Professor Jintao Xu, the coordinator of EfD in China and one of China´s most prominent experts in forestry economics, did not really plan to become an environmental economist. ”From the beginning it

Razack Lokina grew up as the son of a small coffee farmer in the village of Msangeni, in the Mwanga District of the Kilimanjaro Region. Now he is a fellow researcher and coordinator at the EfD center

This is an example of how EfD research can influence policies for Sustainable Financing of Protected Areas in Costa Rica. "The process of influencing policy is slow and requires high investments in

”I love teaching. It is the best part of my job,” says Peter Parks, professor at Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA, and an EfD Research Associate. 2008 is the tenth year he has been asked to come to

”I want to create a research environment that works like an academy but with people who are prepared to get their boots muddy – ready to go out into the field and to contact policy makers,” says

This is an example of how EfD research can influence policy, more specifically Forest tenure reform in China. "The research project provided balanced information on the actual pace and performance of

This is an example of how EfD research can influence policies for Sustainable Land Management, Forest Policy, and Climate Change Adaptation in Ethiopia. "Our policy outreach activities on Sustainable