Ecological fiscal transfers (EFT) transfer public revenue between governments within a
country based on ecological indicators. EFT can compensate subnational governments for …

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the development trajectories of several
world economies with India being no exception. The country presently is the second worst …

This paper delves into the multifaceted concept of sustainability, covering its evolution, laws,
principles, as well as the different domains and challenges related to achieving it in the …

Recent proposals in the US and elsewhere aim to tackle climate change and socioeconomic
inequalities together through a Green New Deal (GND). GND proposals have been criticized …

Is there a trade-off between spending on the green economy and an economy's strength?
This paper addresses this question by estimating output multipliers for spending in clean …

Ambitious conservation efforts are needed to stop the global biodiversity crisis. In this study,
we estimate the minimum land area to secure important biodiversity areas, ecologically …

COVID-19 pandemic responses have brought unprecedented challenges to the United
Nations 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a quantitative …

Biodiversity, soil, air, and water are the vital life-supporting systems of this planet Earth.
However, the deliberate and accidental introduction of invasive alien plants (IAPs) in the …

As the World slowly emerged from the then-ongoing pandemic, War broke out in Europe
with the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The enduring military conflict in Ukraine has had …

Approaches to financing biodiversity conservation tend to focus on funding gaps, but fail to
address underlying political and economic drivers. We propose two strategies—tax reform …