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The Nature of the Beast: Wildlife Valuation from the Iconic to the Ordinary Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ. (IF 4.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-17 Lynne Lewis, Jennifer Raynor, Leslie Richardson
Wildlife species generate significant economic value through recreational opportunities, ecosystem services, and their existence and preservation for future generations. Policymaker decisions about fish and wildlife conservation, population management, hunting and fishing limits, and damage assessments all rely to some extent on nonmarket valuation estimates of the species in question. Focusing on
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The Role of Transdisciplinary Approaches in Environmental Economics Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ. (IF 4.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-17 Shefali V. Mehta, Stephen Polasky, Elena Tsakakis
Environmental and resource challenges continue to grow in magnitude and complexity. Addressing these challenges requires expansive thinking to formulate and implement effective solutions. Transdisciplinary research, considered the pinnacle of integration across disciplines, offers a powerful approach for addressing complex questions. Three key themes emerge from transdisciplinary research in the context
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Economics of the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence–Based Digital Technologies in Agriculture Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ. (IF 4.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-15 Madhu Khanna, Shady S. Atallah, Thomas Heckelei, Linghui Wu, Hugo Storm
Rapid advances and diffusion of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have the potential to transform agriculture globally by improving measurement, prediction, and site-specific management on the farm, enabling autonomous equipment that is trained to mimic human behavior and developing recommendation systems designed to autonomously achieve various tasks. Here, we discuss the applications of AI-enabled
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The social cost of adopting a plant-based diet Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Thibaut Arpinon
Dietary choices contribute to one’s environmental footprint and shape social identity. Evidence suggests that adopting plant-based diets (i.e., vegetarianism and veganism) may solve some environmental, health, and animal welfare issues. Yet, this decision leads to the formation of a social identity and out-group bias referred to as “vegephobia”. In this paper, I provide a first measure of the presence
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What factors influence choosing fish over meat among grocery shoppers? Insights from an unsuccessful nudge intervention Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Therese Lindahl, Noah Linder
Food production significantly impacts Earth's systems and accounts for approximately a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions. To create a more sustainable food system, scientific evidence emphasizes replacing consumption of certain types of protein with high environmental impact such as beef and pork, with protein with less-impact alternatives such as fish or vegetable protein. This study evaluates
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Sites side by side: Can an agglomeration bonus with an adjacency rule connect agri-environmental sites? Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Mara-Magdalena Häusler, Astrid Zabel
Many species need to cross landscapes for dispersal or seasonal migration. In view of the biodiversity crisis and increasing landscape fragmentation, incentives are needed to foster landscape connectivity and improve spatial coordination of protected sites across privately owned land. A large body of theoretical work and lab studies proposes that an agglomeration bonus could incentivize farmers to
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Accounting for trade in derived products when estimating European Union's role in driving deforestation Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Perrine C.S.J. Laroche, Manuela Gómez-Suárez, U. Martin Persson, Florence Pendrill, Florian Schwarzmueller, Catharina J.E. Schulp, Thomas Kastner
Governments across the world are increasingly seeking to ensure that the products consumed in their countries meet certain sustainability standards. However, the places of production—where major impacts occur—are often distant from the places of consumption. Physical trade models are suited to estimate the link between consumption and production impacts for individual commodities, but often ignore
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The Causes and Policy Responses to Forced Migration and Environmental Degradation in Africa Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ. (IF 4.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Jean-Francois Maystadt, Ashok K. Mishra, Valerie Mueller, Matthew Smoldt
Forced migration has a complex relationship with the environment. The type of policy responses required to alleviate distress migration and improve the livelihoods of involuntary migrants, while preserving the environment for broader society will vary by context. We highlight the need to better identify the related mechanisms underlying forced migration and their practices in receiving areas in an
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Do urban environmental inequalities influence demand for nature based solutions? Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Georges Farina, Philippe Le Coënt, Cécile Hérivaux
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are currently being promoted for urban climate change adaptation. We argue that urban planners should account for the demand for NBS, which may be spatially heterogeneous and influenced by environmental inequalities. We develop a discrete choice experiment to evaluate preferences for two co-benefits (aquifer preservation and local climate regulation), as well as one potential
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Probabilistic programming for embedding theory and quantifying uncertainty in econometric analysis Eur. Rev. Agric. Econ. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Hugo Storm, Thomas Heckelei, Kathy Baylis
The replication crisis in empirical research calls for a more mindful approach to how we apply and report statistical models. For empirical research to have a lasting (policy) impact, these concerns are crucial. In this paper, we present Probabilistic Programming (PP) as a way forward. The PP workflow with an explicit data-generating process enhances the communication of model assumptions, code testing
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Is there a trade-off between human well-being and ecological footprint in European countries? Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Margarita Robaina, Sofia Rodrigues, Mara Madaleno
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Fighting crime to improve recycling: Evaluating an anti-mafia policy on source separation of waste Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Anna Laura Baraldi, Claudia Cantabene, Alessandro De Iudicibus
It is well-known that organized crime has a negative effect on waste management systems. This paper examines the impact of Italy's Law 164/1991. This is one of the most stringent measures imposed by Italy on organized crime and was designed to counteract suspected mafia infiltration by mandating the dissolution of corrupt city councils. We investigate whether this law has led to a more efficient waste
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Short-haul flights ban in France: Relevant potential but yet modest effects of GHG emissions reduction Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Andoni Txapartegi, Ignacio Cazcarro, Ibon Galarraga
The French government has taken a new measure of limiting the exercise of traffic rights to reduce emissions, in particular, the bill to ban short-haul flights where a train alternative of 2:30 h or less exists. Here we quantify the impact of this measure in economic and environmental terms. The results show that although this measure goes in the right direction, it is less effective than expected
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Do forest conservation policies undermine the soybean sector in the Brazilian Amazon? Evidence from the priority listing of municipalities Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Léa Crepin
Minimizing the trade-offs between agricultural production, development and forest conservation is key to ensure that conservation policies can achieve long-term positive impacts. Taking the case of the Brazilian Amazon in the context of the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Legal Amazon, I estimate the impact of the prioritizing of municipalities with high deforestation
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Managing Trade-Offs Between Communities’ Welfare and Nature Conservation: The Case of Wildlife Management Systems in and Outside Protected Areas in Africa Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ. (IF 4.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Edwin Muchapondwa, Herbert Ntuli
Successfully analyzing and managing trade-offs between community welfare and wildlife conservation are complex tasks that require a multidisciplinary approach and consideration of various factors. Bioeconomic modeling provides a structured quantitative framework for understanding and evaluating the complex interactions between biological systems and economic activities, aiding in the crafting of more
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Banking on ecosystem services Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-29 Luis Mundaca, Jan-Niklas Heintze
The COP 15 of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity emphasised the need to monitor, evaluate, and disclose the risks and dependencies of financial institutions on biodiversity. In the light of this context, our paper focuses specifically on banks and is framed by the following overarching question: to what extent have banks identified, integrated, measured, and disclosed their dependency and exposure
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Ecological labour or why environmentally friendly practices struggle to become mainstream Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Ieva Snikersproge
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Challenges and perspectives of the circular economy in the European Union: A comparative analysis of the member states Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-27 Francisco José Castillo-Díaz, Luis J. Belmonte-Ureña, Fernando Diánez-Martínez, Francisco Camacho-Ferre
This study features a comprehensive analysis of the status of the circular economy (CE) in the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) and focuses on the CE composite indicator and its specific sub-indicators. The results reveal overall improvements in the implementation of the CE in the period of 2012–2021, although there are significant variations between member countries. Germany is the current
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Deciphering the plot preferences of forest contractors when purchasing stumpage through conjoint analysis Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-27 Laura Alonso, Juan Picos, Maria del Carmen Iglesias-Pérez, David Iglesias-González, Julia Armesto
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Turning less into more: Measuring real GDP growth in the green transition Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-26 Nick O'Donovan
Proponents of degrowth query the compatibility of ecological sustainability with economic growth and a capitalist system predicated on the ongoing expansion of economic output. This article deploys insights from constructivist political economy and recent literature on the politics of technocratic expertise to build upon and challenge this analysis. Using UK national accounting practices as a case
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Assessing economic benefits and costs of carbon sinks in boreal rotation forestry Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-26 Vesa-Pekka Parkatti, Antti Suominen, Olli Tahvonen, Pekka Malo
We study the optimal enhancement of forest carbon sinks forest management changes in boreal even-aged Scots pine () forests. The economic–ecological stand-level optimization model integrates a statistical–empirical individual-tree growth model with a comprehensive model for carbon in living trees, wood products, and soil. We use reinforcement learning to optimize for rotation length, thinning timing
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Offsetting schemes and ecological taxes for wind power production Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Mads Greaker, Cathrine Hagem, Andreas Skulstad
On the one hand, wind power production on land seems necessary for decarbonizing the electricity sector. On the other hand, we risk replacing one environmental problem with other environmental problems. The present paper provides a novel contribution to the literature on how to regulate the development of wind power plants on land (WPPs). Current regulation is largely based on a concession system,
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Ecological design of a production plant Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Tibor Kiss, Zsolt Hetesi, Viktor Kiss
The concepts and solutions of sustainability, resource efficiency, and waste-free production are increasingly influencing our thinking, policy guidelines, and corporate strategies. However, some strategies extend beyond conventional sustainable approaches by embracing the fundamental operating principles of ecosystems. In this context, resilience—a natural risk management strategy—is incorporated into
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Effects of residential self-taxing districts on urban surface water quality Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Andrew Hutchens, David Scrogin
An extensive literature documents the economic benefits associated with improving the quality of inland surface waters, including lakes, streams, and rivers. Efforts to do so in urban U.S. landscapes are often limited due to laws restricting the use of property taxes for surface water management. However, programs in several states allow homeowners to establish residential self-taxing districts through
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Impacts of wildfire-season air quality on park and playground visitation in the Northwest United States Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-22 Katrina Mullan, Teigan Avery, Patrick Boise, Cindy S. Leary, William L. Rice, Erin O. Semmens
A significant cost of wildfires is the exposure of local and regional populations to air pollution from smoke, which can travel hundreds of miles from the source fire and is associated with significant negative health consequences. Wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity in the United States, driven by historic fire management approaches and global climate change. These influences will
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Exploring the impact of tenure arrangements and incentives on sustainable forest use: Evidence from a framed-field experiment in Ethiopia Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-22 Yeshimebet Ayele Tegenie, Robert Sparrow, Erwin Bulte, Frans Bongers
The types of tenurial arrangements and incentives appropriate for the sustainable management of common pool resources (CPRs), such as forests, remain a topic of debate. In this study, we aim to (i) investigate the extraction level of forest resources under short and long-term property rights, and (ii) evaluate the effectiveness of introducing mechanisms that leverage reputation and feelings of guilt
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Out of sight, not out of mind: The effect of access to conservation sites on the willingness to pay for protecting endangered species Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Makarena Henríquez, Felipe Vásquez-Lavín, Manuel Barrientos, Roberto D. Ponce Oliva, Antonio Lara, Gabriela Flores-Benner, Carlos Riquelme
According to the latest global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services, nature and biodiversity have experienced a global decline, making the development of conservation policies urgent. Herein, we used a contingent valuation survey to estimate the economic value of a reintroduction program for the huemul (), an endangered charismatic species in Chile. Our novel approach exploits changes
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Tackling climate change: Agroforestry adoption in the face of regional weather extremes Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Christian Stetter, Johannes Sauer
The cultivation of agroforestry systems is regarded as an effective strategy that can help synergistically mitigate and adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and regional extreme weather events. This study addresses the question of whether, and under what conditions, farmers are likely to adopt agroforestry systems in response to regional weather extremes and presents a novel research approach
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Structural policy coordination for forest ecosystem services management in the legal accountability system Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Suyeon Min, Hansol Lee, Jeongeun Son, Mi Sun Park
Forests play a pivotal role in delivering diverse ecosystem services, underscoring the need for effective care and management. Ecosystem service management recognizes the importance of integrating forestry within a broader framework that encompasses rural development, agriculture, landscape management, and environmental protection. This study focuses on structural policy coordination for forest management
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Determining the effectiveness of the forest load capacity factor in assisting decarbonization in India Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Ugur Korkut Pata, Selin Karlilar Pata
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Innovativeness of Japanese forest owners and municipalities regarding the valorization of forest ecosystem services: Quantitative evaluation of mutual influences Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Takuya Takahashi, Yasuto Hori, Ikumi Otsuka, Shingo Shibata, Takahiro Tsuge
The valorization of forest ecosystem services requires actors to innovate and tackle difficulties in realization. We conducted two questionnaire survey series in Japan with forest owners and municipalities—important actors in implementing valorization—to investigate their innovativeness. We measured owners' innovativeness regarding valorization by asking whether they were interested in, planning for
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Texas water markets: Understanding their trends, drivers, and future potential Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-15 Charles Wight, Kyle Garmany, Eugenio Arima, Dustin Garrick
Water scarcity and competition between water users in Texas have been driven by shifting demands and variable supplies for decades. Despite water scarcity in many parts of the state, the academic literature focuses primarily on the Rio Grande and Edwards Aquifer markets. With urban water demand projected to outpace agriculture for the first time by 2060, this article examines surface water market activity
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Smallholders' preferred attributes in a subsidy program for replanting overaged oil palm plantations in Indonesia Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-14 Dienda Hendrawan, Oliver Musshoff
Around 2.4 million hectares of smallholder oil palm plantation in Indonesia are overaged and must be replanted to avoid future production decline. Suboptimal production from overaged plantations would not be able to keep up with the globally increasing demand for palm oil, but replanting costs are expensive for smallholders. Using a discrete choice experiment, we examine how a subsidy program could
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Footprint analysis and the incidence of emission taxes Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-14 Thijs ten Raa, Rob Stahlie
We show that the incidence of emission taxes on consumer income classes is proportional to the footprints of their respective consumption bundles. The dimensions of the footprints are industry by product, but the literature employs industry-by-industry input-output coefficients. We rectify footprint analysis by returning to the underlying national accounts, the use and make tables. Bringing in budget
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Implementing the EU LULUCF regulation in Norway: Short-term and long-term policy coherence challenges Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-14 Lars H. Gulbrandsen
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Forest certification and its impact on business management and market performance: The key role of motivations Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-14 Mikel Zubizarreta, Germán Arana-Landín, Waleska Siguenza, Jesús Cuadrado
The impact of forest certification standards on firm management and market performance is analysed in this paper, so as to isolate the influence of internal (moral and learning) and external (market and signalling) sources of motivation. To do so, three propositions are formulated and then empirically tested on a sample of Spanish companies certified by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification
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Following the Circular Economy in European rural municipalities through the Spanish Urban Agenda Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-13 Inmaculada Bote Alonso, Beatriz Montalbán Pozas
The Circular Economy (CE) is a driver of change and regeneration at a global level, and especially for rural areas. However, there is a missing link regarding the CE in municipalities, i.e. at the macro level encompassing the built environment, which is even more pronounced concerning rural environments as a result of an existing scientific literature primarily focused on large cities. The present
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Economic incentives for woodland creation on farmland: Modelling the impacts on biodiversity Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Mary Nthambi, Katherine Simpson, Tom Bradfer-Lawrence, Andrew Dobson, Tom Finch, Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, Kirsty Park, Kevin Watts, Nick Hanley
This paper models the effects of economic incentives on woodland planting on UK farmland, and the spatially-varying impacts on three avian species. The economic model uses an agent-based approach: “farmers” in each parcel compare economic returns from keeping their current agricultural land use with the economic incentive for woodland planting. An ecological model then predicts the effects of both
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Policy management of the Italian small pelagic fishery in the Adriatic Sea: A dynamic maximum economic yield approach Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 F. Natali, G. Toraldo, F. Giannino, G. Cicia, G. Branca
The sustainability of most Mediterranean fisheries is heavily compromised, suggesting the need for an effective policy response to preserve both profitability of fleets and fish stocks in the long run. This study focuses on the Italian small pelagic fleet in the Adriatic Sea. More specifically, we focus on anchovies and sardines' stocks, which account for most of the total catches in the area in terms
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An appraisal of people's participation in the joint forest management programme in the Kashmir Himalayas Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Irshad Ahmad Thoker, M. Shafi Bhat, Shamim Ahmad Shah, Fayaz Ahmad Lone, Peer Jeelani
People's participation in decision-making processes in the domain of forest management has been acknowledged as an effective mechanism for improving livelihoods and forest conditions. The present study makes an attempt to ascertain the participation levels and identify the factors influencing the people's participation in Joint Forest Management (JFM) programmes in the Kashmir Himalayas. The study
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Sharing the burden of negative externalities: A tale of gridlock and accountability elusion Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-08 Andrzej Baranski, Duk Gyoo Kim
We study a game in which players negotiate the allocation of costs resulting from a negative externality, such as pollution-induced economic costs. Our goal is to explore the feasibility of preventing externalities through negotiations to share the associated burden. We demonstrate that the unanimity rule results in complete pollution due to the veto power of players, allowing them to avoid paying
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Sociodemographic disparities in ambient particulate matter exposure in Austria Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-08 Klara Zwickl, Xenia Miklin, Asjad Naqvi
We investigate the unequal exposure of neighborhoods to ambient particulate matter in Austria, utilizing municipality-level data from the European Environment Agency and sociodemographic data from Statistics Austria. Particulate matter is a major contributor to environmental health risks, and despite progress, large parts of Austria exceed safe air quality levels. Our analysis shows that foreign nationals
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‘Greenlash’ and reactionary stakeholders in environmental governance: An analysis of soy farmers against zero deforestation in Brazil Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-08 Rafaela Barbosa de Andrade Aragão, Mairon G. Bastos Lima, Georgette Leah Burns, Helen Ross, Duan Biggs
The rapid disappearance of tropical forests has led to increased adoption of sustainability commitments. However, implementing zero-deforestation commitments faces numerous challenges, including resistance from those who benefit from the current practices in agricultural commodity-exporting countries, such as large-scale farmers. This study focuses on industrial soy farmers in Tocantins, a Brazilian
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Greening the blue Pacific: Lessons on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-08 Shipra Shah, Digby Race
Across the Pacific, deforestation and forest degradation are driving the loss of ecosystem services. Increasing recognition of the need for mechanisms that can bridge economic development and environmental sustainability has led to the emergence of the broad concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS), including Payments for Environmental Services (PES) such as ‘reducing emissions from deforestation and
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Trust, tenure security and investment in high-value forests Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-07 Amanuel Hadera, Tewodros Tadesse, Woldegebrial Zeweld, Girmay Tesfay, Bereket Gebremedhin
In customary tenure systems, the literature documents the limitations of land formalization in ensuring tenure security and fostering investment. One hypothesis put forward for this is that formalized tenure arrangements offer little legal protection; and as a result, farmers look for their socio-political connections to ensure tenure security and make investment decisions. By distinguishing trust
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A natural experiment: Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon forest recreation use and preferences in Ireland Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-07 Martin Murphy, Paula Cullen, Cathal O'Donoghue, Mary Ryan, Áine Ní Dhubháin
This study surveyed 292 visitors to eight recreational forests during the COVID-19 pandemic to investigate whether the pandemic had a stimulatory effect on visitation rates. An increase in visitation was noted, with existing visitors visiting more frequently. Many indicated that they planned to continue to visit more and the enjoyment they gained from the recreational experience was high. Few novel
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A gravity model analysis of trade regulations on wood products exports: Evidence from Cameroon, Ghana, and the republic of Congo Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-07 Ghanashyam Khanal, Daowei Zhang, Jeffrey P. Prestemon
The study assesses the impact of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT VPA) and the Lacey Act Amendment (LAA) on the export quantities of wood products from Cameroon, Ghana and the Republic of Congo using the panel gravity Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood (PPML) technique. The results indicate that FLEGT VPA had a negative and significant impact on
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Institutional and actor-oriented factors influencing timber legality in selected Western Balkan countries: Multiple case study of Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-07 Maja Radosavljević, Todora Rogelja, Mauro Masiero, Dragan Čomić, Branko Glavonjić, Davide Pettenella
This paper investigates timber legality issues in the Western Balkans by examining the transposition of national policy frameworks in five Western Balkan countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and the Republic of Srpska, BH) with the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) requirements. The study uses a multiple-embedded case study design to investigate national policies and regulations
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Geographical inequalities in global forest science: A bibliometric perspective Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-07 Nelius Boshoff, Similo Ngwenya, Susanne Koch, Jonathan Dudek, Olena Strelnyk, Rodrigo Costas, Amani J. Uisso
This bibliometric study is situated in the context of increasing awareness of inequalities in forest science. It was led by a single, core question: What geographical inequalities structure global forest science and how do they align with the natural geographical distribution of forest areas? Bourdieu's field theory was used to investigate the inequalities, focusing on three types of capital considered
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Review of Hannah Ritchies ‘Not the End of the World: How We Can be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet’ Published by Little, Brown Spark2024 Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 R. Quentin Grafton, David Salt
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CO2 consumer tax support and wind turbine exposure Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 Jacob Ladenburg, Dilge Güldehen Kânoğlu-Özkan, Ugur Soytas
With the international commitments to cut CO emissions by 50–70% by 2030 and 100% by 2050–2070, the search for cost-efficient tools is continuously ongoing. In theory, CO taxes are one of the most efficient and simple tools. However, despite their excellent economic properties, CO taxes are not always preferred by the public and can impact social inequality. Another issue is that other CO reduction
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Connected we stand: Lead firm ownership ties in the global petrochemical industry Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Joachim Peter Tilsted, Fredric Bauer
Using oil, gas, and coal to produce platform chemicals on an enormous scale, the petrochemical industry constitutes a core part of the global energy order. Given demand growth for petrochemicals, the sector is set to become increasingly important to fossil fuel interests. Arguing that internationalised networks help structure the social metabolism and are important for transformative change, this paper
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Biodiversity loss and financial stability as a new frontier for central banks: An exploration for France Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Paul Hadji-Lazaro, Mathilde Salin, Romain Svartzman, Etienne Espagne, Julien Gauthey, Joshua Berger, Julien Calas, Antoine Godin, Antoine Vallier
As a first step to assess the financial risks associated with biodiversity loss, this paper develops a method to evaluate the exposure of the financial system to biodiversity-related - physical or transition - shocks. We apply it to the security portfolio held by French financial institutions at the end of 2019. Employing the ENCORE database, we assess physical risks by examining how the firms that
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Problematising degrowth strategising: On the role of compromise, material interests, and coercion Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-31 Richard Bärnthaler
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Climate change and winter wheat yields: the roles of freezing days and long-run adaptations Eur. Rev. Agric. Econ. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-31 Yabin Da, Yangyang Xu, Fujin Yi, Bruce McCarl
This paper employs the recently proposed climate penalty model to estimate season-specific climate change impacts on Chinese winter wheat yields and also reveals the effects of long-run adaptions by comparing the short-run and long-run estimates identified from the model. We find that Spring freezing days are critical as we estimate small yield gains when considering a reduction in the number of freezing
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Does corruption pollute the wheel? An analysis for OECD countries Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-30 Juan A. Román-Aso, Héctor Bellido, Lorena Olmos
This paper discusses the conflictive relationship between corruption and the implementation of rigorous environmental policies. According to our initial hypothesis, the higher the degree of corruption, the more likely it is that governments defend individual interests rather than environmental goals established to benefit society. Using panel data of 34 OECD members from 1996 to 2020, we investigate
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Forest carbon offset protocols in compliance carbon markets Forest Policy Econ. (IF 4.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 Lili Li, Daowei Zhang
The forestry sector plays a significant role in nature-based climate solutions. This paper is a comparative review and analysis of forest carbon offset protocols in compliance carbon markets in Australia, California, China, New Zealand, and U.S. Northeast. Our results show variations in protocol designs, particularly in relation to additionality, permanence, non-leakage, and monitoring, reporting and
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The effect of information and beliefs on preferences for sustainably produced beef Eur. Rev. Agric. Econ. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 Mariam Ishaq, Deepthi Kolady, Carola Grebitus
Beef production is a major contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We conducted a choice experiment to analyse consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for beef characterised as carbon-friendly. We included a treatment where respondents were informed about carbon-friendly production and surveyed beliefs regarding beef production’s contribution to GHG emissions. The results show that consumers have
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Blended academic insights for biodiversity and conservation finance Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-28 Eli P. Fenichel, Monica F. Dean
Modern financial institutions are coordination mechanisms that have evolved to help solve specific sorts of collective action challenges. The idea of biodiversity and conservation finance is to nudge the further evolution of these institutions to help solve the collective action problems associated with nature conservation. For decades economists studying the environment have used tools and ideas from
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Preferences for dynamic electricity tariffs: A comparison of households in Germany and Japan Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-27 Miwa Nakai, Victor von Loessl, Heike Wetzel
We evaluate a stated choice experiment on dynamic electricity tariffs based on two representative household surveys from Germany and Japan. Our results indicate significant differences between German and Japanese respondents’ preferences towards dynamic tariffs, with the latter generally being more open to dynamic pricing. Furthermore, our unique experimental design allows to disentangle preferences