India

 Evaluators of nature

Environmental economists hold the brief that the best way to put environment on the agenda of various countries is to make them realise its economic value. Partha Dasgupta of Stanford

Publication Date: 
29/06/1992
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment Economics, Sustainable Development
Forests

The price of forests: proceedings of a seminar on the economics of the sustainable use of forest resources

This book constitutes the proceedings of a seminar on the economics of the sustainable use of forests resources was held in New Delhi in 1990. To deal with the various aspects of forest use and management, the seminar was divided into five sessions. The first session dealt with natural resource accounting with special reference to forests. The second session dealt with certain basic issues of forest management. The third session focussed on the state of knowledge about forest products.

Publication Date: 
Dec 1991
Anil Agarwal
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Environment Economics, Common Property Resources, Forest Resources, Forest Management, Afforestation, Forest Products, Agroecosystem Planning, India, Shifting Cultivation
Thu, 2015-06-18 (All day)

2nd International Conference on Energy & Environment: bringing together Engineering and Economics 18-19 June 2015, Portugal

Wed, 2015-01-21 (All day)

Eleventh International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability,21-23 January 2015, Denmark

Sat, 2014-11-01 (All day)

International Conference on Economics, Energy, Environment and Agricultural Sciences, 1-2 November 2014, Malaysia

Energy

Sri Lanka must tap all renewable energy

Energy experts believe Sri Lanka should now tap all possible renewable energy sources to cut down on the use of fossil fuels which comes to the country at a high price.

"Our economy will fall behind if we continue spending on foreign oil and coal every year," said Executive Director Energy Forum Ashoka Abeygunawardane at a recent workshop in Colombo.

Publication Date: 
12/05/2009
Ifham Nizam
The Island (Sri Lanka)
Tags:
Environment Economics, Global Warming, Coal, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Energy, Turbines, Fossil Fuels, Electricity, Sri Lanka
Environment

Legal tools for citizen empowerment: getting a better deal from natural resource investment in Africa

This report describes projects and activities of legal literacy training (

Publication Date: 
01/03/2009
Lorenzo Cotula
IIED
Tags:
Environment, Environment Economics, Energy, Economic Development, Africa, Globalisation, Agriculture
Energy

An attractive option

Amid the turbulence of the credit crunch, investors are increasingly concerned with finding a safe asset class for investment - property is crashing, the stock market has crashed and bonds look risky. Investors are looking to diversify their portfolios into a variety of alternative asset classes. Energy infrastructure could provide that potential safe haven.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2008
Felicia Jackson
Renewable Energy World Magazine
11
4
0
Tags:
Environment Economics, Climate Mitigation, Energy, Renewable Energy
Governance And Institutions

Interview: Can't see the desert for the trees

Returning to Africa after a 10 year absence, Chris Reij could barely believe his eyes. On the arid margins of the Sahara in Niger, all he could see were trees.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2008
Fred Pearce
New Scientist
197
2649
42
Tags:
Environment Economics, Deserts, Desert Spread, Agroforestry, Niger, Afforestation, Farmers, Agroecosystem Planning, Governance And Institutions, Public Participation, Africa, Sahara
Water Supply

Water: Purification with a pinch of salt

Climate change, growing populations and political concerns are prompting governments and investors from California to China to take a fresh look at desalination : a report. March 20, 2008

Publication Date: 
20/03/2008
Quirin Schiermeier
Nature
452
7185
0
Tags:
Environment Economics, Water Treatment Technology, Drinking Water, Desalination, Renewable Energy, Energy, Global, Statistics, Water Demand

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