317 – The worth of wildlife

What is a threatened species worth? It may seem like a strange question, but it’s one that environmental economists have done a fair bit of research on. If you measured their worth in commercial terms, the answer would be, probably nothing in most cases. But most of us care about threatened species and would be read more »

316 – Resources for agri-environmental schemes

I’ve been asked to present a talk in Ireland in two weeks, on the topic “The Design of Effective Agri-Environment Schemes”. In putting the talk together, it struck me that I (with help from colleagues) have developed quite a few resources in this space, so I’ve collected them on a new web site to make read more »

315 – Shark conservation and demand for tourism in the Maldives

As I’ve noted previously, diving with wild sharks is a growing tourism industry. It has the potential to increase the demand for shark conservation, in order to maintain the economic benefits to tourism operators, and the benefits to tourists. Here we quantify these benefits in the Maldives, as well as the cost of worsening conservation. read more »

314 – ADOPT goes online

313 – Joining the dots versus growing the blobs

312 – The economics of nitrogen in agriculture

311 – 153 Beatles’ Albums Ranked

310 – Additionality can be tricky to assess

309 – Why do fishers in Chile put up with poachers?

308 – Vote yes for marriage equality