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Acciones conjuntas y buenas prácticas para la implementación de actividades de restauración, manejo de cuencas y resiliencia de fincas y paisajes ante el cambio climático
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2017)
Este documento sistematiza la experiencia que se ha venido desarrollando en la cuenca del río Jesús María, conocida como la cuenca más degradada de Costa Rica, con el objetivo de compartir lecciones aprendidas y recomendaciones ...
Costa Rica y su marco actual de políticas agroambientales. Hacia un modelo exitoso de restauración en paisajes rurales
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2017)
Se aborda el modelo de desarrollo costarricense que ha promovido diversas iniciativas. Plantea que el manejo articulado de programas agrícolas y forestales tiene mayores posibilidades de generar impactos positivos. Reconoce ...
Spillovers from targeting of incentives: Exploring responses to being excluded.
(Elsevier, Ámsterdam (Países Bajos), 2017)
A growing set of policies involve transfers conditioned upon socially desired actions, such as attending school or conserving forest. However, given a desire to maximize the impact of limited funds by avoiding transfers ...
Coupling of pollination services and coffee suitability under climate change
(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2017)
The use of Ecosystem-based Adaptation practices by smallholder farmers in Central America
(Elsevier, Ámsterdam (Países Bajos), 2017)
There is growing interest in promoting the use of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) practices to help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change, however there is limited information on how commonly these practices are ...
Spillovers from Conservation Programs
(Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, California (Estados Unidos), 2017-10)
Conservation programs have increased significantly, as has the evaluation of their impacts. However, the evaluation of their potential impacts beyond program borders has been scarce. Such spillovers can significantly reduce ...
Small farmer cooperatives and voluntary coffee certifications Rewarding progressive farmers of engendering widespread change in Costa Rica?
(ELSEVIER, 2017)
Our research examines the benefits and drawbacks for cooperatives who participate in voluntary coffee
certifications. We interviewed administrators at twenty Costa Rican coffee cooperatives about management
practices ...
Heterogeneous Local Spillovers from Protected Areas in Costa Rica
(2017)
Spillovers can significantly reduce or enhance the net effects of land-use policies, yet there exists little rigorous evidence concerning their magnitudes. We examine how Costa Rica’s national parks affect deforestation ...
Economic Incentives, Perceptions and Compliance with Marine Turtle Egg Harvesting Regulation in Nicaragua
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2017)
La Flor Wildlife Refuge and nearby beaches on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua are important nesting sites for
various species of endangered marine turtles. However, illegal harvesting of turtle eggs threatens the survival ...
Credit, Insurance, and Farmers’ Liability: Evidence from a Lab in the Field Experiment with Coffee Farmers in Costa Rica.
(2017-03)
To cope with losses from extreme hydro-meteorological events, governments typically implement disaster relief programs and offer debt relief to affected parties. Governments in developing countries have made extensive use ...