Over-extraction, and depletion of groundwater are among the most serious issues for small-holder coffee farming. Sustainable use of groundwater, a common-pool resource, requires cooperative behavior
This publication explains how market-based instruments can be utilized to improve air quality, water, and waste management in Asia.
• Avoiding 1% of catchment's forest loss reduces chemicals use by 0.026% in Costa Rica.
• Improving the turbidity by 1% decreases 0.005% aluminum sulfate needed at the water plants.
• The value of water purification service by forests is USD 9.5 per hectare per year.
• The contribution of forest (per ha) becomes larger as the size of the catchment decreases.
The Global Plastics Action Partnership (GPAP) is a major public-private partnership aimed at tackling global plastics pollution. It’s now is drawing on EfD expertise as it creates a roadmap for how to
