Evaluating the Long-Term Effects of Global Climate Change on Brazilian Agriculture According to Farm Size

Authors: Juliana Speranza, José Feres
November, 2010

Abstract:
This paper aims to assess the long-term effects of global climate change on Brazilian agriculture. In particular, it will address the following questions: (i) What are the long-term effects of global climate change in terms of land values in the distinct Brazilian biomes?; and (ii) do these effects differ according to farm size? In order to answer these questions, the hedonic approach proposed by Mendelsohn et al. (1994) is estimated for Brazilian municipalities. 

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Microenterprises after the funding ends: Two Steps Forward and One Step Back

Author:Simone C. Bauch

July, 2010

Abstract:
Community-based natural resource management has become central to international conservation efforts in recent decades, as part of a pro-poor environmental agenda (Adams et al. 2004; Berkes 2007). The goal is to simultaneously improve local welfare and provide incentives for conservation through economic development based on sustainable use of natural resources. A key assumption is that the best way to accomplish this is by working with groups of households in communities, associations, or other types of networks. 

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