Environmental loss: the cost to Tanzania’s economy by Salvatory Macha Much of Tanzania’s economic growth is dependent on the natural ecosystems that allow the harvesting of resources such as water…

South African researchers integral to UN ‘natural capital accounting’ pilot by Leonie Joubert Natural environments in and around the South African coastal city of Durban provide goods and services to…

Kenya should raise entry fee to iconic Maasai Mara park by Rosemary Kamuyu Kenya’s conservation authorities should consider raising the entrance fees for foreign tourists to the iconic Maasai Mara…

Evaluating a ‘happy’ solution to India’s crop residue burning by Ishita Datta At the end of every rice-growing season in north-west India, usually in mid-November, farmers harvest their crop using…

Ethiopian livestock farmers hope for a modern future by Haleluya Gebru Young farmers in the vicinity of Wukro in northern Ethiopia see a future in which their livestock production is improved, where…

Colombia introduces carbon tax by Manuela Fonseca-Gómez Colombia’s carbon tax, which was passed into law in 2017, is likely to be the most effective policy measure to help the South American country…

China adjusts its inflated renewable energy subsidies by Zhaoyang Liu The Chinese government is lowering its subsidies for renewable energy, after researchers found that they were too high relative to…

Economists review Chile’s seaweed farming subsidy policy by Miguel Quiroga The high cost of starting up seaweed cultivation projects along the Chilean coastline is the main hurdle to the aquaculture…

Air pollution from cars costs Costa Rica millions in health care by Eugenia León The health cost of high air pollution from vehicles in the Costa Rican capital of San José and its immediate surrounds…

The EfD Vietnam Report 2017 gives you an excellent overview of the centres´ achievements during 2017 ranging from interesting policy stories on how economic research is put to use around the world to…