- Good forest governance should be a key strategy for implementing Agenda 21
- Regional Community Forestry Training Centre for Asia and the Pacific, 2002
- A draft position paper prepared as part of Indonesian People’s Forum during PREPCOM IV of WSSD to stimulate dialogue and interest in good forest governance. The paper argues that the promotion of good forest governance should be ...
- Final report from the IIED MMSD [minerals, mining and sustainable development] project
- International Institute for Environment and Development, 2002
- This final report presents the findings of the two year IIED MMSD [minerals, mining and sustainable development] project sponsored by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). It outlines in detail the MMSD multi...
- What are the priorities for action on biodversity at the WSSD?
- B. Taneja; I. Koziell / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2001
- Short briefing paper providing a summary of the various issues arising around the implementation (or lack of it) of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The paper outlines the various policy instruments arising from the CBD and wha...
- How to utilise community knowledge to benefit conservation in upland Kenya.
- S. Mwangi / Mountain Forum, 2002
- This paper looks at possibilities existing within the indigenous knowledge systems, community structures, institutional management agencies and other resource users for sustainable mountain and site-based resources conservation. The a...
- How and why is wildife important to the livelihoods of the poor and vulnerable?
- J. Elliott / Department for International Development, UK, 2001
- Report aimed at producucing recommendations to DFID on an appropriate strategy for interventions which link rural livelihoods to wildlife and common natural resources. The report assesses the key linkages and underlying policy and ins...
- What prospects and pitfalls does biotechnology hold in the pursuit of food security for Asia?
- Asian Development Bank Institute, 2001
- This working paper from the Asian Development Bank examines the risks and benefits of biotechnology in relation to human health, the environment, and Agriculture. IN this context it aims to identify measures to minimise adverse impact...
- Collection of adopted and draft legislation covering biodiversity, genetic resources and traditional knowledge
- GRAIN, 2002
- Biodiversity Rights Legislation (BRL) is a collection of emerging laws that directly affect people's control over agricultural biodiversity in developing countries. It compiles those legislative texts that define rights in relation to...
- How should developing countries go about implementing the Biosafety Protocol?
- M. A. McLean; R. J. Frederick; P. L. Traynor; J. I. Cohen; J. Komen / International Service for National Agricultural Research, 2002
- This paper brings together contributions to a meeting held in July 2001 entitled “A Framework for Biosafety Implementation: A Tool for Capacity Building.” The purpose of this meeting was to devise a conceptual framework to a...
- How can consumer countries deny market access to illegally logged timber products?
- D. Brack; K. Gray; G. Hayman / Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2002
- This report examines how importing/consuming governments might establish and operate a system for denying market access to timber and wood products produced and exported illegally. It covers processes and procedures for identifying il...
- Linking diversity and food security in Indian dryland agriculture.
- C. Pionetti; S. Reddy / GRAIN, 2002
- Case study examining the relationship between traditional rain fed agricultural methods, food security and agricultural biodiversity in the poor growing conditions on the Deccan plateau in Southern India. The article describes the imp...
- Desertification and drought - extent and consequences proposal for a participatory approach to combat desertification
- FAO Hypermedia Collection on Desertification, 1995
- Text of the Convention on Biological Diversity (1992)
- Convention on Biological Diversity, 1999
- Working Group on Biosafety, Convention on Biological Diversity
- Convention on Biological Diversity, 1999
- Key aspects of strategies for the sustainable development of drylands
- FAO Hypermedia Collection on Desertification, 1993
- Halting degradation of natural resources: is there a role for rural communities?
- J. M. Baland; J. P. Platteau / FAO Hypermedia Collection on Desertification, 1996
- Erosion de suelos en America Latina
- FAO Hypermedia Collection on Desertification, 1994
- Community based conservation
- M.C.J. Cruz / American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1995
- This overview paper stresses what most of the authors believe: that in order to successfully manage biodiversity, local residents and resource users must be involved, and the people who are affected by conservation projects must be pa...
- People, Parks and Biodiversity: Issues in Population-Environment Dynamics
- J.A. McNeely; G. Ness / American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1995
- This overview paper broadly addresses the complex relationship between biodiversity, people and protected areas. The authors see three main reasons why the relationship is problematic: first, biological diversity ("biodiversity") is a...
- Overview of the science of biodiversity and associated issues
- Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia, 1993
- Explains biodiversity and the three levels at which it is usually considered: genetic, species and ecosystem diversity. It also briefly discusses why biodiversity is important, especially the value of its components and diversity itse
- From Dutch disease to deforestation - a macroeconomic link? A case study from Ecuador
- Sven Wunder / Danish Institute for International Studies, 1997
- In the literature about macroeconomics and deforestation, it is often supposed that strong foreign exchange outflows (e.g. debt service) increase deforestation, as higher poverty augments frontier migration and natural resources are s...
- InTech
- InTech is a multidisciplinary open access publisher of books covering the fields of science, technology and medicine. Since 2004, InTech has collaborated with more than 83436 authors and published 2211 books and 7 journals with the aim of providing free online access to high-quality research and helping leading academics to make their work visible and accessible to diverse new audiences around the...
- Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
- The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment is a research centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The purpose of the Institute is: to increase knowledge and understanding by performing world-class research on climate change and the environment to promote better informed decision-making about clim...
- Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)
- The Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change is a non-profit research institution established in 2005, with the financial support of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research. CMCC manages and promotes scientific and applied activities in the field of international climate change research. The Center has been fully operative since 2006. CMCC collaborates with experie...
- Small Island Economies - CTA Brussels (CTA)
- On 4th April, 2012, CTA organised a Briefing on “ACP Small island economies: from vulnerabilities to opportunities” with the European Commission (DG DEVCO), the ACP Secretariat, Concord and various media partners. The Brussels briefings website hosts the video documentation of all the speeches given at the conference, as well as the presentations of the speakers, the programme of...
- International Energy and Environment Foundation (IEEF)
- The International Energy and Environment Foundation (IEEF) is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit international organisation, which aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, research and technology to enhance capacity building in all areas related to green energy and the environment. IEEF publishes a peer-reviewed scientific journal, International Journal of Energy and Environment (IJ...
- GLOBE International
- The Global Legislators' Organisation (GLOBE) supports national parliamentarians to develop and agree common legislative responses to the major challenges posed by sustainable development. It supports legislators through national chapters which provide economic and policy support to develop legislation and monitor how it is implemented. The organisation has headquarters in London and off...
- Thai Society of Higher Education Institutes on the Environment (TSHE)
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- Lowering Emissions in Asia's Forests (LEAF)
- The Lowering Emissions in Asia's Forests (LEAF) program is a five year, $20 million dollar program, engaging regional governments, forestry and climate mitigation specialists and universities in technical capacity building focused on REDD+. The program also focuses on policy and market incentives for improved forest management and land-use planning, develops innovative sub-national interventions,...
- Climate Focus
- An advisory company committed to the development of policies and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM)
- A non-profit, independent research, policy and outreach organisation working towards achieving sustainable development in the Amazon region
