International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)(International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), 2012-12)
South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) operates activities in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, India and the Maldives, bringing together analysts from across South Asia to ...
IDRC Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia. EEPSEA(EEPSEA, IDRC Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Singapore, SG, 2004)
A 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 ...
IDRC Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia. EEPSEA(EEPSEA, IDRC Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Singapore, SG, 2009)
This policy brief introduces the problem of coastal erosion in the Philippines and how best to address it in terms of economic and environmental factors. It draws from a study of the San Fernando coastline in the La Union ...
Findings show a strategy of planned protection is the best option for preservation of coastal areas. This study assesses the coastline of San Fernando Bay in the La Union region of the Philippines and includes a cost benefit ...
This study investigates the impact of coal mining on the economy and environment of South Kalimantan Province, one of the most important coal producing regions in Indonesia. It uses a Social Accounting matrix to assess how ...
IDRC Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia. EEPSEA(EEPSEA, IDRC Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Singapore, SG, 2007)
This 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 ...
This report looks at the implementation and financing of solid
waste management in the Philippines. It assesses how much it costs
forty-one local government units (LGUs) around the country to
provide solid waste management ...
This report provides information on the
impact of a new conservation regime in the
Fanjingshan National Reserve (FNNR) in
Guizhou Province, China. It calculates the
economic and social effects that this
regime will ...
Kabubo-Mariara, Jane; Gachoki, Charles(Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, ZA, 2008)
This paper explores the role of forest in household welfare in Kenya. The paper uses primary
household level data collected from Nakuru district in November and December 2006. The
household level data is supplemented by ...
The 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 ...
Núñez Parrado, Daisy; Niklitschek Huaquín, Mario(Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP), Turrialba, CR, 2009)
La pesca recreativa es una de las actividades de turismo de intereses especiales más relevantes en la
región de Aysén. Para la toma de decisiones vinculadas al uso, manejo y conservación de los ambientes
naturales donde ...
Malky H., Alfonso; Ledezma C., Juan Carlos(Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP), Turrialba, CR, 2009)
This sugar cane investment could yield a positive net present value of US$ 12.1 million. However, the sum is a valid projection only if the following conditions are met: i) the agricultural production system is community ...
Over 70% of the farmer households in the study sample (Bhaktapur district of Nepal) use pesticides above the optimal level despite very small increases in yields attributable to pesticide applications. Findings suggest ...
This study calculates the externality costs of salinization of land by comparing rice paddy yields in two similar villages in southern India. Shrimp farming causes two kinds of externality costs due to salinization: (i) ...
The study estimates the annual recreational value of the Indian Sundarban to be approximately INR 15 million (US$ 377,000). Current tourist entry fees are low and could be raised much higher. The Indian Sundarban is a World ...
This study examines household behaviour related to fuelwood collection and use. The focus is on identifying the behavioral transition of fuelwood-using households from collection to purchase. The study examines the theory ...
The conventional wisdom that ‘more forest is always better’ has dominated policy making in the management of forested watersheds. In the context of the supposed hydrological regulation service provided by forest ecosystems, ...
This study, which is among the first in Pakistan to value recreational benefits, estimates the benefits of establishing and managing the Margalla Hills National Park near Islamabad. The study examines how much park visitors ...
The Government of India appealed a new forest policy in 1988 which resulted in Joint Forest Management. This new policy allowed community groups to share part of the responsibility of forest management with the State. ...