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Deforestation in the Himalayas: Myths and Reality
Baland, Jean Marie; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2014
Deforestation in developing and middle income countries is an urgent global problem, affecting climate change, soil … frequently dominated by widely held beliefs concerning the extent of deforestation (that it is large and growing over time), and … its impacts on local livelihoods (that these are adverse and large). Views concerning determinants of deforestation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945341
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Firewood Collections and Economic Growth in Rural Nepal 1995-2010: Evidence from a Household Panel
Baland, Jean-Marie; Libois, Francois; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2013
A longitudinal household survey from World Bank Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) was used for the study. A relatively small (but representative) sample of households residing in the mountainous regions of Nepal (i.e., excluding the low-lying Terai regions) were surveyed in three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945390
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Unbelievable but True — Improved Cook-stoves are not Helpful in Reducing Firewood Demand in Nepal
Nepal, Mani; Nepal, Apsara; Grimsrud, Kristine - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper analyzes the effect of different types of cook-stoves on firewood demand at the household level. Nationally representative household data from Nepal is used for the study. [SANDEE Working Paper No. 51 - 10].
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The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics
Burgess, Robin; Hansen, Matthew; Olken, Benjamin; … - eSocialSciences - 2012
Tropical deforestation accounts for almost one-fifth of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide and threatens the world … incentives of local bureaucrats and politicians who enforce forest policy may be critical to combating tropical deforestation … years of institutional change in post-Soeharto Indonesia. Increases in the numbers of political jurisdictions are associated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010548006
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State of the Economy and Prospects: chapter 1
Mukherjee, Pranab - eSocialSciences - 2012
Economic Survey-Chapter1. [Economic Survey]. URL:[http://indiabudget.nic.in/survey.asp]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010534928
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Book Review: Environmental Challenges: Posing the Problem
Pandey, Vijay Laxmi - eSocialSciences - 2007
Environmental Issues in India: A Reader Edited by Mahesh Rangarajan; Pearson Longman, New Delhi; Pp. 570, Rs 199.
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Himalayan Journal of Development and Democracy Vol 3:1, 2008
Sharma, Vijaya R.; Bohara, Alok K. - eSocialSciences - 2009
University Charis Boke, USEF Fulbright Scholar Session 2B: Forestry Issues Chair: Pallab Mozumder, Florida International …
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Climate Conference in Copenhagen Success is a Political Must
Heymann, Eric - eSocialSciences - 2009
This conference is one of the most important and most complex in the history of climate policy negotiations. The objective is to form a treaty as a successor for the Kyoto Protocol. To enable a breakthrough on climate policy to be made in Copenhagen particularly vigorous efforts should be made...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008491433
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Kyoto Protocol Reference Manual on Accounting of Emissions and Assigned Amount
UNFCCC, UN Framwork Convention on Climate Change - eSocialSciences - 2009
This manual is provided as a reference tool to assist Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereafter referred to as the Convention) (Annex I Parties) in the implementation of their commitments related to the accounting of emissions and assigned amount under the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008472038
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India's Forests and the Judiciary-The Godavarman Story
Upadhyay, Sanjay; Chohan, Shilpa; Gupta, Priya - eSocialSciences - 2011
study and analyze the impact of these judicial pronouncements and interventions on forestry practices and wildlife …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008838227