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Forests, Agriculture and Conservation / Forêts, agriculture et conservation: Recent submissions

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Pesticides and productivity : a study of vegetable farming in Nepal

Kumar Jha, Ratna; Regmi, Adhrit (SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2009)

In Nepal, agriculture is commercializing day by day and levels of agro-chemical use are growing. This is beginning to raise concerns about the health and environmental impacts of farm chemicals such as pesticides. Thus, a ...
Shrimp, salinity and sustainability : an assessment from Southern India

Umamaheshwori, L. (SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2009)

The study finds that soil salinity caused by shrimp farms has a significant negative effect on rice paddy yields. It assesses two villages in the district of Karaikal (India), one that is affected by shrimp farms and the ...
Valuing the land of tigers : what Indian visitors are willing to pay

Guha, Indrila; Ghosh, Santadas (SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2009)

The Sundarban in India is one of the country's most important nature conservation areas. It is famous for being home to the Royal Bengal tiger and is designated as a world heritage site. The conservation of the Sundarban ...
Fuel for the clean energy debate : a study of fuelwood collection and purchase in rural India

Mishra, Arabinda (SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2008)

In many parts of rural India the use of wood for fuel is the cause of significant environmental and health problems. Efforts to help people switch to cleaner fuels have not been effective and fuelwood use remains high in ...
Value of attributes for sports fishing in the Chilian Patagonia : implications for the resource management

Núñez Parrado, Daisy (Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP), Turrialba CR, 2008)

In Chile, recreational fishing activities generate annual income between US$10 and US$15 millions. One of the main Chilean regions for recreational fishing is Chilean Patagonia (43º-55º S) due to its environmental quality ...
Private provision of public goods : applying matching methods to evaluate payments for ecosystem services in Costa Rica

Arriagada, Rodrigo (Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP), Turrialba CR, 2008)

Ecosystem Services (ES) are the benefits that people derive from the biophysical environment. Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) is a policy innovation attracting attention in both developed and developing countries. ...
Evaluation of management strategies of recreational use of mangrove forest in Mexico

Sanjurjo Rivera, Enrique (Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP), Turrialba CR, 2008)

The project looked at the case of a tourist boat ride on the coast of Nayarit (Mexico), which involves mangrove forests where crocodile watching is an important feature. The policy brief analyzes the case in terms of ...
Are forests always a "Good Thing"? : understanding the linkages among forests, watersheds and agriculture in the Western Ghats of India

Lele, Sharadchandra (SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2008)

The study underlines the complex relationship between habitat conservation and agriculture, and highlights the need for environmental policy that takes into account social and economic impacts of decisions. The research ...
Do community forestry funds target the poor? : a study from Nepal

Pokharel, Ridish K. (SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2008)

Funds generated through community forestry offer crucial and significant resources for rural development. A new SANDEE study examines forestry funds in 100 communities in three districts in Nepal to assess how large they ...
Pesticide exposure : a growing problem for Nepal's farmers

Atreya, Kishor (SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2008)

Vegetable farming is an important income generating activity in parts of rural Nepal. However, vegetable farming is pesticide intensive and pesticide exposure is beginning to emerge as a problem. A SANDEE study examines ...
Can tourism be a vehicle for conservation? : an investigation from the mangrove forests of the Indian Sundarbans

Guha, lndrila; Ghosh, Santadas (SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2007)

The 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 ...
From slash-and-burn to sustainability : a study from the Chittagong Hill tracts of Bangladesh

Monayem, M.A.; Fakhrul Islam, S.M. (SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2007)

In Bangladesh many rural hill communities are in trouble because their traditional ‘slash and burn’ agriculture is becoming increasingly unsustainable. Farmers in these communities have to farm more intensively and this ...
Industrial pollution : can the news media influence change?

Unknown author (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, ...
Nepal's community forestry funds : do they benefit the poor?

Pokharel, Ridish K. (SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2008)

Funds generated through community forestry offer crucial and significant resources for rural development in Nepal. This study examines forestry funds in 100 communities in three districts to assess how large they are and ...
Does tourism contribute to local livelihoods? : a case study of tourism, poverty and conservation in the Indian Sundarbans

Guha, Indrila; Ghosh, Santadas (SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2007)

This study examines the contribution of tourism towards improving the livelihoods of local people in a remote island village of the Indian Sundarbans. The Sundarban Tiger Reserve is a major tourism destination and a small ...
Shifting cultivation and its alternatives in Bangladesh : productivity, risk and discount rates

Monayem Miah, M.A.; Fakhrul Islam, S.M. (SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2007)

This study evaluates the economic feasibility of replacing shifting cultivation (Jhum) with settled agriculture and new soil conservation technology based on an assessment of the farmers’ risk and corresponding discount ...
Pesticide use in the rice bowl of Kerala : health costs and policy options

Indira Devi, P. (SANDEE, Kathmandu, NP, 2007)

This study examines pesticide use in Kuttanad, India, an economically sensitive area often referred to as the rice bowl of Kerala. Using primary data collected from pesticide applicators and farm labor, the study assesses ...
Comparing cultural heritage values in South East Asia : possibilities and difficulties in cross-country transfers of economic values

Tran Huu Tuan; Udomsak Seenprachawong; Stale Navrud (Elsevier Masson SAS, Paris, FR, 2009)

Benefit transfer refers to the transfer of economic values from a primary valuation study (study site) to a site where we need to conduct policy analysis (policy site). Due to the considerable costs and time required to ...
Capturing the benefits of preserving cultural heritage

Tuan, Tran Huu; Navrud, Stale (Elsevier Masson SAS, Paris, FR, 2008)

There is an increasing body of contingent valuation (CV) studies applied to cultural heritage sites. These CV studies assess the social benefits of cultural resources, but few provide advice on the policy use of the results ...
Valuing cultural heritage in developing countries : comparing and pooling contingent valuation and choice modelling estimates

Tuan, Tran Huu; Navrud, Stale (Springer, Dordrecht, NL, 2006)

A substantial part of the United Nation’s World Heritage Sites (WHSs) can be found in developing countries, but many of them are in a bad state. Thus, there is a need to document the social benefits of these global goods ...

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