Research Fellows Juan Robalino and Roger Madrigal made an important contribution for the Inter-American Development Bank’s project called Quality of Life in Urban Neighborhoods in Costa Rica. They…

A promising concept that has received considerable attention, Payment-for-ecosystems- services has the potential to become a conventional environmental management tool. Forests and farms supply a wide…

Proceedings of a policy workshop on Policies to increase forest cover in Ethiopia held on 18-19 September 2007 at Global Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia This workshop was first conceived as His…

Reform of the water and sanitation sector is occuring in many countries, and offers the potential to improve services to all. Of particular concern, however, is the sitation of the poor, and reform…

A fishery run as a perfect monopoly seeking to maximize its profits over time, and secure in its monopoly rights, will try to maximize the present value of its economic rents or profits over time. To…