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Tafesse Estifanos is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy within the University of Western Australia’s School of Agriculture and Environment. He holds a PhD in Environmental Natural Resource Economics from UWA, and has completed his MSc in Environmental Sciences from Wageningen University and a European Master of Science in Nematology from Ghent University. His research integrates ecological, economic, and social aspects of environmental assets, particularly focusing on forest biodiversity. Tafesse's dissertation examined non-market valuation methods to estimate the socioeconomic values of threatened species, providing a rigorous evaluation of conservation policies within the context of terrestrial protected areas. His findings have been published in high-impact disciplinary journals relating to ecological economics and land use policies. Tafesse has extensive international research experience, having collaborated with professionals and scientists across Australia, Ethiopia, Germany, and the USA on projects including the environment-human health nexus, specifically exploring the impact of land use change on malaria prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. He is committed to using environmental economics to inform decisions that positively impact the environment and society.
University of Vermont • USA
Conducted research on the environment-human health nexus.
Griffith University • Australia
Worked on environmental economics projects.
Hawassa University • Ethiopia
Taught courses on conservation and ecology.
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