Category: Africa

In Cairo's Trash City, School Teaches Reading, Recycling

By CostBenefit on Feb 22, 2010 | In Africa, Waste & Recycling, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Costs and Benefits, Multimedia -- Audio and/or Video, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics | Send feedback »

Summary: For generations, the Zabaleen people have hauled away Cairo's refuse and lived on the fringes of society. But thanks to an enterprising recycling school, the poor and mostly illiterate inhabitants of "Trash City" are receiving education and job… more »

The Financial Costs of Ecologically Nonsustainable Farming Practices in a Semiarid System

By CostBenefit on Feb 21, 2010 | In Africa, Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, Endangered Species, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ecosystem Valuation, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Nonsustainable ostrich farming practices have degraded large areas of the Little Karoo, a semiarid region in South Africa. The Little Karoo lies within the Succulent Karoo biome, a recognized biodiversity hotspot. A financial feasibility analysis was und… more »

Enforcement of Exogenous Environmental Regulations, Social Disapproval, and Bribery

By CostBenefit on Jan 14, 2010 | In General, Water, Africa, Academic Study/Journal Article, Endangered Species, Regulatory Analysis, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics | Send feedback »

Abstract: Many resource users are not directly involved in the formulation and enforcement of resource management rules and regulations in developing countries. As a result, resource users do not generally accept such rules. Enforcement officers who have… more »

Assessing opportunity costs of conservation: Ingredients for protected area

By CostBenefit on Nov 13, 2009 | In General, Africa, Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Contingent Valuation, Surveys,.., Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics | Send feedback »

AbstractThe Kakamega Forest is the only remaining tropical rainforest fragment in Western Kenya and hosts large numbers of endemic animal and plant species. Protected areas were established decades ago in order to preserve the forest's unique biodive… more »

Eliciting environmental preferences of Ghanaians in the laboratory: An incentive-compatible experiment

By CostBenefit on Nov 9, 2009 | In General, Africa, Academic Study/Journal Article, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Contingent Valuation, Surveys,.., Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry | Send feedback »

Abstract: In this paper Yael Meroz, Andrea Morone, and Piergiuseppe Morone aim to look into the attributes of Ghanaians’ willingness-to-pay for green products. This would help ... assess whether Ghanaians show a preference towards environmental goods. Th… more »
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