- Managing wildlife and human interactions in India
- J. Linnell (ed); J. Thomassen (ed); K. Jones (ed) / Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, 2011
- Reports on a project which sought to understand the dynamics of wildlife human interactions in India and Norway (in a sample of multiuse landscapes) and to develop mechanisms of coexistence suitable to the countries. The project focus...
- The implications of climate change on the poor in Africa cities
- I. Douglas; K. Alam; M. Maghenda / Russell Sage Foundation, 2008
- Poor people living in hazardous and unhealthy environments in urban areas may find their difficulties compounded by the consequences of climate change. These include those who construct their shelters on steep, unstable hillsides, or ...
- How fast is malaria spreading with climate change?
- R. C. Dhiman (ed); L. Chavam; M. Pant / National Institute of Malaria Research, 2011
- This paper analyses impacts of climate change on malaria transmission at the national and regional level in India, with emphasis on the Himalayan region, northeastern states, the Western Ghats and coastal areas under the aegis of NATC...
- Strengthen glacial research and modeling of glaciers to avoid floods and droughts
- B. P. Kaltenborn (ed); C. Nellemann (ed); I. I. Vistnes (ed) / Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2010
- Climate change is causing significant mass loss of glaciers in high mountains worldwide. This report calls for accelerating research, monitoring and modeling of glaciers, snow and their role in water supplies. Although gl...
- Why establish a Rwanda Environment Information Network?
- E.G. Kironde / GRID Arendal, 2010
- Environmental assessment and reporting are a key catalyst in the drive towards sustainable development. This report reflects an assessment of the state of environment in Rwanda, and provides a number of recommendations for considerati...
- Biodiversity leads to food security: the case of Bangladesh
- M.A. Baten / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2010
- This research paper explains the relationship between food production and agricultural biodiversity, and analyses the impact of indiscriminate loss of agricultural biodiversity on food security. Bangladesh has been sufferin...
- Government supported-programmes in South Africa to protect the environment and alleviate poverty
- A. Mampye; L. Hart; N. Madadzhe / GRID Arendal, 2011
- This report, ‘Working for the Environment’, is a publication launched by the Department of Environmental Affairs in South Africa. The report aims to inform and educate the general public in South Africa on work currently b...
- How can harvested wood products be included in the UNFCC?
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2011
- This paper describes the important carbon storage and substitution benefits of Harvested Wood Products (HWP). It notes that HWP from forests that are sustainably managed contribute to climate mitigation. HWP and biomass energy from su...
- Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the Mesoamerican Agro-Environmental Programme (MAP)
- R.J. Garcia; M. Aguilar-Støen; M. Rodriguez / Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2011
- The Meso-american Agro-Environmental Programme (MAP) was established in 2008 as a platform with multiple partner organisations for managing knowledge and innovation. The purpose of this assessment is to shed some light on MAP capacity...
- Effects of Brazilian biofuel production on land usage
- A. Elobeid; M. Carriquiry; J.F. Fabiosa / AgEcon Search, 2011
- The rapid increase in global biofuel production and consumption, particularly of ethanol, has an associated derived demand for crops to produce the necessary feedstock. This working paper assess the implications of global biofuel expa...
- Importance of wildlife resources for food and livelihood security in Equatorial Guinea
- S. Allebone-Webb / Zoological Society of London, 2009
- This thesis shows that two rural villages in continental Equatorial Guinea consume, produce and earn significant amounts from wildlife resources, particularly bushmeat. The author notes that through an investigation of the variation i...
- The environmental movement in Zambia
- M. Chundama / Development Fund, Norway, 2008
- This report presents the findings of an overview of the environmental movement in Zambia. The paper indicates that Zambia is mainly a primary commodity producer of non-renewable resources that require special care, management and appl...
- Environmental NGOs in Sri Lanka
- M. Jayamana / Development Fund, Norway, 2008
- This paper examines the role of environmental NGOs in Sri Lanka in addressing environmental concerns in the country. The focus of the paper is mainly on NGOs as the most active agents of civil society organisations (CSOs). ...
- Trends and activities of environmental organisations in Nepal
- Development Fund, Norway, 2008
- Nepal faces myriads of environmental challenges as the country steadily industrialised and urbanised these challenges continue to grow both in size and complexity. This paper reviews the trends and activities of environmental organisa...
- Implications of wild food use for conservation and development in Democratic Republic of Congo
- E. de Merode; K. Homewood; G. Cowlishaw / Overseas Development Institute, 2003
- Wild foods including bushmeat have long been recognised as important famine foods underpinning coping strategies for poor people. Yet there is mounting pressure from conservation agencies to limit the extraction of wild resources, par...
- Income generation potential from walnut-fruit forests in rural Kyrgyzstan
- J. Pfund (ed); P. Robinson (ed) / Intercooperation, 2006
- NTFPs from walnut-fruit forests in rural Kyrgyzstan have the potential to contribute to poverty alleviation in the region. This can only occur through the reform of institutional arrangements regarding access to these products. The au...
- Directions for pro-poor forestry in Kyrgyzstan and surrounding Central Asian countries
- R.J Fisher; Kaspar Schmidt; Brieke Steenhof / Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Document Repository, 2004
- Though forests occupy a relatively small proportion of West and Central Asia, they have historically been important to the people living in and around them.This paper examines the potential of forestry in Kyrgyzstan for poverty reduct...
- Strategising at a global level to ensure soil security
- H. Günter Brauch; U. Oswald Spring / Convention to Combat Desertification, 2009
- The world is currently facing economic, population growth, climate change, water security and food crises. This paper states that the world may have reached a turning point which requires extraordinary policy measures to cope with the...
- Can China stop illegal timber trade with Burma officials?
- Global Witness, 2009
- The report documents on illegal logging and illegal export of timber to China in Kachin State in Burma, which is on the border of China and where deforestation is at its worst. It also documents the response of the relevant authoritie...
- Lessons from a successful adaptive water management project.
- M. Lannerstad (ed); D. Molden (ed) / International Water Management Institute, 2009
- This study explores the theory and practice of Adaptive Management (AM) based on a detailed field study on the development and use of water resources in the Lower Bhavani Project (LBP). The project diverts water from the Bhavani ...
- Ebcbbul
- EBCB BULletin board, a facet of the European Bank of Computer Programs in Biotechnology (EBCB). EBCB is a non-profit organisation mainly funded by the European Community (EC). The main goal of EBCB is to stimulate and facilitate the use of computers in biotechnological training and research in Europe. EBCBBUL will not only promote user/user communication, but will also provide users with up to dat...
- unu.zeri.ibs
- Discussion list on integrated bio-systems: "the integrated use of biological technologies in aquaculture, agriculture, industry, forestry and animal husbandry". Sponsored by the Zero Emissions Research Initiatives (ZERI) project of the United Nations University and the Ecotechnology Network (Ecotec). More Zeri list available by sending message lists to listproc@caren.net
- Biodiv-l
- Discussion list on biodiversity, sponsored by BIN21 (see separate entry). The BDT WWW server archives messages from the list.
- Biodiversity
- Discussion list on biodiversity
- Global Environment Facility Environmental Information Infrastructure (EII) for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEF)
- Organisation creating a decentralised electronic framework for the sharing of environmental information across Latin America and the Caribbean, specifically in connection with information required as part of the Global Environment Facility implementation process. WWW site aims to be both a central resource and a source of material more locally created WWW sites. Plans to load locally-produced pa...
- gef.report
- Documentation on the Global Environment Facility, including the Questions and Answers brochure on the GEF and the bi-annual Chairman's Report, etc. List was closed in January 1996, but archive of materials still accessible.
- Bio-organisms Factsheets
- Working on a series of biological fact sheets to be made available via WWW. Has already commissioned the writing and illustration of the first 100 'profiles' of a list of organisms important to international conservation work.
- Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration formerly RAFI (ETC Group)
- Focuses on the conservation and sustainable improvement of agricultural biodiversity, and on the impact of new technologies on rural societies. Special interests in the loss of genetic diversity and the impact of intellectual property rights on agriculture and food security
- WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature (also known as World Wildlife Fund)
- International NGO funding conservation programmes, research and campaigning on nature conservation issues. WWF's internet site provides information on conservation and environment, arranged by subject (including forests, climate change, marine issues, pollution, species and sustainable development).
- Canadian Botanical Conservation Network
- The Canadian Botanical Conservation Network is a registered charitable organization, the objective of which is to aid botanical gardens, arboreta and other organizations maintaining collections of living plants to participate in biodiversity and conservation projects. CBCN is a project of the Science Department of Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton/Burlington, Ontario, Canada, has about 15 member i...
