Sabrina Eisenbarth

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Prof. PhD

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Eisenbarth

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Sabrina

sabrina.eisenbarth@unisg.ch

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How to make land use policy decisions: Integrating science and economics to deliver connected climate, biodiversity, and food objectives
(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024-11-13)
Ian J. Bateman
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Amy Binner
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Ethan T. Addicott
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Ben Balmford
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Frankie H. T. Cho
Land use change is crucial to addressing the existential threats of climate change and biodiversity loss while enhancing food security [M. Zurek et al., Science 376, 1416–1421 (2022)]. The interconnected and spatially varying nature of the impacts of land use change means that these challenges must be addressed simultaneously [H.-O. Pörtner et al., Science 380, eabl4881 (2023)]. However, governments commonly focus on single issues, incentivizing land use change via “Flat-Rate” subsidies offering constant per hectare payments, uptake of which is determined by the economic circumstances of landowners rather than the integrated environmental outcomes that will be delivered [G. Q. Bull et al., Forest Policy Econ. 9, 13–31 (2006)]. Here, we compare Flat-Rate subsidies to two alternatives: “Land Use Scenario” allocation of subsidies through consultation across stakeholders and interested parties; and a “Natural Capital” approach which targets subsidies according to expected ecosystem service response. This comparison is achieved by developing a comprehensive decision support system, integrating new and existing natural, physical, and economic science models to quantify environmental, agricultural, and economic outcomes. Applying this system to the United Kingdom’s net zero commitment to increase carbon storage via afforestation, we show that the three approaches result in significantly different outcomes in terms of where planting occurs, their environmental consequences, and economic costs and benefits. The Flat-Rate approach actually increases net carbon emissions while Land Use Scenario allocation yields poor economic outcomes. The Natural Capital targeted approach outperforms both alternatives, providing the highest possible social values while satisfying net zero commitments.
Type:journal article
Journal:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Volume:121
Issue:49
DOI:10.1073/pnas.2407961121
URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/125330
Scopus© Citations 15
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A review of planting principles to identify the right place for the right tree for ‘net zero plus’ woodlands: Applying a place‐based natural capital framework for sustainable, efficient and equitable (<scp>SEE</scp>) decisions
(Wiley, 2022-05-08)
Ian J. Bateman
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Karen Anderson
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Arthur Argles
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Claire Belcher
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Richard A. Betts
We outline the principles of the natural capital approach to decision making and apply these to the contemporary challenge of very significantly expanding woodlands as contribution to attaining net zero emissions of greenhouse gases. Drawing on the case of the UK, we argue that a single focus upon carbon storage alone is likely to overlook the other ‘net zero plus’ benefits which woodlands can deliver. A review of the literature considers the wide variety of potential benefits which woodlands can provide, together with costs such as foregone alternative land uses. We argue that decision making must consider all of these potential benefits and costs for the right locations to be planted with the right trees. The paper closes by reviewing the decision support systems necessary to incorporate this information into policy and decision making.
Type:journal article
Journal:People and Nature
Volume:5
Issue:2
DOI:10.1002/pan3.10331
URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/125332
Scopus© Citations 36
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Can community monitoring save the commons? Evidence on forest use and displacement
(2021)
Sabrina Eisenbarth
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Louis Graham
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Anouk S. Rigterink
To halt deforestation, communities are increasingly being given the authority to manage their own forests. Although standard economic theory predicts that community management leads to overexploitation, field studies have reported that communities can sustainably manage their forests if specific conditions are present. One condition that is correlated with successful common pool forest management is community-led monitoring of the forest. However, whether such monitoring causes improvements in forest conditions is unclear. Using a randomized controlled trial, we provide causal evidence about the impact of community-led monitoring on forest use. Unlike prior studies, we estimate the effects of monitoring on both monitored and unmonitored forests. The results suggest that monitoring may simply displace forest loss to unmonitored forests, rather than reduce it.
Type:journal article
Journal:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Volume:118
Issue:29
DOI:10.1073/pnas.2015172118
URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/118320
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Ambitious subsidy reform by the WTO presents opportunities for ocean health restoration
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-09-28)
Christopher Costello
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Katherine Millage
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Sabrina Eisenbarth
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Elsa Galarza
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Gakushi Ishimura
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is in a unique position to deliver on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.6 by reforming global fisheries subsidies in 2020. Yet, a number of unanswered questions threaten to inhibit WTO delegates from crafting a smart agreement that improves global fisheries health. We combine global data on industrial fishing activity, subsidies, and stock assessments to show that: (1) subsidies prop up fishing effort all across the world’s ocean and (2) larger subsidies tend to occur in fisheries that are poorly managed. When combined, this evidence suggests that subsidy reform could have geographically-extensive consequences for many of the world’s largest fisheries. While much work remains to establish causality and make quantitative predictions, this evidence informs the rapidly-evolving policy debate and we conclude with actionable policy suggestions.
Type:journal article
Journal:Sustainability Science
Volume:16
Issue:4
DOI:10.1007/s11625-020-00865-z
URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/125335
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The Impact of Temporary Group-Level Conservation Incentives Across Diverse Institutional Landscapes
(2026-06-03)
Sabrina Eisenbarth
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Pfaff, Alexander
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Fonseca, Miguel
Type:conference paper
URI:https://alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/127449
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Carbon Leakage from Land-Based Climate Change Mitigation Measures
(2024)
Sabrina Eisenbarth
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Brett Day
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Alla Golub
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Uris Lantz C Baldos
Type:conference paper
URL:https://sites.google.com/view/xxvbioecon/scientific-programme?authuser=0
URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/121014
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Carbon leakage from land-based climate change mitigation measures
(2024)
Sabrina Eisenbarth
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Brett Day
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Alla Golub
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Uris Lantz C Baldos
Type:conference paper
URL:https://sured.unibas.ch/en/programme/tuesday/
URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/121013
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Are external conservation impacts shifted by internal conservation norms?
(2023-06-21)
Sabrina Eisenbarth
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Miguel Fonseca
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Alexander Pfaff
Type:conference paper
URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/118367
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Carbon leakage resulting from afforestation in the UK
(2023-07)
Sabrina Eisenbarth
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Uris Lantz C Baldos
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Alla Golub
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Brett Day
Type:conference paper
URL:https://anymeets.com/event/157/agenda
URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/118366
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Carbon leakage from land-based climate change mitigation measures
(2026)
Sabrina Eisenbarth
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Day, Brett
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Golub, Alla
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Uris Lanz Baldos
Type:conference contribution
URL:https://www.uni-kassel.de/uni/aktuelles-aus-der-universitaet/sitemap-detail-news/2026/05/8/auroe-jahrestagung-2026.html?cHash=c8b26008f35cf47c210ddc33288af6ca
URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/125374

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