Colette Salemi, University of Victoria

Research

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Development Economics Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Latest papers

Investing in nature can improve equity and economic returns.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Firewood and Deforestation: A Study of the Clean Cookstove Sector and the Effect of Clean Cookstoves on Forests
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$70,472

All 1 grants and awards

1 publications.

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Investing in nature can improve equity and economic returns.

Johnson JA, Baldos UL, Corong E, Hertel T, Polasky S, Cervigni R, Roxburgh T, Ruta G, Salemi C, Thakrar S

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2023

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2220401120 PMID: 37364118

Firewood and Deforestation: A Study of the Clean Cookstove Sector and the Effect of Clean Cookstoves on Forests

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Salemi, Colette

Keywords: Natural resource management; Energy in low-income countries; Firewood collection; Ecosystem services; Improved cookstoves; Environmental degradation; Deforestation; Carbon credit markets; Sustainable development; Environmental justice

$70,472

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Development Economics Dear Professor Salemi, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Investing in nature can improve equity and economic returns." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Firewood and Deforestation: A Study of the Clean Cookstove Sector and the Effect of Clean Cookstoves on Forests" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]