under CMRS, participating households have exclusive rights to harvest and grow non-timber forest products (NTFP) while fulfilling forest protection responsibility.
Evaluation of the impact of fuelwood tree planting programmes in Tanzania
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The rapid growth in Tree Planting for Fuelwood (TPF) program indicates the importance of taking care of the increasing demand for fuelwood globally. TPF programs in Tanzania aim to sustainably meet the rising demand for fuelwood. We evaluate the impact of TPF programs on the number of trees planted and those planted for fuelwood. Using survey data, we employ the Heckman and Propensity Score Matching techniques to estimate whether households plant trees for fuelwood and can identify tree species that would influence them to plant trees.
Prospect Theory and Tenure Reform: Impacts on Forest Management
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We examine the role of risk and time preferences in how forest owners respond to forest certification. We test hypotheses from a two-period harvest model derived from prospect theory in the context of Fujian, China, where new forest certification started in 2003. Using survey and field experiment data, we find that certification resulted in reduced harvesting, and the effect was larger for households who are more risk averse and exhibited distorted probability weighting.