Sven Wunder

ABOUT THE WRITER
Sven joined CIFOR in February 2000 and works as a Senior Economist in the Livelihoods Programme. His research includes areas such as payments for environmental services, deforestation, and poverty. Previously, he has worked for IUCN, the Center for Development Research in Denmark and Danida. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Copenhagen in 1992 and a DSc in Forestry from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Copenhagen in 2001.
BY THIS WRITER
Opinion - 14 Oct 2024
From promise to reality: The uneven impacts of REDD+
A new meta-study evaluates the impacts of REDD+ initiatives, revealing moderate gains in forest conservation but varied outcomes across regions
Opinion - 14 Oct 2024
From promise to reality: The uneven impacts of REDD+
31 Oct 2023
Carbon credits from forest conservation exaggerate impact of ill-targeted REDD+ projects
More accurate methods of estimating avoided deforestation are urgently needed
31 Oct 2023
Carbon credits from forest conservation exaggerate impact of ill-targeted REDD+ projects
Analysis - 19 Jul 2017
Towards Conservation Impact Evaluation 2.0
Evaluating direct and incentive-based land conservation in Mexico
Analysis - 19 Jul 2017
Towards Conservation Impact Evaluation 2.0
Analysis - 8 Jan 2017
How effective are tropical forest conservation policies?
New collection of research analyzes why some conservation initiatives outperform others
Analysis - 8 Jan 2017
How effective are tropical forest conservation policies?
News - 18 May 2014
The hidden forest harvest, quantified
The world’s rural poor are more dependent on forest and environmental resources than we realize.
News - 18 May 2014
The hidden forest harvest, quantified
Analysis - 3 Jan 2014
BEST OF 2013, POLEX: Should the media pay for wildlife conservation?
Wildlife films are a powerful tool in conservation and environmental issues, yet conservation activities remain grossly underfunded.
Analysis - 3 Jan 2014
BEST OF 2013, POLEX: Should the media pay for wildlife conservation?
5 Sep 2013
Should the media pay for wildlife conservation?
With their large profits and universal impact, do wildlife filmmakers have a responsibility to help protect the species they film? Should they pay for...
5 Sep 2013
Should the media pay for wildlife conservation?
23 Nov 2012
Will uncertainty over new climate agreement prolong the REDD+ stalemate?
As negotiators thresh out the finer details of the Durban Platform in Doha, with no meaningful emissions reductions targets until 2015, what will happen...
23 Nov 2012
Will uncertainty over new climate agreement prolong the REDD+ stalemate?