Advocacy coalitions, REDD+, and forest governance in Papua New Guinea: How likely is transformational change?
Babon A; McIntyre D; Gowae GY; Gallemore C; Carmenta R; Di Gregorio M; Brockhaus M (2014). In: Ecology and Society, 19.
Publication type: Research articles
National REDD+ policy networks: from cooperation to conflict
Brockhaus M; Di Gregorio M (2014). In: Ecology and Society, 19.
A socio-technical perspective on low carbon investment challenges – Insights for UK energy policy
The UK is moving into a new phase of energy governance which is characterised by significant demand for new investment to meet long term climate policy objectives and to address shorter term energy security challenges. This paper examines how contributions from the socio-technical systems approach can be operationalised to address the policy and societal challenge […]
Critical reflection on knowledge and narratives of conservation agriculture
Whitfield, S., Dougill, A. J., Dyer, J. C., Kalaba, F. K., Leventon, J., & Stringer, L. C. (2015).Geoforum, 60, pp133-142.
What lies beneath: understanding the invisible aspects of municipal climate change governance
Municipal or local government climate governance has attracted much research attention with a proliferation of literature investigating institutional enablers and barriers to climate action. This paper addresses a gap in this literature through considering critically the role of informal/shadow systems and spaces; the significant inner social workings that constitute what we call the ‘invisible aspects’ of municipal institutions for learning and decision-making processes. read more »
The Potential and Coupling Effect of Compost and Mucuna for Quarry Site Restoration: A Study at the YongwaLimestone Quarry in Ghana
Hogarh, J. N., Antwi-Agyei, P., Terlabie, J. L., Boakye, O., & Addo-Fordjour, P. (2015). In: Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 3(2), 30-35. Link to article
Labeling opinions in the climate debate: a critical review
This paper critically reviews the literature on climate opinion labels, and the efforts taken within an academic context to categorize differences, create new taxonomies of more detailed sub‐labels, or create or argue for the use of new labels such as denier or contrarian. read more »
Development Aid and Climate Finance
Eyckmans, J., S. Fankhauser, and S. Kverndokk (2015). In Environmental and Resource Economics
Conservation payments under uncertainty
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 »
Why is socially-just climate change adaptation in sub-Saharan Africa so challenging? A review of barriers identified from empirical cases
To enhance understanding of the process of climate change adaptation and to facilitate the planning and implementation of socially-just adaptation strategies, deeper consideration of the factors that impede adaptation is required. In response, scholars have increasingly identified barriers to adaptation in the literature. But, despite this progress, knowledge of barriers that hamper adaptation in developing […]