3 results match your criteria: "World Resources Institute Africa[Affiliation]"
Managing grid impacts from increased electric vehicle adoption in African cities.
Sci Rep
October 2024
College of Information and Computer Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 140 Governors Drive, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA.
Electric vehicles are pivotal for global climate solutions, particularly in emerging markets like Africa. Despite the continent's clean energy potential, electric vehicle adoption faces unique challenges due to inefficiencies and reliability issues of distribution power grids. Here, we analyze the impacts of expanding electric vehicle fleets-private, commercial, and paratransit-on Nairobi's power grid.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBoost the resilience of protected areas to shocks by reducing their dependency on tourism.
PLoS One
April 2023
Madagascar Program, World Resources Institute Africa, Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Ecotourism is widely considered a strong mechanism for the sustainable funding of protected areas (PAs). Implemented during the 1990s in Madagascar, nature-based tourism experienced positive growth over the last 30 years with increasing numbers of visits to the parks and reserves. Revenue earned from entrance fees to the network of PAs managed by Madagascar National Parks has never been sufficient to finance their management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFrontiers of protected areas versus forest exploitation: Assessing habitat network functionality in 16 case study regions globally.
Ambio
December 2021
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Gagarin Street, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Article Synopsis
- The study analyzes the impact of natural forest exploitation and protected areas on habitat networks across 16 regions worldwide.
- Conservation effectiveness varies significantly, influenced by factors like habitat quality and resource extraction within protected zones, leading to a predominance of negative over positive effects.
- Despite existing knowledge and tools, trends in biodiversity conservation appear to be declining, emphasizing the need for better segregation of conservation efforts and resource use.