EfD Central America expands to include Mexico
EfD Central America (EfD-CA) has, since its establishment in 2007, been a driving force in promoting sustainable development and environmental research in the region. By fostering collaborations with…
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Deforestation harms newborns’ health – a hidden environmental cost
Deforestation isn’t just an environmental and biodiversity issue. It’s recognized that it also harms human health. However, its effect on infant health has hardly been investigated. A recent study in…
TRANSPATH aims at sustainable consumption, production, and relationship with nature
Approximately 25 people from the Czech Republic, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Ghana, and Costa Rica participated in the second meeting of the Transformative Pathways…
Forest cover could reduce hospital admissions caused by dengue fever
A new article published in the Environmental and Resources Economics journal estimates the marginal effects of increasing forest cover on dengue prevalence in Costa Rica. The study shows that an…
Costa Rica's Payment for Ecosystem Services scheme has been evaluated
EfD Central America researchers worked with the National Forestry Financing Fund (Fonafifo) to analyze the impact of the Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs implemented since the 90s on the…
Conservation by lending is better and less expensive for a donor
A recent study has analyzed how a donor can motivate a resource owner to conserve a natural resource at the lowest cost. In conclusion, conservation by lending is the best and least expensive option…
Strategic partnership opens doors for the SCOPE program
SCOPE (Sustainable Consumption and Production) is a collaborative program that aims to identify measures that encourage changes in the behavior of consumers, producers, and organizations. These…
EfD Central America and SCOPE were showcased at the Wallace Conference
The VIII edition of the Wallace Scientific Conference: Transforming Food Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean was held from May 31 to June 3, offering a visibility space for EfD Central America…
The SETI network met to work for a sustainable energy transition
80 participants from around the world met online on June 15 and 16 at The Eighth Annual Meeting of the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI). The event included ongoing studies and the…
EfD researchers will present findings on rural and urban water systems at EAERE 2023
Researchers from the EfD centers of Central America, Chile, Ghana, and Kenya, will participate in the thematic session titled Water Economics and Policy in low-and-middle-income Countries on June 30…