A5083421851- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Forest Management and Policy
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
University of Cambridge
2016-2025
ETH Zurich
2023
Centre for Natural Resource Governance
2021
Conservation Leadership Programme
2020-2021
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2020
Johns Hopkins University
2019
The Behaviouralist (United Kingdom)
2014
UCL Australia
2002
Monitoring Land Use Land-use decisions are based largely on agricultural market values. However, such can lead to losses of ecosystem services, as the provision wildlife habitat or recreational space, magnitude which may overwhelm any benefits. In a research project forming part UK National Ecosystem Assessment, Bateman et al. (p. 45 ) estimate value these net losses. Policies that recognize diversity and complexity natural environment target changes different areas so radically improve land...
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) has gained international attention over the past decade, as manifested in both United Nations policy discussions hundreds of voluntary projects launched to earn carbon-offset credits. There are ongoing about whether how should be integrated into national climate change mitigation efforts under Paris Agreement. One consideration is these have generated additional impacts above policies other measures. To help inform...
Carbon offsets from voluntary avoided-deforestation projects are generated on the basis of performance in relation to ex ante deforestation baselines. We examined effects 26 such project sites six countries three continents using synthetic control methods for causal inference. found that most have not significantly reduced deforestation. For did, reductions were substantially lower than claimed. This reflects differences between baselines and post counterfactuals according observed areas....
The COVID-19 pandemic led to many European countries imposing lockdown measures and limiting people’s movement during spring 2020. During the summer 2020, these strict were gradually lifted while in autumn local restrictions started be re-introduced as a second wave emerged. After initial on visitors accessing Nature Protected Areas (PAs) Europe, management authorities have had introduce so that all users can safely visit protected landscapes. In this paper, we examine challenges emerged due...
We estimate the causal effect of carbon footprint labels on individual food choices and quantify potential emission reductions, using data from a large-scale field experiment at five university cafeterias with over 80,000 meal choices. Results show that led to decrease in probability selecting high-carbon by approximately 2.7 percentage points consumers substituting mid-carbon impact meals. find no change market share low-carbon meals, average. The reduction meals is driven decreases sales...
Abstract Carbon offsets from the REDD+ (reducing emissions deforestation and degradation) framework to protect forests are expected see a 100-fold increase in market value by 2050. However, independent causal impact evaluations scarce only few studies assess benefits communities themselves, core objective of REDD+. Following pre-analysis plan, we use before-after-control-intervention (BACI) evaluate large-scale voluntary project Sierra Leone—the Gola project. We panel both satellite images...
Abstract This paper presents the results from a contingent valuation (CV) that elicited willingness to pay (WTP) of OECD citizens, for conservation Giant Panda. The study investigates extent which such charismatic or flagship species can be used promote wider biodiversity conservation. There exists an internally consistent WTP purchase property rights habitat required panda. is shown consist largely value placed on "naturalness" species, implying symbolic nature panda might potential...
Journal Article Relaxing rural constraints: a 'win-win' policy for poverty and environment in China? Get access Ben Groom, Groom * *Department of Economics, School Oriental African Studies, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG; e-mail: bg3@soas.ac.uk Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Pauline Grosjean, Grosjean † †University California Berkeley, Department Agricultural Natural Resource Economics Andreas Kontoleon, Kontoleon ‡ ‡Department Land Economy, University...
Effectively mitigating climate change entails a quick upscaling and redirection of electricity infrastructure investment towards clean power. Given that the bulk greenhouse gas emissions increases until 2050 will come from low- middle-income countries, finding cost-effective ways to mitigate while meeting development targets is essential. However, recent research has shown some limitations broad financing mechanisms, such as Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) existing carbon markets. This...
Carbon offsets from voluntarily avoided deforestation projects are generated based on performance vis-\`a-vis ex-ante baselines. We examined the impacts of 27 forest conservation in six countries three continents using synthetic control methods for causal inference. compare project baselines with ex-post counterfactuals observed sites. Our findings show that most have not reduced deforestation. For did, reductions were substantially lower than claimed. Methodologies constructing...