Browse Research

The paper Understanding and Assessing Equity in Protected Area Conservation: a Matter of Governance, Rights, Social Impacts and Human Wellbeing aims to support managers and policy makers progress towards more equitable conservation of protected area (PA).

The Contribution of Forests to National Income in Ethiopia and Linkages with REDD+ presents the outcome of the assessment of the contribution of forest ecosystems to Ethiopia's national income (GDP). It shows that the contribution is considerably larger than previously thought.

This report Leveraging the Smart Grid: The Effect of Real-Time Information on Consumer Decisions reviews the literature on the impact of real-time information provision on consumer decision-making. In addition, it describes the results of a study in which about 7000 households in Ontario, Canada were provided with in-home displays linked to smart meters that provided real-time feedback on electricity consumption. The results show that electricity consumption declines by about 3% as a result of information feedback, that the reduction in demand is sustained for at least five months, and that it is highly correlated with outdoor temperature.

The Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development have generated a fast-growing interest in strengthening the links between climate change and other development priorities in Asia. Due to this growing interest, policymakers are increasingly looking for tools and methods that can analyse linkages between climate change and development priorities.

The paper The Changing Value of the ‘Green’ Label on the US Municipal Bond Market investigates the differences between the yield term structures of green and conventional bonds in the US municipal bond market.