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Biography
Luca Tacconi is Professor in environmental governance at the Crawford School of Public Policy.
His research focuses on the economic, political, and social factors that drive environmental change – resulting in loss of biodiversity and climate change – and their implications for rural livelihoods and poverty. He is conducting research on environmental governance, social and economic aspects of deforestation and climate change, payments for environmental services, and research methods for environmental management.
He has worked on research and development activities funded by the Australian Research Council, the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research, the Australian Agency for International Development, the Department for International Development (UK), the European Commission, The World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme, the United States Agency for International Development, the Government of Japan, the South Pacific Regional Environmental Program. He has also collaborated with government and non-government organizations such as the Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia, the Ministry of Forestry of Vanuatu, The Nature Conservancy, Transparency International, and the World Wide Fund for Nature.Prior to his appointment to the ANU, he was senior scientist at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Indonesia.
Available student projects
Prospective PhD students should apply through the portal https://crawford.anu.edu.au/study/graduate-degrees/phd-programs
Current student projects
- Rafael Rodrigues
- Javier Zumaeta
Qualifications
Expertise Areas
- Natural Resource Management
- Environment Policy
- Public Policy
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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Improving community fire management and peatland restoration in Indonesia
Kanowski, P., Applegate, G., Baldock, J., Cary, G., Darbas, T., Greenhill, M., Grover, S., Macdonald, L. M., McCarthy, J., Mendham, D., Robins, L., Silvester, E., Sloan, S., Sullivan, A., Tacconi, L., Tang, C., Van Kerkhoff, L. & Williams, L.
Commonwealth Dept of Foreign Affairs&Trade, Australian Cnt for International Agricultural Res(ACIAR)
1/11/17 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Governance and economic incentives for reducing the contribution of tropical deforestation to climate change
Tacconi, L., Aisbett, E., Jotzo, F. & Larmour, P.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, AusAID
18/03/09 → 31/12/12
Project: Research
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Enforcement and compliance with the no-burning policy on villagers in Indonesia
Resosudarmo, I. A. P., Tacconi, L. & Waluyo, E., 2023, In: Forest Policy and Economics. 151Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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A global review of ecological fiscal transfers
Busch, J., Ring, I., Akullo, M., Amarjargal, O., Borie, M., Cassola, R. S., Cruz-Trinidad, A., Droste, N., Haryanto, J. T., Kasymov, U. & Tacconi, L., 2021, In: Nature Sustainability. 4, p. 756–765Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Challenges faced by smallholders in achieving sustainable palm oil certification in Indonesia
Watts, J. D., Pasaribu, K., Irawan, S., Tacconi, L., Martanila, H., Wiratama, C. G. W., Musthofa, F. K., Sugiarto, B. S. & Manvi, U. P., 2021, In: World Development. 146Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Fire prevention in managed landscapes: Recent success and challenges in Indonesia
Sloan, S., Tacconi, L. & Cattau, M. E., 2021, In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 26, 32, p. 1-30Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Incentive-based conservation in Peru: Assessing the state of six ongoing PES and REDD+ initiatives
Wunder, S., Montoya Zumaeta, J. & Tacconi, L., 2021, In: Land Use Policy. 108Research output: Contribution to journal › Article