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Gabon

Gabon
  • Capital: Libreville
  • Population: 1545255
  • Size: 267667.0 Km2

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China and Gabon: A Growing Resource Partnership
A.C. Alves / South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
China’s relationship with resource-rich countries, especially Sudan and Angola, is well covered by the media and scholars. But other significant Chinese trade partners in Africa like Gabon – a key exporter of energy and mine...
Africa Adaptation Programme knowledge management needs survey report 2012
A. Egan 2012
This report is a broad assessment of the knowledge needs of the Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) countries. It hopes to help these countries capture, share and capitalise on the wealth of climate- and development-related knowledge av...
Lessons from REDD+ readiness implementation experience in the Republic of Congo: getting ready for REDD+ under uncertain, national circumstances
P. Mbile / Congo Basin Forest Fund, 2012
This report presents lessons learned from readiness activities in the Republic of Congo towards reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of f...
REDD+ and community forestry: lessons from an exchange of Brazilian experiences with Africa
V. M. Viana / World Bank, 2012
This publication is a contribution to the ongoing debate on the design of national strategies to reduce deforestation and forest degradation while contributing to the wellbeing of forest-dependent communities. It is the result of a So...
Exploring the potential for low-carbon energy projects for development in Sub-Saharan Africa
C. Gouvello (ed); F. Dayo (ed); M. Thioye (ed) / World Bank, 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa has an opportunity of choosing a cleaner development pathway via low-carbon energy alternatives that can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. African countries stand to benefit from financial instruments like the ...
Sustainable forest management with profit tax
O. Melhado / IMF Publications, 2007
The key challenge for the Congo basin countries is to manage their forests in a sustainable manner while obtaining a fair share for their exploitation. This paper uses Gabon as a case study. It contends that tax policy should be used ...
Managing or mangling trade in Central Africa?
South Centre, 2007
The Central African region is in the midst of two trade negotiations; an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU), and the ongoing World Trade Organisation (WTO Doha) talks. This background note aims to increa...
Is forced displacement acceptable in conservation projects?
Kai Schmidt-Soltau / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004
Over ten million people have been displaced from protected areas by conservation projects. Forced displacement in developing countries is a major obstacle to reducing poverty. It should no longer be considered a mainstream strategy fo...
Resettlement in Central Africa: balancing conservation and people
Kai S. Soltau / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
Many national parks and nature reserves in Central Africa are created for the interests of scientists and tourists from developed countries. This has often led to local populations being removed from an area and forced to resettle els...
African Economic Outlook 2003/2004: 22 Country Studies
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2004
The third edition of the African Economic Outlook assesses recent economic changes and likely evolutions and challenges on the continent. Through an in-depth of 22 countries, this comparative assessment offers a continent-wide perspec...
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