ecosystems
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The Four Pests campaign and China's Great Famine
New research quantifies how China's mass campaign to eradicate sparrows during the Great Leap Forward disrupted natural pest control, reduced crop yields, and contributed to millions of deaths during the Great Famine.
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Is debt leading to the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources?
High external debt levels worldwide have forced ecologically-rich nations to exploit their natural resources to generate revenue. Debt-for-nature swaps offer a promising solution to this problem, but remain challenging to implement in practice.
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Can inclusive institutions balance the development-biodiversity trade-off?
Infrastructure expansion into forests substantially degrades biodiversity. Yet, institutions that centre the voices of forest-dependent communities during project planning can help mitigate species loss.
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The economics of ecosystems: How nature and economies interact
How does the loss of biodiversity impact economies and human well-being?
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The impact of anti-poverty programmes on the environment: Evidence from Indonesia
The impact of a conditional cash transfer programme on deforestation hints at the potential for poverty reduction to help protect ecosystems