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Governance of global natural resources is increasingly hybrid, with complementary public and private sector initiatives layered on landscapes to improve environmental outcomes. The challenge of polycentric land use governance is alignment of goals across diverse governance mechanisms when agricultural producers, public agencies, and corporations have distinct motivations. This case study of soil carbon governance on

Publication date: June 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 184 Author(s): Geoffrey Poitras

New report warns sport will be ‘unplayable’ during increasingly severe summer heatwaves predicted for nation The impact of extreme weather on sport, which has resulted in seasons being cut short and players hospitalised, has prompted Australian sport stars to call for greater action to combat the climate crisis. The growing list of high-profile athletes to

President of Kiribati says China will provide ‘technical assistance’ to convert land in Fiji into a working farm to ‘supply produce to Kiribati’ A block of land the government of Kiribati bought in Fiji half a decade ago – ostensibly to serve as a refuge when their country disappeared under a rising ocean – will

Publication date: June 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 184 Author(s): Manuel Bellanger, Robert Fonner, Daniel S. Holland, Gary D. Libecap, Douglas W. Lipton, Pierre Scemama, Cameron Speir, Olivier Thébaud

As climate impacts intensify, power grids stuffed with ageing fossil fuel infrastructure crumble Climate change is full of surprises. We were warned about heatwaves, hurricanes and high-intensity firestorms. What we didn’t see coming was a cynical, cyclical economy of blackout bullshit. As climate impacts intensify, power grids stuffed with ageing fossil fuel infrastructure crumble. Those