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Although in-situ conservation is increasingly considered an efficient way of conserving plant genetic resources, little is known about the incentives and constraints that govern conservation decisions…
24 October 2010 | Peer Reviewed | SwedenWe test the hypothesis that people conform to certain social norms, i.e. that some individuals may be willing to pay a higher price premium for green products the more widespread green consumerism is…
23 October 2010 | Peer Reviewed | SwedenDevoting time to off-farm activities, while complementing agricultural incomes, may be constrained by labor availability and financial capacity. This paper assesses the importance of rainfall patterns…
21 October 2010 | EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia, Global HubDependency of urban Ethiopian households on rural areas for about 85 percent of their fuel needs is a significant cause of deforestation and forest degradation, resulting in growing fuel scarcity and…
21 October 2010 | EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia, Global HubThe authors studied the potential trade-off between countries’ investments in mitigation versus adaptation to climate change. Mitigating greenhouse gases may be a public good, but adaptation to…
8 October 2010 | Peer Reviewed | South AfricaClimate change mitigation presents us with a social dilemma: while mitigation benefits everyone, individuals lack the incentive to alter their behaviour, since they can reap its benefits while failing…
2 October 2010 | Peer Reviewed | South AfricaDesigning a robust sensor network to detect accidental contaminants in water distribution systems is a challenge given the uncertain nature of the contamination events (what, how much, when, where and…
1 October 2010 | Peer Reviewed | ChinaChina began enforcing a system of pollution levies in 1982. However, senior environmental officials expressed doubt that this system was improving the environment and, in 1996, they began to place…
1 October 2010 | Peer Reviewed | ChinaThis study shows how cod subpopulations may have been eradicated as a consequence of the use of imperfect models for assessing stock assessment, depleting what was formerly a productive sea. The…
30 September 2010 | Peer Reviewed | Sweden