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There is no economic case for more coal power plants in India

EfD researchers E. Somanathan and Shoibal Chakravarty argue in a study that backing the coal plants…

Lion's Head, Photo by Taryn Elliott, Pexels

EfD South Africa addresses the knowledge gap in ecosystem service valuation

Ecosystems are vital to human wellbeing yet the value of the services they provide is often ill…

Plastic pollution

Scientists want to get rid of toxic chemicals in plastic

Thousands of toxic chemicals can be found in plastics on the market. If plastic containing toxic…

EfD Kenya researchers

EfD Kenya summarized 2021 at its annual general meeting

EfD Kenya’s annual general meeting is a forum that brings together all researchers and staff to…

Kenneth Kigundu, EfD Kenya Junior researcher.

EfD Kenya discussed policies with stakeholders

EfD Kenya arranges a policy day workshop every year with researchers, policymakers, and other…

NENRE EfD Chile

EfD-Chile in 2021: a leader in environmental economics research and policy advice

A state of the art hybrid workshop, a massive presence in the media and the integration of the SETI…

Åsa Löfgren

Cooperation needed to save the climate

Great interview with EfD researcher Åsa Löfgren in the GU Journalen (Magazine of University of…

Participants got the opportunity to interact with climate researchers. Madam Mensah (left) and Mr Tetteh Hombey, both rice farmers, shared their climate experience and adaptation strategies

EfD Ghana boosts farmers’ adaptive capacities with climate education

EfD Ghana organized a workshop to train farmers on climate change. It was held near farming…

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Perceptions of problems and preferences for solutions: The case of poor air quality in central-southern Chile

Air pollution in urban areas is one of the most severe environmental problems facing developing and transition economies…

7 Dec 2021 | Peer Reviewed | Chile

Forest Resource Use and Management in Nigeria: Implications for Implementation of REDD+ for Climate Change Mitigation in West Africa

Abstract Forest resources have continued to play a significant role in the livelihood system of rural communities and…

18 Jan 2022 | Book Chapter | Nigeria

Willingness to participate in Payment for Mangrove Environmental Services: Maritime sector and shipping industry stakeholder perspectives

Key messages Although the shipping industry plays an important role in economic development globally and in Vietnam, its…

6 Jan 2022 | Policy Brief | Vietnam

The role of mangroves in supporting shipping industry commitments to environmental protection and sustainable development

Due to the increasing speed and impacts of climate change, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…

6 Jan 2022 | Report | Vietnam

Valuing the unvalued recreational ecosystem services in developing cities of sub-Saharan Africa: urban parks in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Being mostly rural, Dar es Salaam has always been characterized by greenery and more recently by green space development…

11 Jan 2022 | Research Brief | Tanzania

Role of banking sector performance in renewable energy consumption

Abstract To secure future universal access to modern energy, large investments in renewable energy technology are…

4 Jan 2022 | Peer Reviewed | Global Hub

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LSE Shifting Landscapes 2022 – Call for Abstracts

The Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science…

Call for papers: “Latin-American Environmental Economics Students Workshop”

Thursday 17 March — Tuesday 22 March, 2022

Date of the event: March 17 through March 22, 2022 (Virtual event). Deadline for paper submission…

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Voices from the workshop i Uganda

3 December 2021

Alexandre Antonelli, keynote speaker at EfD's Annual Meeting, November18th 2021

19 November 2021

Elizabeth Robinson, keynote speaker at EfD's Annual Meeting, on November 17th, 2021

19 November 2021

Yonas Alem, keynote speaker at the EfD Annual Meeting November 16, 2021

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