Background: A pilot research protocol has been adapted from Burkina Faso to Benin – whose results were published in February 2013 in PLoS ONE. The study located in Benin involved six health districts from urban and rural areas covering a population of 1,348,700 inhabitants. The aim was to...

Using a panel data set from Burundi where information on protection payments during the twelve-year civil war was collected, we test the relationship between payments, the nature of extraction by the rebels, and the welfare outcomes. We ask, “Does payment to rebels insure against future...

Domestic gardens can have both positive and negative effects on urban biodiversity conservation. We analyzed the flora of 1045 gardens in Bujumbura, Burundi. Among the 567 species identified in the gardens, 85% were not native. They originate mainly from tropical America (43%), tropical Asia...