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Protected areas are a cornerstone of forest conservation in developing countries. Yet we know little about their …
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of land and climate attributes. We conclude that European conservation efforts lack ambition because policymakers select …
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A conservation good (such as a tropical forest) is owned by a seller who is tempted to consume (or cut), but a buyer … benefits more from conservation. The seller does conserve if the buyer is expected to buy, but the buyer is unwilling to pay as … long as the seller conserves. This contradiction implies that the market for conservation cannot be efficient and …
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Protected areas are a cornerstone of forest conservation in developing countries. Yet we know little about their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011289495
A "conservation good" (such as a tropical forest) is owned by a seller who is tempted to consume (or cut), but a buyer … benefits more from conservation. The seller does conserve if the buyer is expected to buy, but the buyer is unwilling to pay as … long as the seller conserves. This contradiction implies that the market for conservation cannot be efficient and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009764409
Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) has been proposed as a potentially inexpensive and plentiful source of emission abatement to supplement other longterm climate policies. However, critics doubt that REDD credits are environmentally equivalent to domestic emission...
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This chapter provides an overview of the challenges of carbon market funding for forest conservation in the Brazilian …
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In this note we discuss how a cost–benefit analysis could be formulated in a second-best world where lump-sum taxation is not available. The question is how the government's budget is balanced. Different options are available. A value added tax or an income tax or a profit tax could be...
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Protected areas are a cornerstone of forest conservation in developing countries. Yet we know little about their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959428
Protected areas are a cornerstone of forest conservation in developing countries. Yet we know little about their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959432