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We investigate the factors that influence farmers’ adoption of agrobiodiversity measures using survey data collected at a geographically relevant scale. The current economic theory of technology adoption is used to guide our thinking. While, to date, studies in this area have frequently...
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Voluntary agreements (VAs) negotiated between environmental regulators and industry are increasingly popular. However, little is known about whether they are likely to be effective in developing and transition countries, where local and federal environmental regulatory capacity is typically...
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governors in Mexico are particularly incentivized to sacrifice a critical type of public good—air quality—and inadvertently harm …
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presence of climate change. This analysis is applied to two irrigation districts in Latin America: one in Mexico and the other …
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Overall government procurement in Mexico is about $63.5 billion, making it a substantial source of the country’s total … expenditures. For comparison, the total gross domestic product in Mexico is $1,220.7 billion. Increasing green purchasing in the … public sector is a significant way to improve sustainable practices within Mexico. Mexico has several initiatives that …
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Monterrey, México. Se utiliza el Método de Costo de Viaje estimando una función de demanda por zonas de origen en función de …
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(CLR) that affected Central America from 2012 on deforestation in Mexico. CLR is a fungal disease that negatively affects …
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Economic policies that boost the return to mixed agroforesty, thereby creating financial incentives for land managers to favor these systems over less environmentally friendly land uses, could, in theory, have ancillary environmental benefits. This paper analyses primary and secondary data to...
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Economic policies that boost profits from agroforesty, thereby creating financial incentives for land managers to favor these systems over less environmentally friendly land uses, could, in theory, have ancillary environmental benefits. This paper analyzes primary and secondary data to determine...
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Genetically modified (“GMO”) corn germinates legal controversies in México. Since 2013, Mexican courts have temporarily … suspended GMO corn because it threatens biodiversity. In the Colectividad del Maíz lawsuit, courts have prohibited México from … questions about biotechnology and México’s sovereignty. Courts and policy makers respond to these controversies with their …
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