The article shows that the diplomatic activity of local and regional governments is still constrained by international and domestic legal frameworks. Read more
Brazil
The decision of whether to retain forest or convert to another land use is affected by uncertainty over future land use returns. This paper examines the design of conservation payments to landowners under uncertainty. Payments are either indexed to the returns from deforestation (agriculture), or to a market value associated with forest nonuse benefits. Payment size depends on the degree of correlation between payments and agricultural returns, and their relative volatility. Market-based payments for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) are simulated for Brazilian soybean growers. Payments indexed to carbon prices are larger than those indexed to international soybean prices. (JEL Q23, Q24) Read more
Headline issue Since developing countries typically have large agricultural sectors, the implementation of green agricultural policies can play a key... Read more
More cattle, less deforestation? Land use intensification in the Amazon is an unexpected phenomenon. Theories of hollow frontier, speculative behaviour... Read more
Setzer, J. (2014). In: Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning. November 2014. DOI: 10.1080/1523908X.2014.984669 Read more
Rei, F., Cunha, K. and Setzer, J. (2013). In: Brazilian Journal of Environmental Law, v. 71:265-286 (Portuguese). Read more
In a number of cities around the world the adoption of climate policies has been driven by partnerships between multiple... Read more
Working Paper 82 Abstract We revisit the hypothesis tested in Rodrigues et al (2009) that the process of human development... Read more
Working Paper 74 Abstract The expansion of a given land use may affect deforestation directly if forests are cleared to... Read more
Working Paper 72 Abstract The paper analyses the implications of landowners’ option values in land allocation and derives policy recommendations... Read more