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Fisheries Management in the Galapagos Marine Reserve: A Bioeconomic Perspective

Conrad, Jon; Franklin, Henrik; Nøstbakken, Linda; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

new information and analytical content into the policy debate regarding fisheries management in the marine reserve, the … fisheries in Galapagos. In particular, the objective of this study is to determine the optimal harvest, escapement, and fishing … two most important fisheries: the sea cucumber (pepino de mar, or "pepino") and the spiny red lobster. The authors base …

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Fisheries Management in the Galapagos Marine Reserve: A Bioeconomic Perspective

Conrad, Jon; Franklin, Henrik; Nøstbakken, Linda; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

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The Effect of Acute and Intensive Exposure to Particulate Matter on Birth Outcomes in Montevideo

Balsa, Ana; Bloomfield, Juanita; Caffera, Marcelo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014

This study explores the impact of air pollution on adverse birth outcomes. The study focuses on the effect of …

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The Effects of Air Pollution on Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Chile

Miller, Sebastian; Vela, Mauricio A. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

In addition to the morbidity and mortality concerns of outdoor air pollution, studies have shown that air pollution … micrograms per cubic meter) by 15 micrograms per cubic meter on average. Efforts to reduce pollution below this norm in the most …

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Water Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean

Rogers, Peter - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

To choose better water investments we need to have a better appreciation of what is possible with improved governance, of how to identify improved governance, how to design institutions for it, and how to incorporate it into planning and investments. This paper reviews the theoretical and...

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Are Environmentally Related Taxes Effective?

Miller, Sebastian; Vela, Mauricio A. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

taxes contribution to reducing pollution and improving environmental quality has not been fully explored. This paper …

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Are Environmental Taxes Affected by Legislatures' Ideological Positions?

Miller, Sebastian; Vela, Mauricio A. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

Environmental taxes have been discussed as one of the main mechanisms to deal with environmental problems. Nonetheless, instruments of this type have rarely been implemented, and the adoption of new or higher environmental taxes has faced resistance in some countries. The purpose of this work is...

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Is Disaster Risk Reduction Spending Driven by the Occurrence of Natural Disasters? Evidence from Peru

Miller, Sebastian; Vela, Mauricio A. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014

This paper studies the allocation of total disaster risk reduction public spending among regions in Peru. The main objective of this work is to identify the main determinants of the distribution of these resources, and for this purpose an index of historical physical impacts of natural...

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Economic and Environmental Valuation Applied to Air Quality Management and Pollution Control Cases Title: Valoración Económica y Ambiental Aplicada a Casos del Manejo de la Calidad...

Cifuentes, Luis A.; Jorquera, Héctor; Rizzi, Luis; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004

air quality and pollution control.Abstract: Este documento fue comisionado por la Red de Medio Ambiente del Diálogo …

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Responding to Climate Change: A Proposed Framework for Action

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2000

For the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean to respond effectively to the Climate Change challenge, they need to be able to understand what the impacts of Climate Change may be for each country and the extent of each country's contribution to the problem before they can define and...

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