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In the early 1950s, the then-new Resources for the Future convened the Mid-Century Conference, where more than 1,500 leaders could “exchange viewpoints on important resource issues that appear to be of continuing significance for at least the next generation.” While the priorities of the 21st century have evolved since then, “important resource issues” remain at the heart of RFF’s research agenda, including how to value and measure the benefits from nature and effectively manage forests, fisheries, water, agricultural resources, and even outer space in an interconnected world.
FEATURES
Designing Fishing Quota Programs to Net the Biggest Gains
Kailin Kroetz and RFF Nonresident Fellow James Sanchirico assess the trade-offs involved in designing market-based individual transferable quota (ITQ) programs for fisheries.
Assessing Risk via Expert Elicitation
Nature magazine highlights RFF Senior Fellow Roger Cooke’s use of expert elicitation, and recommends that it be used in gauging climate change risks.
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PROJECTS
The Outdoor Resources Review Group
ORRG is a private bipartisan panel reviewing conservation, outdoor recreation and related issues in light of changes in the needs of the American public and the resources available to meet those needs.
The World's Forests
A research program led by RFF seeks to devise new ways to accurately gauge four critical attributes of global forests – area, timber volume, biomass, and carbon sequestration.
PUBLICATIONS
From Science to Applications: Determinants of Diffusion in the Use of Earth Observations
Molly K. Macauley, Joseph Maher, Jhih-Shyang Shih
RFF Discussion Paper 10-03 | March 2010
 
Paying the Price of Sweetening Your Donation: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
Francisco Alpízar, Peter Martinsson
RFF Discussion Paper EfD 10-06 | February 2010
 
Determinants of Performance of Drinking-Water Community Organizations: A Comparative Analysis of Case Studies in Rural Costa Rica
Róger Madrigal, Francisco Alpízar, Achim Schlüter
RFF Discussion Paper EfD 10-03 | February 2010
 
Conservation Policies and Labor Markets: Unraveling the Effects of National Parks on Local Wages in Costa Rica
Juan Robalino, Laura Villalobos-Fiatt
RFF Discussion Paper EfD 10-02 | February 2010
 
Adaptation of Agriculture and the Food System to Climate Change: Policy Issues
John M. Antle
Issue Brief 10-03 | February 2010
 
Household Tree Planting in Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia: Tree Species, Purposes, and Determinants
Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Alemu Mekonnen, Menale Kassie, Gunnar Kohlin
RFF Discussion Paper EfD 10-01 | January 2010
 
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