Environment
- Monitoring and reporting on MDG 7 – are countries meeting the targets?
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This report by UNDP summarises a review of 158 countries Millennium Development Goals Reports (MDGRs). The aim is to determine how well countries are doing in monitoring and reporting on Millennium Development Goal 7, the goal that seeks to ensure environmental sustainability.
Previous features: Soil and water conservation at a global level
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Is Africa on the right tracks for sustainable development?
- ( UN Economic Commission for Africa , 2008)
- This report aims to serve as an important medium for monitoring and assessing sustainable development in Africa. It promotes a balanced integration of the three pillars of sustainable development and ...
- Monitoring and reporting on environmental sustainability – are countries meeting the MDG targets?
- ( United Nations Development Programme , 2006)
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This UNDP report summarises the findings from a review of 158 countries Millennium Development Goals Reports (MDGRs). Its aim is to determine how well countries are doing in monitoring an...
- How to handle trade in timber better to enhance peace and stability in the Upper Great Lakes region
- ( Department for International Development, UK , 2007)
- This report analyses how trade in timber produced in the eastern DRC and Southern Sudan can contribute to stability and economic development in the region. Presenting an overview of trade volumes and ...
- No evidence on energy savings via FDI: explicit encouragement of adequate technology transfers remains necessary
- ( M. Hübler;K. Keller / Kiel Institute of World Economics/Institut für Weltwirtschaft , 2008)
- This paper analyses macro level data on 60 developing countries for the period 1975-2005 to examine the influence of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows on energy intensities. Contrary to Mielnik ...
- Does aquaculture reduce poverty and promote sustainable development in the Philippines?
- ( X. Irz;J., R. Stevenson;A. Tanoy / id21 Natural Resources , 2008)
- The paper examines aquaculture in five coastal communities in the Philippines and analyses whether aquaculture, which is an important economic activity and source of income, reduces poverty and contri...
- Rising food prices: time for a revolution in global food policy?
- ( A. Evans / Child Rights Information Network , 2008)
- Global food prices have risen 83 per cent over the last three years, with significant impacts for the world's poorest people. This briefing paper focuses on what this important change means for intern...
- Soil and water conservation from a global perspective
- ( H. Liniger;W. Critchley / World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies , 2007)
- This book provides an analysis and practical policy guidance on soil and water conservation (SWC) from a global perspective using 42 case studies, each describing a technical intervention (from tradit...
- Locally Managed Marine Areas- a community approach to marine conservation
- ( H Govan;W Aalbersberg;A Tawake;J Parks / Locally-Managed Marine Area Network , 2008)
- Throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific, coastal communities are experiencing dwindling supplies of marine resources. Locally-managed approaches to coastal protection and management have become prom...
- Poor people and ethnic minorities suffer from a loss of control over resources and a loss of culture
- ( J. Cornford;N. Matthews / Oxfam Australia , 2007)
- The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) framework, a programme for regional development by the Asian Development Bank, has brought about fast paced economic growth. However, poor people's livelihoods, cult...
- Stepping away from the doom and gloom approach to climate change
- ( T. Clougherty / The Globalization Institute , 2007)
- This publication presents ‘positive environmentalism’ as a way to deal with climate change instead of a doom and gloom approach. The report focuses on four main areas: environmentalism for...
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