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Climate Change Impacts and Mitigation in the Developing World : An Integrated Assessment of the Agriculture and Forestry Sectors

Cantele, Matthew; Forsell, Nicklas; Gusti, Mykola; … - 2015

a world with high inequalities than in a more equal world. In the long run, impacts could be much stronger, with global …

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Mangroves as Protection from Storm Surges in Bangladesh

Dasgupta, Susmita; Hasib, Md. Raqubul; Huq, Mainul; … - 2017

Mangrove forests can reduce the vulnerability of adjacent coastal lands from storm surges by slowing the flow of water. Although the potential utility of mangroves in disaster risk reduction is increasingly recognized by coastal managers, efficient use of this ecosystem-based protection is often...

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Mangroves as Protection from Storm Surges in a Changing Climate

Blankespoor, Brian; Dasgupta, Susmita; Lange, Glenn-Marie - 2016

Adaptation to climate change includes addressing sea level rise and increased storm surges in many coastal areas. Mangroves can substantially reduce the vulnerability of the adjacent coastal land from inundation and erosion. However, climate change poses a large threat to mangroves. This paper...

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Does Collective Action Sequester Carbon? : The Case of the Nepal Community Forestry Program

Adhikari, Bhim; Bista, Rajesh; Bluffstone, Randall Ames; … - 2015

quality. Forest user group collective action is identified through membership in the Nepal Community Forestry Programme …

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Community Managed Forest Groups and Preferences for REDD+ Contract Attributes : A Choice Experiment Survey of Communities in Nepal

Adhikari, Bhim; Bista, Rajesh; Bluffstone, Randall; … - 2015

A significant portion of the world’s forests that are eligible for Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest …

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The Effect of Nonbinding Agreements on Cooperation among Forest User Groups in Nepal and Ethiopia

Dannenberg, Astrid; Martinsson, Peter - 2015

This paper summarizes the results from public goods experiments investigating the effect of nonbinding agreements on cooperation. Unlike previous studies, this experimental study was conducted among members of forest user groups in Ethiopia and Nepal with long histories of social...

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Cooperative Behavior and Common Pool Resources : Experimental Evidence from Community Forest User Groups in Nepal

Bista, Rjesh; Bluffstone, Randall Ames; Dannenberg, Astrid - 2015

This paper examines whether cooperative behavior by respondents measured as contributions in a one-shot public goods game correlates with reported pro-forest collective action behaviors. All the outcomes analyzed are costly in terms of time, land, or money. The study finds significant evidence...

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Understanding Options for Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure : Sorting Out the Forest from the Trees--BOT, DBFO, DCMF, Concession, Lease

Delmon, Jeffrey - 2010

This paper provides a methodology for categorizing public-private partnerships in infrastructure, based on the following key characteristics: whether the project involves new or existing business, the nature of the private sector s construction obligations, the need for the private sector to...

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Forests, Biomass Use and Poverty in Malawi

Bandyopadhyay, Sushenjit; Shyamsundar, Priya; Baccini, … - 2012

In this paper, the authors seek to answer three questions about poverty and forests in Malawi: (1) What is the extent of biomass available for meeting the energy needs of the poor in Malawi and how is this distributed? (2) To what extent does fuelwood scarcity affect the welfare of the poor? (3)...

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Fuelwood Consumption and Participation in Community Forestry in India

Bandyopadhyay, Sushenjit; Shyamsundar, Priya - 2013

of the impacts of community forestry. The authors try to fill this gap by analyzing National Sample Survey data from 524 … villages in five states in India. Their analysis seeks to answer two key questions: (1) Who participates in community forestry … village participation in community forestry. Household participation is strongly correlated with scarcity, a result that has …

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