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Item Indonesian fires and haze of 1997 : the economic toll(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1998) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia; World Wide Fund for NatureItem Thailand's national parks : making conservation pay(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1998) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia; Isangkura, A.Item Getting the incentives right : Sri Lankan forest conservation(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1999) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaItem Local impact of international policy : changing times for Sri Lanka's potato farmers(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 1999) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia; Weerahewa, J.Item Assessing different approaches to forest management in Viet Nam(IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2000) Bellamy, R.Item Poverty, people and forest policy : alternatives for Vietnam's Mekong Delta(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 2001) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia; Mai Van Nam; Nguyen Tan Nhan; Bui Van Trinh; Pham Le ThongItem Putting a price on paradise : economic policies to preserve Thailand's coral reefs(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 2001) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia; Udomsak SeenprachawongItem Existence value : a cross - cultural comparison(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 2001) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaItem Saving the soil : erosion in the upland farming systems of Vietnam(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 2001) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia; Bui Dung TheOn-site costs of erosion can be calculated for a variety of land use systems, providing vital information to farmers and policymakers about the best farming techniques. The 3-page report covers a study of four land use/farming practices systems in Phu Loc district (Vietnam). Using an erosion-productivity model, the researcher can calculate soil losses in terms of each land use system. Findings show that losses are enormous, and that helping farmers understand soil erosion is necessary, along with subsidies for conservation techniques.Item Park for the people, not for the powerful : the case for protecting Cambodia's Ream National Park(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 2001) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaReam National Park covers 34,000 hectares of diverse landscapes that include the Prek Toek Sap estuary, low-lying mountains, miles of mangroves, seagrass beds, coral reefs and parts of two islands. It is the scene of a daily struggle between conflicting interests of park authorities, local communities, and commercial fishermen and loggers. Many policymakers surmise that the villagers of Ream are too uneducated to grasp the concepts of costs and benefits. The 3-page paper reviews pathways to conservation or destruction, including an environmental economics assessment of benefits (who gains?).Item Managing Vietnam's forests : what do local communities think?(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 2001) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaItem Tourism makes conservation pay : the recreational value of the Hon Mun Islands in Vietnam(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 2001) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia; Pham Khanh Nam; Tran Vo Hung SonItem Fruit of the loam : the benefits of soil conservation in Vietnam(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 2001) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia; Tran Dinh ThaoItem Seeding reforestation : what drives forest expansion in China?(EEPSEA, Singapore, SG, 2001) IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast AsiaItem Sharing the cost of conservation : the Fanjingshan Nature Reserve in China(EEPSEA, IDRC Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Singapore, SG, 2004) IDRC Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia. EEPSEAA summary of EEPSEA Research Report 2004-RR3, Distribution of benefits and costs among stakeholders of a protected area : an empirical study from China by Yazhen Gong, Centre for Chinese Agricultural Policy, c/o Department of Forest Resource Management, Faculty of Forestry, 2424 Main Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T l Z4, Canada.Item Capturing the 'market' for recreation : estimating entry charges for the Margalla Hills National Park in Pakistan(SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2004) Khan, HimayatullahThe study reveals that the benefits from the park to consumers or consumer surplus, amounts to a significant Rs. 23 million per year. Based on simulated demand for park services, the study recommends an entrance fee of Rs. 20 per visitor. Implementing such a fee would generate annual revenues to the extent of approximately Rs. 11 million to the Government of Pakistan. This is a sizable sum, since it equals 4 percent of Pakistan’s budget allocated to the environment sector. For natural systems and Government managers perpetually strapped for funds, this valuation exercise provides important lessons that go beyond the MHNP itself.Item Searching for a solution to solid waste in the Philippines : summary(EEPSEA, IDRC Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Singapore, SG, 2005) IDRC Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia. EEPSEAItem Industrial pollution : can the news media influence change?(SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2005)India has some of the best environmental regulations in the world. Yet, pollution abounds and environmental degradation has almost become the norm. Formal regulatory institutions in India, as in many developing countries, are plagued with inefficiencies that make implementation of regulatory policies very difficult. In such a situation, it is small wonder that NGOs, the press and other civil society organizations have taken on the role of pollution vigilantes. However, does such nongovernmental informal pressure work? Can the media, particularly the vernacular press, act as a means of informal regulation in pollution control? A recent SANDEE study in India examines the impact of press coverage on pollution and concludes that informal regulations can have an impact on pollution.Item Can tourism be a vehicle for conservation? : an investigation from the mangrove forests of the Indian Sundarbans(SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2007) Guha, lndrila; Ghosh, Santadas; Bellamy, RufusThe Sundarban National Park is among five Natural World Heritage Sites in India and part of the world's largest mangrove eco-system. The remote island communities that surround the Park are dependent on it for fishing, honey and prawn fry collection, timber and fuelwood and have few alternate livelihood options. In recent years, eco-tourism has gained momentum. In 2006-07, the Park saw 75,000 visitors, an 28% increase over the previous year. Thus, it is important to understand whether tourism is augmenting local people's livelihood and reducing their forest dependence. A SANDEE study asks these questions and also assesses the potential of eco-tourism to contribute to conservation.Item Is coal king? : an environmental and economic assessment from South Kalimantan; summary(EEPSEA, IDRC Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Singapore, SG, 2007) IDRC Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia. EEPSEAThis paper summarizes a report on the environmental and economic effects of coal production in South Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It finds that the mining sector is a significant part of provincial economic output that disproportionately benefits the well-off, and has unacceptable environmental impacts. Strip mining is the most common method used in the industry. The paper reviews the effects that better policies and strategies of regulation could have on coal mining.