[HTML][HTML] Ensuring a post-COVID economic agenda tackles global biodiversity loss

P McElwee, M Chiroleu-Assouline, J Clapp, C Isenhour… - One Earth, 2020 - cell.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused dramatic and unprecedented impacts on both global
health and economies. Many governments are now proposing recovery packages to get …

A global review of ecological fiscal transfers

J Busch, I Ring, M Akullo, O Amarjargal, M Borie… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Ecological fiscal transfers (EFT) transfer public revenue between governments within a
country based on ecological indicators. EFT can compensate subnational governments for …

Incentive and coordination: Ecological fiscal transfers' effects on eco-environmental quality

H Cao, Y Qi, J Chen, S Shao, S Lin - Environmental impact assessment …, 2021 - Elsevier
In developing countries, ecological transfer payments (ETPs) are a preferred method of
solving the dilemma of environmental governance. However, the associated policy effects …

Public expenditure and green total factor productivity: Evidence from Chinese prefecture-level cities

W Zhao, Y Xu - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Whilst effective public expenditure policies are essential for transforming the traditional
factor-driven economy into a green and innovation-driven economy, the impacts of public …

Encouraging state governments to protect and restore forests using ecological fiscal transfers: India's tax revenue distribution reform

J Busch, A Mukherjee - Conservation Letters, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In February 2014, India's 14th Finance Commission added forest cover to the
formula that determines the amount of tax revenue the central government distributes …

Ecological fiscal transfers in Europe–evidence-based design options for a transnational scheme

N Droste, I Ring, R Santos, M Kettunen - Ecological Economics, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Ecological Fiscal Transfers (EFT) have recently gained attention as a promising
instrument addressing public authorities to provide incentives for nature conservation. In …

Do industrial pollution activities in China respond to ecological fiscal transfers? Evidence from payments to national key ecological function zones

C Gong, J Zhang, H Liu - Journal of Environmental Planning and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The policy of payments to National Key Ecological Function Zones (NKEFZs), a type of
instrument for Ecological Fiscal Transfers, has been introduced in China. We employed …

Financing mechanisms to bridge the resource gap to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services in Brazil

CEF Young, BS Castro - Ecosystem Services, 2021 - Elsevier
This article discusses financial mechanisms for the conservation of biodiversity and
ecosystem services in Brazil. Five mechanisms were selected for in-depth analysis using the …

Does central ecological transfer payment enhance local environmental performance? Quasi-experimental evidence from China

Y Cheng, B Ma, Y Sun - Ecological Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
Central transfer payment for the key ecosystem zones has become the most funded
payments for ecosystem services program in China. The ecological fiscal transfer (EFT) aims …

The relationship between MSW and education: WKC evidence from 25 OECD countries

G Halkos, KN Petrou - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays municipal solid waste (MSW) has become a vital part of the economy, both as an
output of human activities and as an input in the economy through material or energy …