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Environmental and socio‐economic factors behind data provision in 17 citizen science projects

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Citizen science approaches in ecology have recently become increasingly popular. Although many advantages, such as the cost‐effective collection of vast amounts of data, outweigh the disadvantages, most projects face difficulties, such as non‐random sampling, pseudo‐absences or various biases, such as detection/reporting biases or participant ...
Zsóka Vásárhelyi   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Design of a Carbon Tax

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We consider the design of a tax on greenhouse gas emissions for a developed country such as the United States. We consider three sets of issues: the optimal tax base, issues relating to the rate (including the use of the revenues and rate changes over ...
Weisbach, David, Metcalf, Gilbert
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Enforcing environmental law in the Amazon

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This article identifies the underlying obstacles to enforcement of laws against environmental crimes such as illegal logging, mining and ranching. With four departments (provinces) from Colombia as case studies, it assesses enforcement of the country's main environmental law, Law 2111, which is one of Latin America's strongest. The article has
Mark Ungar, Juan Corredor‐Garcia
wiley   +1 more source

Distributional Effects of the CAP on Western German Farm Incomes and Regional Farm Income Disparity

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This study is concerned with measuring impacts of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on farm income distribution of western Germany. Not only the sheer contribution of market price support and direct payments as a proportion of income is taken into ...
Deppermann, Andre   +2 more
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Exploring consumer preferences for wild meat and other animal proteins in Gamba, Gabon: Implications for conservation and management of natural resources alongside extractive industry

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The town of Gamba in southwest Gabon represents an exceptional example of how the development of an extractive industry (in this case oil production) may impact wild meat consumption in an area of global importance for biodiversity. Studies in the 1990s identified an active wild meat trade; however, no studies have been undertaken since, and ...
James McNamara   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sociopolitical indicators of food insecurity: a study of 25 US states. [PDF]

open access: yesPublic Health Nutr
Chakraborty R   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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