http://www.efdinitiative.org daily 1 2007-08-27T08:53:15Z http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/the-valuation-of-biodiversity-conservation-by-the-south-african-khomani-san-201cbushmen201d-community The restitution of land to the Khomani San “bushmen” and Mier “agricultural” communities in May 2002 marked a significant shift in conservation in the Kgalagadi area in South Africa. The Khomani San and Mier communities were awarded land inside and outside the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. No publisher sgiampocaro Dikgang Johane and Muchapondwa Edwin, (2011), The valuation of biodiversity conservation by the South African Khomani San “bushmen” community, Working paper 257. Contingent valuations 2011-11-30T12:25:03Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/does-ecocertification-have-environmental-benefits-organic-coffee-in-colombia Eco-certification of coffee, timber, and other high-value agricultural commodities is increasingly widespread. In principle, it can improve commodity producers’ environmental performance, even in countries where state regulation is weak. However, evidence needed to evaluate this hypothesis is virtually nonexistent. To help fill this gap, we use detailed farm-level data to analyze the environmental impacts of organic coffee certification in southeast Colombia. No publisher karinbackteman M. Ibañez and A. Blackman. 2011. "Does Ecocertification Have Environmental Benefits? Organic Coffee in Colombia." Working Paper. Resources for the Future: Washington, DC. Commons: Governance 2011-12-14T14:27:09Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/should-we-tax-or-let-firms-trade-emissions-an-experimental-analysis-with-policy-implications-for-developing-countries In this paper we use laboratory experiments to test the theoretical predictions derived by Villegas-Palacio and Coria (2010) about the effects of the interaction between technology adoption and incomplete enforcement. They show that under Tradable Emissions Permits (TEPs), and in contrast to taxes, the fall in permit price produced by adoption of environmentally friendly technologies reduces the benefits of violating the environmental regulation at the margin and leads firms to improve their compliance behavior. Moreover, when TEPs are used, the regulator can speed up the diffusion of new technologies since the benefits from adopting the new technology increase with the enforcement stringency. No publisher karinbackteman Coria, Jessica; Villegas-Palacio, Clara; Cárdenas, J.C, Should we tax or let firms trade emissions? An experimental analysis with policy implications for developing countries Workin Paper in Economics 516, Dept of Economics, University of Gothenburg, 2011. Climate Change Climate policy Tradable permits Technology adoption Experimental studies 2011-12-05T08:41:00Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/a-fair-share-burden-sharing-preferences-in-the-united-states-and-china Using a choice experiment, we investigated preferences for distributing the economic burden of decreasing CO2 emissions in the two largest CO2-emitting countries: the United States and China. We asked respondents about their preferences for four burden-sharing rules to reduce CO2 emissions according to their country’’s 1) historical emissions, 2) income level, 3) equal right to emit per person, and 4) current emissions. No publisher www.efdinitiative.org Carlsson, Kataria, Krupnick, Lampi, Löfgren, Qin, Sterner, and Chung (2010). “A Fair Share : Burden-Sharing Preferences in the United States and China”, Working Papers in Economics no 471, Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg. Climate Change Commons: Fairness in policy making 2011-12-21T13:54:52Z Article