Multilateral environmental agreements
- Are countries meeting their commitments to preserve, protect and restore forest biodiversity?
- M. Lovera; S. Gauntlett, (ed); A. Laletin, (ed) / Convention on Biological Diversity, 2008
- This paper assesses what progress different countries have made over recent years on preserving, protecting and restoring forest biological diversity. Specifically, the report presents the findings of research undertaken in 22 countri...
- Funding mechanisms for climate change adaptation
- ActionAid International, 2007
- There are significant gaps between funds pledged and the needs of developing countries struggling to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Additionally, there has been insufficient attention to the question of which funding mechanis...
- How have the UNEP, CSD and GEF contributed to environmental awareness and institution building in China
- G. Heggelund; E. B. Backer / Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2007
- The focus of this article is on whether, and to what extent, the major UN bodies for environmental issues – the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), the Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD), and the Global Enviro...
- What are developing countries doing to regulate biosafety?
- K. Garforth (ed); S. Manga (ed); C. Frison (ed) / Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, 2008
- This scoping study examines the current context for biosafety and how this has been applied in the development of new national biosafety regulatory regimes. The field of biosafety, which arose from the development of modern biote...
- How can the "bushmeat crisis" be resolved?
- R. Nasi; D. Brown; D. Wilkie / Convention on Biological Diversity, 2008
- This paper addresses the hunting of tropical forest wildlife for food (known as “bushmeat”, “wildmeat” and/or “gamemeat”). It argues that this is an issue of concern primarily for three reasons: ...
- Assessing the potential of carbon sequestration services
- W. Brinkman / European Tropical Forest Research Network, 2002
- This newletter contains four short articles discussing the potential for financing carbon sequestration services. The articles particularly focus on this issue in the context of the Kyoto protocol and Clean Development Mecha...
- Assessing the goods and services of England’s major terrestrial ecosystems
- R. Haines-Young; M. Potschin / Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK, 2007
- This paper reviews the key aspects of the Ecosystem Approach, and in particular, it explores how the approach can be used to identify and assess the goods and services associated with England’s major terrestrial ecosystems. It a...
- An overview of current CDM project developments in six Asian countries
- Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, 2008
- These fact sheets provide information about Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project developments in six Asian countries: Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand. The sheets include information on domestic Green H...
- Global Environmental Facility Evaluation Office (GEF Evaluation Office)
- The GEF's independent evaluation office
- What is Asia’s role in climate change mitigation?
- C. Loh; S. Tay; A. Stevenson / Singapore Institute of International Affairs, 2007
- The global community’s attitudes to climate change have shifted in 2007, with political will to take action on the issue gathering in many countries. Given that many countries in Asia are still developing with millions below the...
- An overview of current CDM project developments in six Asian countries
- Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, 2008
- These fact sheets provide information about Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project developments in six Asian countries: Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand. The sheets include information on domestic Green H...
- What is Asia’s role in climate change mitigation?
- C. Loh; S. Tay; A. Stevenson / Singapore Institute of International Affairs, 2007
- The global community’s attitudes to climate change have shifted in 2007, with political will to take action on the issue gathering in many countries. Given that many countries in Asia are still developing with millions below the...
- A handbook for negotiating environmental agreements
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 2007
- More and more, officials from governments all over the world participate in international environmental negotiations, whether in a bilateral, trilateral or multilateral context. This handbook offers a practical reference tool to assis...
- How can developing countries be engaged in emissions reductions commitments?
- J. Parikh / Integrated Research and Action for Development, 2007
- New ideas are desperately needed for going beyond the carbon emissions reduction commitment period ending in 2012. But what is the strategy to get the developing countries on board? This 3-page summary paper suggests that there would ...
- On the road to Bali: operationalising the Kyoto Protocol Adaptation Fund
- E. Sopoaga; E. Massawa; J. Miguez; D. Lesolle / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2007
- The Adaptation Fund (AF) was created under the Kyoto Protocol to support adaptation measures on the ground, particularly in very vulnerable countries. It is unique both in the way it is financed and in the potential scale of money gen...
- How can community conservation contribute to global targets on environment and development?
- L. F. Fosse (ed); P. J. Schei (ed) / Nordic Council of Ministers, 2007
- This is a report from a workshop on the role of local communities and indigenous peoples in the follow-up of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment in environment and in development policy and practice. The event formed part of the 26th ...
- Role of the WTO and multilateral environmental agreements in the Doha negotiations
- A. Palmer; R. Tarasofsky / Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2007
- This paper sets out options for governments to clarify the relationship between the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) in the light of the trade negotiations under the Doha Min...
- Dealing with desertification, finding the right policies
- Zafar Adeel; Janos Bogardi; Christoper Braeuel / United Nations University International Network on Water, Environment and Health, 2007
- What are the policy challenges posed by desertification? This paper highlights a range of new and innovative options available to policymakers to achieve sustainable land management, combat desertification and reduce poverty. It finds...
- What the ADB can do for global public goods provision in the Asia Pacific region
- S. P. Bajpai; D. Sharan; R. Agarwala / Asian Development Bank, 2007
- Regional public goods (RPGs) form a key pillar to the Regional Cooperation and Integration strategy in the Asia and Pacific region by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The strategy aims to help manage global imbalances, help lagging r...
- Trade regimes change required for sustainable land management
- M. Chamay; J. Hepburn; M. Gueye Kamal; M. Sugathan; E. Canigiani / Global Mechanism, 2007
- Drylands have potential for economic activity now markets are emerging for natural products such as aloe or gum Arabic. However it is difficult to take advantage of these opportunities because there is a lack of structure for this mar...
- CDM Policy Dialogue
- Independent high-level panel on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
- International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
- The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is an intergovernmental organisation promoting the conservation and sustainable management, use and trade of tropical forest resources. Its members represent about 80 per cent of the world's tropical forests and 90 per cent of the global tropical timber trade.
- Oslo Climate and Forest Conference (OSFC)
- International conference on climate and forests held in Oslo, Norway, May 2010
- The Earth System Governance Project
- A governance and global environmental change research network
- Öko-Institut e.V. - Institute for Applied Ecology
- European research and consultancy institute
- European Capacity Building Initiative (ecbi)
- Organisation that provides capacity building to support climate change negotiations
- Eldis Environment Resource Guide
- An Eldis resource guide on environmental issues
- Global Environmental Facility Evaluation Office (GEF Evaluation Office)
- The GEF's independent evaluation office
