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In many lower-income countries, the establishment of marine protected areas (MPAs) involves significant opportunity costs for artisanal fishers, reflected in changes in how they allocate their labor…

27 July 2015 | EfD Discussion Paper | Central America, Tanzania

Both Tanzania’s and Costa Rica’s beaches provide important nesting sites for endangered sea turtles. Poaching of eggs by local people for food or for sale presents a major threat to these species, as…

23 July 2015 | Research Brief | Central America, Tanzania

The EfD Report 2014/15 gives you an excellent overview of the EfD centres´ achievements during 2014 and ongoing work during 2015. Ranging from interesting policy stories on how economic research is…

30 June 2015 | Report | South Africa, China, Chile, Sweden, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Central America, Global Hub

Little is known about the cost of environmental regulations such as residential zoning restrictions and recycling mandates that target households instead of firms, partly because of significant…

29 May 2015 | Discussion Paper, EfD Discussion Paper | Central America
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Protected areas have been established for the conservation of natural resources and biodiversity worldwide. Funding for conservation activities in protected areas is not always available and this is…

17 December 2014 | Policy Brief | Central America

Small-scale fishing constitutes the main source of marine products and a central component of local livelihoods for poor families in coastal areas of Costa Rica. This country has been defining marine…

8 October 2014 | Research Brief | Central America

Programs of payments for ecosystem services are policy instruments that compensate those who provide those services for the costs they incur. One of the most attractive characteristics of this type of…

8 October 2014 | Research Brief | Central America

This article reviews the history of the Environment for Development (EfD) initiative, its activities in capacity building and policy-oriented research, and case studies at its centres in Chile, China…

15 August 2014 | Peer Reviewed | South Africa, China, Chile, Sweden, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Central America, Global Hub

This paper investigates how different levels of entrance fees affect donations for a public good, a natural park. To explore this issue, EfD researchers Francisco Alpizar (CATIE-EfD Central America)…

1 July 2014 | Peer Reviewed | Central America, Sweden

According to advocates, eco-certification can stem environmental damages from tourism in developing countries. Yet we know little about tourism operators’ economic incentives to get certified. To help…

1 July 2014 | Peer Reviewed | Central America