ABSTRACT More than 90% of global mussel production comes from aquaculture. Like many other species within aquaculture, its production has been steadily growing for the last 30 years. Chilean…

Abstract Economists widely support carbon pricing—through taxes or emission permits—as an effective, cost-efficient strategy to fight climate change. Yet these policies often encounter strong…

Abstract This paper focuses on the gendered impacts of energy access in rural areas. We examine gender mainstreaming and dynamics in the case study of the PUDC which address energy vulnerability in…

Abstract Deforestation has persistently undermined forests' critical role in providing environmental services and livelihood support. In developing countries like Nigeria, small-scale agriculture…

Abstract Recent work, mostly based on developed countries, has highlighted the negative effects of motherhood on labor market outcomes as a persistent source of gender inequality. In developing…

Abstract Current trends in population growth and increased demand for animal-sourced foods (ASF) present opportunities for many livestock farmers in the Global South. However, poor health conditions…

The growing number of private universities in Kenya continues to increase opportunities for higher education, in tandem with elevating competition, as each institution strives to attract quality…

Abstract Emissions pricing is a regulatory instrument that imposes a cost on emissions that are harmful to the natural environmental and humans. It is a flexible instrument in that it allows agents…

Abstract Environmental degradation is a major public policy challenge, with the Global South being particularly vulnerable to its effects. In developing countries, women and girls often bear a greater…

Abstract A spillover effect of tree planting programmes (TPs) and of the independent planting of trees for fuelwood by forest-dependent households is that deforested areas in developing countries have…