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Environmental Sciences
Adebayo Isaiah Ogunniyi, Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Kehinde Oluseyi Olagunju, Oyeyemi Motunrayo, Bola Amoke Awotide, George Mavrotas, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu
Summary: Land degradation is a serious challenge for agricultural sustainability in Nigeria. This study examines the adoption of soil and water conservation practices and their impact on crop productivity and household welfare. The findings suggest that the adoption of combined practices has a greater positive effect than single practices on crop productivity and welfare.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Domenic Romanello, Katharine E. T. Thompson, Cortni Borgerson, Jeanne Mathilde Randriamanetsy, Niaina Nirina Mahefa Andriamavosoloarisoa, Mamy Yves Andrianantenaina, Theofrico Alexander Razafindrahasy, Claire Surkis, Patricia C. Wright, Katheryn C. Twiss, Rebecca J. Lewis
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between poverty and lemur hunting and consumption in Madagascar. The results show high levels of poverty and widespread lemur hunting and consumption, but no significant relationship between the two. Future research should explore other contributing factors and test the effectiveness of livestock interventions near Kirindy Mitea National Park.
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Food Science & Technology
Mywish K. Maredia, Adeola Adenikinju, Ben Belton, Antony Chapoto, Ndeye Fatou Faye, Saweda Liverpool-Tasie, John Olwande, Thomas Reardon, Veronique Theriault, David Tschirley
Summary: African governments implemented mobility restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19, resulting in widespread impacts on incomes and food consumption. However, the actual impact was smaller than predicted, with severity of restrictions playing a significant role. Policy-making during a pandemic should consider the effects on rural and urban areas, farming and non-farming households, as well as richer and poorer households.
GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Economics
Rohan Best, Mara Hammerle, Pundarik Mukhopadhaya, Jacques Silber
Summary: Governments are challenged in allocating public funds for energy assistance programs to households in greatest need, due to complexity of household energy challenges contrasting with the need for simpler policy approaches. Common targeting approaches based on income or welfare status often lead to high diversion of funds to households not experiencing significant energy stress. Alternatives such as setting wealth thresholds or targeting specific categories of welfare recipients may more consistently identify households facing energy poverty.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Maximilian Meyer, Jan Boerner
Summary: Halting biodiversity loss is a major challenge, and human-wildlife conflict plays a significant role. This study conducted in Namibia identifies the determinants of conflict and its effects on household outcomes. Contrary to common belief, conflicts did not have strong negative effects on household income and livelihood diversity. Community-based wildlife conservation, however, was found to increase income and livelihood diversity. Trade-offs and non-material costs associated with conservation efforts need further research.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Development Studies
Shannon G. Randolph, Daniel J. Ingram, Lisa M. Curran, James Holland Jones, William H. Durham
Summary: Wild meat plays an important role in the informal urban economies, providing a vital source of income to people in rural and urban areas. However, little is known about the actors involved in wild meat markets, their entry to the informal market economy, or their motivations. Research revealed that women constituted a significant portion of wild meat market vendors, primarily from forest-based southern Cameroonian ethnic groups. Improving access to employment and education for women and girls could help reduce the drive to join the urban wild meat trade.
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Francisco Ceballos, Manuel A. Hernandez, Cynthia Paz
Summary: This article examines the short-term effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on food security and nutrition in rural Guatemala, finding that the pandemic has impacted household incomes, food security, and dietary patterns. Despite an overall decrease in dietary diversity, the study found differences in dietary diversity among women and children, suggesting that higher income households may have reduced their dietary diversity to a larger extent.
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
P. A. T. R. I. C. I. A. CARIGNANO TORRES, C. A. R. L. A. MORSELLO, L. U. K. E. PARRY
Summary: This study examines the relationship between rural-urban mobility and wildmeat access in highly forested areas of the Brazilian Amazon. The results show that urban households with greater rural-urban mobility consume more wildmeat and are less likely to purchase it. Rural consumption is more diverse and per-capita wildmeat consumption is four times greater in rural than urban households. The study highlights the need to monitor and manage rural-urban wildmeat flows due to the increasing urban demand and related risks to sustainable resource use.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Eric Scheier, Noah Kittner
Summary: Disparities in the energy burdens of United States households are revealed by net energy metrics. Factors such as race, education, and housing tenure contribute to significant differences in energy burden. To address energy inequity, eligibility requirements for support and access to distributed renewables should be expanded.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Denise Diaz Payan, Fabiola Perez-Lua, Sidra Goldman-Mellor, Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young
Summary: This study investigated the household food environments of rural Latino immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic and found significant food insecurity issues, particularly among low-income households. Government assistance programs, such as SNAP and P-EBT, as well as charitable food programs, played a crucial role in mitigating food insecurity, although there were still issues and barriers to access.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Haruna Sekabira, Zainab Nansubuga, Stanley Peter Ddungu, Lydia Nazziwa
Summary: Improving food security and nutrition is a global challenge, and farm production diversity is seen as a viable pathway to improve household nutrition. However, there is mixed evidence on the association between farm production diversity and key nutrition indicators. A study using data from rural households in Uganda found that crop species count and animal species count were differently associated with household dietary diversity score, energy, and vitamin A sourced from markets. Crop species count consistently showed a strong positive association with energy and all studied micronutrients sourced from own farm produce consumption.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Qiang Wang, Jie Fan, Mei-Po Kwan, Kan Zhou, Guofeng Shen, Na Li, Bowei Wu, Jian Lin
Summary: Since 2013, China has made remarkable progress in transitioning from traditional solid fuels to clean energy. However, this transition has disproportionately affected poor households, leading to concerns about the increasing energy burden. Although there has been a decrease in energy cost inequality, there is a growing disparity in energy burden between rural and urban households.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Cassius Hossfeld, Lior Rennert, Samuel L. K. Baxter, Sarah F. Griffin, Michelle Parisi
Summary: This research examines the relationship between food security status and the home food environment, as well as the potential impact of food access factors. The findings indicate a significant association between food security status and the home food environment, with food pantry usage acting as a significant effect modifier. Improving rural food pantry access may have practical implications for enhancing the home food environment among rural and food insecure populations.
Article
Economics
Wenjin Long, Junxia Zeng, Tongquan Sun
Summary: This study examines the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on wages and household incomes in poor rural areas of China. The findings show that migrant workers and workers in manufacturing, private sector, and small enterprises have been significantly affected by the pandemic. Government support has helped vulnerable households to cope with the negative impacts of COVID-19.
CHINA & WORLD ECONOMY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Khadijeh Rashidi Chegini, Mohammad Reza Pakravan-Charvadeh, Mehdi Rahimian, Saeed Gholamrezaie
Summary: The study found a direct association between household welfare and food security, with households in marginal and moderate categories experiencing greater income inequality. Policy measures should be implemented to improve household welfare status, especially for those facing food insecurity.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sumitra Paudel, Carsten Smith-Hall
Summary: This study empirically developed typologies of periodic markets and medicinal plant retailers in Nepal, estimating their economic importance by analyzing market structures and functions. The research identified different types of markets and retailers, indicating that local retail trade of medicinal plants in periodic markets is of substantial importance for enhancing access to local health care and supporting rural livelihoods.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Review
Environmental Studies
Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi, Raphael Owusu, Ida N. S. Djenontin, Juergen Pretzsch, Lukas Giessen, Gertrud Buchenrieder, Marieve Pouliot, Ana Nicole Acosta
Summary: This article discusses the importance and challenges of forest management institutions in sub-Saharan Africa. The study finds that institutions play a role primarily as processes rather than structures in forest management. The major determinants of institutional compliance are economic, ecological, political, socio-cultural, demographic, and geographical factors. There are variations in the weight of these factors across different sub-regions. The article also suggests adopting a mixed-methods approach combining qualitative and quantitative analysis to better understand the dynamics of forest-linked institutions.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Solomon Zena Walelign, Carsten Smith-Hall, Santosh Rayamajhi, Bir B. K. Chhetri
Summary: This paper presents primary household-level panel data for investigating the dynamics of rural livelihoods in Nepal. The data includes information on environmental resource use, allowing estimation of household-level environmental income. The dataset covers household demographics, assets, income, and household shock experiences. The data was collected in three main physiographic regions in Nepal in 2006, 2009, and 2012. It can be reused for analyses across various topics, data types, and temporal scales.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rune Bolding Bennike, Martin Reinhardt Nielsen
Summary: This article suggests that 'frontier tourism development' is a suitable approach to understand tourism development in rural areas. By analyzing the participation and benefits from tourism development in the Manaslu Conservation Area in Nepal, the article reveals that distance to the trekking trail significantly affects engagement in the tourism sector and wealthier households obtain more tourism income. These findings highlight the challenges of market-oriented inclusive tourism development and the need for alternative analytical perspectives. The article also emphasizes the integration of rural tourism studies with critical agrarian studies.
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
(2023)
Article
Geography
Niels Fold, Dipesh Pyakurel, Marieve Pouliot, Carsten Smith-Hall
Summary: This article contributes to reducing the knowledge gap in global production networks (GPNs) based on renewable natural resources by analyzing the upstream section of the global production network for commercial medicinal plants harvested in and traded from Nepal. The study investigates the dynamics of key actors (traders and wholesalers) and explores their role in reconfiguring GPNs and enhancing the explanatory power of the GPN approach. The findings provide valuable insights for identifying pro-poor interventions.
GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Economics
Frank Jensen, Rasmus Nielsen, Henrik Meilby
Summary: This paper investigates the economically optimal regulation of aquaculture production by using rotation time as a regulatory variable. A general model is used as a starting point to construct a basic model for private and social optimum. The results show that a total tax scheme collected at the end of each rotation can achieve the social optimum, taking into account factors such as fish quality.
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Peter Sjolte Ranke, Beatrice Modest Kessy, Franco Peniel Mbise, Martin Reinhardt Nielsen, Augustine Arukwe, Eivin Roskaft
Summary: In many low-income countries, the conservation of natural resources in protected areas is heavily dependent on tourism revenue. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reduced tourist numbers in Africa, posing a threat to the conservation of these important protected areas. Through the analysis of gate pass records in Tanzanian national parks, we illustrate the immediate and severe impact of the pandemic and associated restrictions on tourist numbers and revenues, and explore whether international and local tourists were equally affected. We discuss strategies to mitigate future negative impacts, such as diversifying revenue sources and reducing dependence on international tourists, and emphasize the importance of external funding options and involving local communities in conservation efforts.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Sofia Topcu Madsen, Carsten Smith-Hall
Summary: On average, environmental income accounts for more than a quarter of rural household income in tropical and sub-tropical countries. One way to increase incomes from wild-harvested products is cultivation. We propose an alternative model of the dynamics of environmental product cultivation pathways, emphasizing stock size, contextual, harvester, and mediating factors.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Economics
Bijendra Basnyat, Thorsten Treue, Ridish Kumar Pokharel, Pankaj Kumar Kayastha, Gajendra Kumar Shrestha
Summary: Through the case of commercial timber production in Nepal's community forests, we uncovered and explained the existence of a 'allowed' corruption that promotes forest conservation through effective anti-corruption measures and harvest regulation.
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Joseph A. K. Kouassi, Yves A. Kablan, Mona E. Bachmann, Sylvain R. T. Lemoine, Martin R. Nielsen, Inza Kon
Summary: The bushmeat trade is a challenge to wildlife conservation due to its impact on protected areas in terms of income generation for hunters, transporters, and vendors. This study aimed to identify the socioeconomic factors influencing the source and quantity of bushmeat in households and local restaurants. The results showed that bushmeat quantity and species diversity were low in households, while they were high in restaurants, primarily supplied by commercial hunters. Conservation awareness campaigns and other protein sources were found to decrease the amount of bushmeat available.
JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ronald Boniphace Ndesanjo, Rasmus Fensholt, Martin Reinhardt Nielsen, Ida Theilade
Summary: Seasonality of rainfall affects pasture availability, herd productivity, and pastoral livelihoods. Increased rainfall variability has implications on pasture production and livelihoods. Using remote sensing and household surveys, our study examines the relationship between climate, pasture availability, livestock mortality, and livelihoods in Tanzania. We found that extreme climatic events are associated with higher livestock mortality, and food insecurity is linked to pasture scarcity and livestock mortality. Policy interventions to enhance pastoralists' capacity to manage activities in the context of climate change are recommended.
REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
(2023)
Review
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Mar Moure, Jette Bredahl Jacobsen, Carsten Smith-Hall
Summary: This review discusses the intersection between climate change adaptation and uncertainty, highlighting that uncertainties in decision-making and their impact on adaptation are less studied compared to uncertainties in the scientific process. Despite the predominance of scientific uncertainties, there is a growing trend in studying decision-making uncertainty and adopting multidisciplinary approaches. Multiple sources of uncertainty influence adaptation decisions, and decision-makers are more likely to incorporate uncertainties rather than suppress them or delay action.
CURRENT CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Sajad Ghanbari, Carsten Smith-Hall, Mostafa Jafari, Ivan Eastin
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on rural livelihoods in the Global South, particularly on income derived from environmental products. Animal husbandry and farming are crucial for rural household economies, while environmental products contribute a smaller percentage of total income. The pandemic has led to decreased income, lower livestock prices, and the closure of animal markets.
Article
Geography
Marieve Pouliot, Mattias Borg Rasmussen
Summary: In this article, the authors explore the simultaneous and interlocking environmental and socio-economic changes in highland Peru. Through a combination of survey and ethnographic data analysis, they examine the changes in livelihood activities and assets. It is found that the key factor in generating uncertainty has shifted from land access to compounding socio-environmental uncertainties, leading to the transformation of the comunidad campesina as a socio-political actor.
Article
Anthropology
Katherine Homewood, Martin Reinhardt Nielsen, Aidan Keane
Summary: This large-scale study reveals the impacts of Tanzania's Wildlife Management Areas on women's livelihoods and wellbeing, showing that women face limitations and threats in political participation, resource use, and wildlife attacks. Wealth and region play important roles, with the poorest women being the most impacted.
JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Simon Rabaa, Robert Wilken, Sylvie Geisendorf
Summary: Energy efficiency measures are crucial for combating climate change, but rebound effects may undermine their effectiveness. This study finds that prior energy efficiency behavior does not hinder subsequent climate-friendly behavior, which is determined by individual demographics and environmental attitudes.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
James R. Meldrum, Patricia A. Champ, Hannah Brenkert-Smith, Christopher M. Barth, Abby E. McConnell, Carolyn Wagner, Colleen Donovan
Summary: This study reassessed a previous study using a richer dataset and found that individuals with lower incomes are less likely to participate in cost-sharing programs, and even if they do participate, they contribute a lower share. This indicates potential economic equity concerns.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Daniel Rueb
Summary: This paper examines the distributional effects of the European Commission's Fit-for-55 package at the household level in seven EU countries and finds that a household-size specific lump-sum refund can mitigate the negative distributional effects of a carbon tax and reduce overall inequality.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Correction
Ecology
Anke Jacksohn, Miguel Angel Tovar Reanos, Frank Pothen, Katrin Rehdanz
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Pierre Chiaverina, Sophie Drogue, Florence Jacquet
Summary: This study investigates the impact of farmers' participation in different short food supply chains (SFSCs) on synthetic pesticide use and crop yields. The findings show that farmers who sell part of their crops through direct-to-consumer channels use significantly fewer synthetic pesticides compared to those who sell through long food supply chains. However, there is no evidence that farmers involved in direct-to-retailer channels use significantly fewer synthetic pesticides. Additionally, there is no indication that SFSC participation affects crop yields.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Kangyin Dong, Yang Liu, Jianda Wang, Xiucheng Dong
Summary: This study uses the generalized method of moments (GMM) model to explore the relationship between the digital economy and energy vulnerability in 110 economies. The findings suggest that the digital economy effectively reduces energy vulnerability, with digital infrastructure and social impact being the main contributors. Furthermore, the digital economy helps upgrade the industrial structure and financial development level, thereby reducing energy vulnerability. Additionally, the negative impact of the digital economy on energy vulnerability is more significant in regions with higher income levels.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Romain Espinosa, Nicolas Treich
Summary: This study examines a simple model of consumption of animals with altruistic behavior towards animals. The model reveals a public good issue, where the market equilibrium leads to low quality and excessive quantity of animal lives when they are not worth living. The implications of the findings and the significance of the modeling choices for future economic research on animal welfare are discussed.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Arianna Buratto, Lorenzo Lotti
Summary: Finding ways to steer consumers towards vegetarian and plant-based meals is important for reducing the environmental impact of diets. In this study, we investigated the use of nudges in restaurants to increase sales of vegetarian and plant-based dishes. We found that removing symbols for these dishes increased sales, while adding a low emissions symbol had no effect. However, when the nudge was made transparent through a statement, sales significantly increased. These findings support the use of nudges as cost-effective interventions to address unsustainable food consumption in the hospitality sector.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Emmanuel Paroissien, Timothy K. M. Beatty, Antoine Nebout
Summary: This article provides empirical evidence that the opportunity cost of time explains the frequency of household food waste. The study found that proxies for the opportunity cost of time were positively correlated with the probability of reporting wasting food.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Jefim Vogel, Gauthier Guerin, Daniel W. O'Neill, Julia K. Steinberger
Summary: This study explores the vulnerability of livelihoods to a reduction in economic output and introduces a novel analytic framework to describe their relationship. The study finds that the vulnerability is not inevitable but arises from insecurity in wage labor, adequate incomes, and pensions. These conditions are primarily due to profit maximization and neoliberal welfare and labor policies. The study identifies a range of interventions to overcome this vulnerability and make stringent environmental policies socially sustainable and politically palatable.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Franziska Dorn, Simone Maxand, Thomas Kneib
Summary: Understanding the interconnected nature of rising carbon emissions and income inequality is crucial to achieve social and ecological sustainability. The distributional copula model used in this study uncovers complex interdependencies that standard linear regression techniques might hide.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Darius Corbier, Frederic Gonand
Summary: The article investigates the macroeconomic channels of transmission of the low-carbon transition in two official scenarios for the French power system under different oil price scenarios. The results show that technical progress and substitution mechanisms can drive the decarbonization of the economy and growth, with energy demand and durable goods demand being the main transmission channels.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Gloria Amaris, Stepan Vesely, Stephane Hess, Christian A. Klockner
Summary: The study of human behavior is crucial for the development of policies for sustainability. It is important to consider the possibility of spillover effects in mathematical models, as exposure to related choices can influence subsequent behavior. Our study demonstrates the existence of these spillover effects and showcases the effectiveness of discrete choice models.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Sonia Almeida Neves, Antonio Cardoso Marques, Leonardo Batista de sa Lopes
Summary: This paper investigates the impact of European Union regulations on e-waste exports. The findings suggest that taxation is ineffective in reducing e-waste exports and may even increase them. Additionally, high dependence on foreign raw materials and sub-standard waste collection systems contribute to the increase in e-waste exports. Therefore, investing in e-waste collection facilities can better utilize the valuable resources in this waste.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Gregor Semieniuk
Summary: Efforts to decouple economic growth from resource use and negative environmental impacts have yielded inconclusive results, partially due to the uncertainties in historical measurement arising from definitional changes to GDP. This study examines the impact of GDP vintages on decoupling results and finds that a significant number of countries switch between relative decoupling and recoupling, and that GDP vintages also affect environmental Kuznets curve results and the decline in global energy intensity. The inconsistencies in economic measurement introduce ambiguity into historical decoupling evidence and model projections into the future.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2024)