Adaptive investment with land tenure and weather risk: Behavioral evidence from Tanzania
Abstract: Two important risks faced by many smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa are erratic weather patterns and insecure land tenure. It is likely these risks will increasingly interact as projections of more erratic weather make small-scale farming more difficult and demand for rural land grows.
New study highlights the trade-offs between community welfare and nature conservation
Researchers at EfD South Africa – EPRU have researched the trade-offs between community welfare and nature conservation by examining different Sub-Saharan countries and how they deal with the trade…
EfD Ethiopia hosted seminar on the impact of water scarcity on migration
EfD Ethiopia (Environment and Climate Research Center, ECRC) hosted a thought-provoking seminar titled Thirsting for Solutions: The Impact of Water Scarcity on Migration. This event, which took place…
Using Natural Capital Accounting is vital for South Africa's future
EfD Researchers have developed material targeting stakeholders and policymakers to highlight the use of Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) as a tool to understand how the environment affects people and…
China’s Natural Forest Protection Program may have a better effect on forests held by village households than state-owned forests
EfD Authors:
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.