China’s Natural Forest Protection Program may have a better effect on forests held by village households than state-owned forests

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Liu, Zhaoyang
Xu, Jintao

Key Messages

• Overall, the NFPP has a moderately positive effect on forest cover in the program areas.

• The NFPP has a greater positive effect on forests held by village households than state-owned forests.

• The NFPP might achieve enhanced performance by (re)directing larger proportions of the program’s funds and forest restoration activities toward village forest managers.

Research Brief
Climate Change, Forestry, Land, Policy Design

Local studies provide a global perspective of the impacts of climate change on indigenous peoples and local communities

Submitted by Agha Inya on
EfD Authors:
M. Chah, Jane

AbstractIndigenous Peoples and local communities with nature-dependent livelihoods are disproportionately affected by climate change impacts, but their experience, knowledge and needs receive inadequate attention in climate research and policy. Here, we discuss three key findings of a collaborative research consortium arising from the Local Indicators of Climate Change Impacts project.

Peer Reviewed
Climate Change

Public opinion on carbon pricing and revenue uses in East Africa

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Slunge, Daniel
Nordén, Anna
Harring, Niklas

Foreword by EBA

The ongoing climate crisis calls for radically reduced emissions of greenhouse gases. Although low- and lower-middle-income countries may have small or minimal climate footprints compared to richer countries, reductions are key also in those countries, not least since future consumption is likely to increase with increasing economic growth and population.

Report
Air Quality, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Policy Design
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