61. Environment: How Much Is A Tree Worth? - Newsweek Environmental Economics Think a tree is just a tree? Think again. A new United Nations study puts dollar signs on the services nature provides. http://www.newsweek.com/2009/11/12/environmental-economics.html

Newsweek Homepage Newsweek's Education Site Photos: Global Pot Laws What the Web Knows About You ... Close Search Environmental Economics Think a tree is just a tree? Think again. A new United Nations study puts dollar signs on the services nature provides. With its legs buried underwater, the mangrove is a case study in evolutionary biology. Found mostly in coastal areas in the tropics, mangroves are essentially low-growing trees that blanket shallow waters with their roots. To small animals, the structures provide a haven and a food source. To the coastlines, they reduce the impact of raucous waves that could wash away beaches. Calculating what they do for humans, however, is a more dubious pursuit. They're nice to look at and cushion the impact of tsunamis, but if they disappeared, would there be a net loss? From an economic standpoint, what mangroves or other local fauna contribute has long been considered about equal to what they take away: roughly, nothing. Rarely is there a calculus of wider ecosystem services, like water purification or, on a larger scale, carbon emissions that affect agriculture, medicinal research, and global fisheries. But a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme identifies the economic contribution of ecosystems and biodiversity as significant—and lucrative. Mangroves in Vietnam, it turns out, save annual expenditures on dike maintenance of more than $7 million. And in another example: it would cost $200 million to replicate the services provided by natural springs in New Zealand.

62. Globalisation And The Environment Blog with news, research and discussion on economic issues related to the impact of globalisation on the environment. http://globalisation-and-the-environment.blogspot.com/

Globalisation and the Environment A place to find news, research and discussion on economic issues related to the impact of globalisation on the environment Friday, October 29, 2010 Green accounting II digg_url = 'http://globalisation-and-the-environment.blogspot.com/2010/10/green-accounting-ii.html'; No sooner does one "green accounting" story come along then it is followed by another. This time the world bank is putting in its twopeneth. I have been covering green accounting in Econ101 for years but I expect this is a "deeper" integration. "Embeding nature in the national accounts" sounds good to me although it certainly is not a "silver bullet". These are all small steps in the right direction. World Bank Launches Scheme To Green Government Accounts The World Bank on Thursday launched a program to help nations put a value on nature just like GDP in a bid to stop the destruction of forests, wetlands and reefs that underpin businesses and economies. The five-year pilot project backed by India, Mexico and other nations aims to embed nature into national accounts to draw in the full benefits of services such as coastal protection from mangroves or watersheds for rivers that feed cities and crops.

63. Bangladesh Environment Network Outlines the environmental problems facing Bangladesh and puts forward some responses. http://www.ben-center.org/

Bangladesh Environment Network Background Main Table of Contents Contacts New: BEN Resolution on India's Tipaimukh Dam Climate Change and Bangladesh - Protest Rally UN, New York, September 18, 2009 WWW this site An Array of Environmental Problems threaten Bangladesh Contamination of drinking water; the level of arsenic is more than 500 percent of the WHO recommended safe mark for over 80 million people. Desertification of large parts of the country due to construction of dams and barrages upstream in India. Sea Level rise and the prospect of large-scale inundation. Air pollution in urban areas, periodical flooding, pollution of rivers, the destruction of forests and wetlands. The Response Since its inception BEN has collaborated with pro environment agencies in Bangladesh to nurture a broad social movement, such as represented by the Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (Bangladesh Environment Movement, BAPA) Recent achievements in Bangladesh have been encouraging, but many problems yet need to be addressed adequately. You can get updates on environmental issues via our discussion site or contact us for more information on how you can participate in our work.

64. The EnviroLink Network - [topic] Displaying 1 2 of 2 resources in Environmental Economics 1. Conservation and Society Bangalore, India ‘Conservation and Society’ is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary http://www.envirolink.org/topics.html?topicsku=2002109191048&topic=Environme

65. National Center For Environmental Economics | US EPA NCEE analyzes relationships between the economy, environmental health, and environmental pollution control. This includes economic benefits and costs, economic incentives, size, composition, and effects of the pollution control industry, risk assessment data used in economic analyses. http://yosemite1.epa.gov/ee/epa/eed.nsf/pages/homepage

66. Environmental Economics - Cambridge University Press This intermediatelevel undergraduate textbook in environmental economics builds on the microeconomics courses students take in their first year. http://www.cambridge.org/aus/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9781107002142

67. International Institute For Industrial Environmental Economics Lund University s research and education institute with focus on preventative environmental strategies and cleaner production. http://www.iiiee.lu.se/

68. Environmental Economics & Sustainable Development Brad Ewing I hold degrees in Economics as well as Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology. I am currently a graduate student at UC Davis. I use Environmental Economics http://www.environmental-economics.blogspot.com/

Sources ABC News Associated Press BBC News Berkeley Daily Planet ... Worldwatch Institute Suggested Links BigPicture.tv Brookings Institution Buckeye Forest Council CAFE Standards ... WorldChanging Today's Chess Puzzles About Me Brad Ewing I hold degrees in Economics as well as Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology. I am currently a graduate student at UC Davis. I use to post thoughts and articles on topics I find interesting. View my complete profile Publications and links Calculation Methodology of the National Footprint Accounts, 2008 Edition The Ecological Footprint Atlas 2008 Living Planet Report 2008 India's Ecological Footprint: A Business Perspective ... Global Footprint Network Blog Archive April David Suzuki, Air, and Intelligence February Conscientious Investments: The Carbon Principles ... June Labels Agricultural Economics Benefit-Cost Analysis Biology California ... Water Suggested Blogs Biopolitical Carl Pope's Blog China Analyst Cleantech Blog ... World Newser: ABC News Chicklets Sunday, April 06, 2008 David Suzuki, Air, and Intelligence David Suzuki talking about air and alveoli March 12, 2008 11th Annual Commonwealth Lecture Our lungs are made up of about 300 million capsules, or alveoli, and they are clustered around an alveolar stem like grapes. We have lots of these clusters in our lungs and we need them all to provide the surface area needed to come into contact with the air. If you flatten the alveoli of our lungs out into two dimensions, they would cover a tennis court. That is about how much surface area is wrinkled up in our lungs. Each alveolus is lined by a surfactant that reduces surface tension so that the air sticks to it. Immediately carbon dioxide rushes out of our bodies, oxygen and whatever else is in the air rushes in, and haemoglobin molecules in red blood cells grab on to the oxygen so that each beat of our heart can transfer that oxygen to every part of our bodies. And when you exhale you do not exhale all the air in your lungs. If you did that your lungs would collapse. About half of the air stays in your lungs even when you exhale.

69. Resource Decisions Home Practice focused on energy and environmental economics. Policy studies and impact analyses of natural resource development plans for public and private clients including utilities, water districts, and governmental agencies. http://www.resourcedecisions.net

HOMEPAGE Twentieth Anniversary 1988-2008! I would like to express our gratitude for the support to the clients and colleagues who have contributed to the successful completion of many varied and interesting resource economics projects over the last 20 years. We look forward to assisting you in addressing the many challenging resource decisions that will face during the coming years. In addition to our home base in San Francisco, I am now spending part of our time at our small coffee farm on the beautiful Kona coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. Whether in San Francisco or Kona you can be assured that Resource Decisions will continue to provide the high level of service an intelligent policy-making advice that has characterized the first 20 years of Resource Decisions consulting practice. Marvin Feldman, Ph.D. Principal website by ian kleinfeld

70. AERE: Association Of Environmental And Resource Economists AERE has two journals, the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (JEEM), and the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy (REEP), and publishes the biannual AERE http://aere.org/

AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','width','802','height','195','title','AERE Home','src','http://aere.org/layout/aere-new','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movie','http://aere.org/layout/aere-new' ); //end AC code Search: main navigation About AERE Membership Journals Newsletters ... Home Welcome! Welcome to the new homepage for the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) , the international professional association for economists working on the environment and natural resources. AERE was founded in 1979 as a means for exchanging ideas, stimulating research, and promoting graduate training in environmental and resource economics. AERE currently has over 900 members from more than thirty nations, coming from academic institutions, the public sector, and private industry. AERE provides many forums for exchanging ideas relevant to the management of natural and environmental resources. AERE has two journals, the

71. Main Street Economics .:. Independent Economic Analysis Economic consultants for resource and environmental issues. Pages on past performance, services offered, markets targeted, and employment opportunities. Targets the emerging market (private and government) for environmental economics applications. http://www.mainstreeteconomics.com

Home Spitting In The Ocean Recent Projects Publications ... Job Opportunities Main Street Economics PO Box 11 Trappe, MD 21673 Phone: 410 822 5998 Main Street Economics Main Street Economics is a small business offering professional and technical services in the emerging market for environmental economics applications. We provide these services to government agencies, private business and non-governmental organizations. Our core capability is in the application of economic analysis to environmental and natural resources management and markets. This capability includes: Enumerating and analyzing socio-economic surveys, Undertaking welfare-based policy analysis, Measures of market and non-market costs and benefits, and Other environmental and natural resource analysis. As both state and federal agencies seek to meet increasingly complex and challenging environmental objectives, and as private businesses strive to accommodate new environmental requirements, there is a clear and growing market for environmental economics applications. From TMDLs to eco-system valuations and from research to implementation, practical and timely economic analysis can help to ensure a sustainable path forward. Main Street Economics targets this emerging demand for environmental economics applications with high-value, professional and technical services. robert@mainstreeteconomics.com

72. Environmental Economics UC Berkeley Environment Sustainability Can be applied to the ERG minor if taken for 3 units. This course serves as an introduction to using energy efficiency and conservation in real applications. http://enviro.berkeley.edu/taxonomy/term/13?page=12

73. Oikos Blog by David Jeffery discusses Australian and global environmental and economic issues in a way that s accessible to people who are not economists nor ecologists. http://www.greenomics.blogspot.com

Oikos Thursday, November 26, 2009 Some quick thoughts on the Oz emissions trading scheme We have a good idea now of what the so-called Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme is going to look like, after the Government and Opposition hammered out a deal on Tuesday and it was endorsed (barely) by the Liberal Party in a turbulent day yesterday. It seems that the Government now has the numbers to get the Bill through the Senate, with enough opposition senators willing to support it. Environmentally, it is modest indeed: it should deliver the Government's committment of a 5% greenhouse gas reduction by 2020. The Government has committed to a 15% reduction by 202 if there is an effective global agreement but, first, that looks unlikely and, second, even if there is, after the way the scheme was been watered down and watered down as it goes through the political process, I really don't have much confidence that the Government could get a scheme up that delivers 15% reductions by 2020. It's also probably worth noting that those 5% reductions won't all happen in Australia - under the scheme as it is, most reductions will be achieved by Australia buying credits from overseas schemes. I don't have a big problem with that - it essentially means Australian money driving additional reductions overseas - but a lot of people feel that when we commit to reducing our emissions, we should actually reduce our own emssions rather than paying others to reduce theirs. Economically, I've heard it described as a "rent-seeker's paradise" and a massive transfer of wealth from households and small business to big polluters and I think those statements are pretty fair. It contains massive compensation for affected industries, and reasonable compensation for low-income households. Everyone else pays. Surprisingly, it is revenue-negative for government.

74. PREM - Poverty Reduction And Environmental Management The Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management (PREM) program aims to deepen and broaden the exposure of economic researchers and policy advisors in developing countries to the theory and methods of natural resource management and environmental economics. http://www.prem-online.org

To Main Menu PREM Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management Too many people still associate environmentally sound development with the curtailment of economic opportunities and growth, rather than their expansion. The sustainable use of natural resources is typically seen as a cost rather than an investment. To overcome this misconception, a better understanding is required of the reciprocal links between poverty and the environment. The Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management (PREM) programme aims to deepen and broaden the exposure of economic researchers and policy advisors in developing countries to the theory and methods of natural resource management and environmental economics. It is envisaged that this will encourage effective policy change in developing countries with the joint goals of poverty reduction and sustainable environmental management. This website provides information about all PREM projects, funding activities, research outcomes, ongoing activities and policy implications. All publications, working papers, press releases and policy briefs are available through the publications section You can click the map below for project details In cooperation with TNC, WWF and the Australian government, PREM releases Nature's Investment Bank, a film on Marine Protected Areas role in fighting poverty.

75. National Center For Environmental Economics | US EPA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE) offers a centralized source of technical expertise to the Agency, as well as other http://yosemite.epa.gov/ee/epa/eed.nsf/Webpages/homepage

76. Harvard Environmental Economics Program: Home A University-wide program engaged in research, teaching, and outreach efforts in environmental and natural resource economics. http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/heep/index.html

FEATURED PROFILE Michael Kremer Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases . His articles have been published in journals including the American Economic Review, Econometrica , and the Quarterly Journal of Economics . Kremer previously served as a teacher in Kenya. He founded and was the first Executive Director of WorldTeach, a nonprofit organization that places more than 360 volunteer teachers annually in developing countries. Click here to read more about Professor Kremer. New HEEP Discussion Paper: The Problem of the Commons: Still Unsettled After 100 Years Read More MIT's Michael Greenstone named HEEP Associate Scholar Michael Greenstone, 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been named an Associate Scholar of the Harvard Environmental Economics Program. Read More Harvard Environmental Economics Program Student Prizes for Academic Year 2010-2011 Read More HEEP Faculty Fellow Martin Weitzman and Resources for the Future Named Joint Recipients of the FEEM 20th Anniversary Prize Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) awarded its 20th Anniversary prize, jointly, to Martin L. Weitzman and Resources for the Future. Weitzman was acknowledged for his important theoretical contributions to the field of environmental economics. Resources for the Future, a Washington D.C.-based think-tank led by HEEP International Advisory Board member Phil Sharp, was chosen for its work on the implementation and design of environmental and economic policy instruments.

77. ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS environmental economics research strategy office of research and development, national center for environmental research office of policy, economics and innovation, national center for http://www.epa.gov/ord/htm/documents/econresearch.pdf

78. Handelshögskolan Program overview of teaching and research in environmental and natural resource economics at the EEU. Includes capacity building in developing countries. http://www.hgu.gu.se/item.aspx?id=2496

79. Environmental Economics Home Environmental Economics Number of credits 4 Number of hours lecturestutorial-practicals 48 (approximately) Faculty Sangeeta Bansal and Meeta K. Mehra http://www.jnu.ac.in/Academics/Schools/SchoolOfInternationalStudies/CITD/Courses

Home Environmental Economics Number of credits: 4 Number of hours: lectures-tutorial-practicals: 48 (approximately) Faculty: Sangeeta Bansal and Meeta K. Mehra Course outline: The course is designed to introduce students to key contemporary issues in environmental economics and equip them with tools and methodologies to analyse and address environmental problems in an economic framework. The course comprises of lectures, plus 1 term paper to be submitted per student. Students are also expected to search for currently debated environmental problems and policies in India and other countries that would trigger discussions in the class. Evaluation procedure: - 1 Term paper: 20% - Mid semester examination: 40% - End semester examination: 40% Course Outline and Reading List Part I I Introduction: The Environment and Economics Scope of the problem Interaction between economy and environment Readings: Kolstad: Chs 1 and 2 II Genesis of Environmental Problems: Market Failures Public Goods and Externalities Handbook Ch 13 III Regulating the Environment: Instrument Choice Command and Control methods: Standards, Technology Mandates

80. GNee Dissertations and other online publications, forthcoming conferences, online discussion forums, research funding available, and other resources in the field of environmental economics. http://siti.feem.it/gnee/

SUMMER SCHOOL IN ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS SUMMER SCHOOL IN ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

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