Promoting modern seed varieties accelerated the deforestation of primary forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Constructing rural roads in India caused farm labour exits, which increased the use of crop fires that hurt downwind communities

New empirical evidence on global deforestation casts doubts on Corporate Environmental Responsibility and ESG claims that they can replace state-led regulation as a mechanism to minimise negative environmental externalities in low government capacity settings

Providing flood risk and mitigation information to households through digital channels like text messages improved community-level collaboration in Mozambique

Improving the quality of electricity services can increase electricity consumption through increased appliance ownership, but investments in energy efficiency may mitigate those effects