Natural resource management
- How to limit deforestation through the design and implementation of REDD policies
- M. Kanninen; D. Murdiyarso; F. Seymour / Center for International Forestry Research, 2007
- This paper provides a brief overview of the current knowledge and data on deforestation rates, research on the causes of deforestation and forest degradation and relevant policy options. It highlights issues of particular relevance to...
- Knowledge on the impact of different land management practices on soil carbon sequestration rates across the world
- A. Braimoh / World Bank, 2012
- This report aims to improve the knowledge base for scaling-up investments in land management technologies that sequester soil carbon for increased productivity under changing climate conditions. The report presents the following key m...
- The Centre for People and Forests (RECOFTC)
- The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) is an international organisation with a vision of local communities actively managing forests in Asia and the Pacific to ensure optimal social, economic and environmental benefits.
- How water management practices must adapt in the Americas
- Water and Climate Change in the Americas, 2012
- This solutions document, a product of the Regional Policy Dialog (RPD) on Water and Climate Change Adaptation in the Americas (comprised of 21 different agencies), seeks to address the ways in which water management practices must cha...
- Healthy Reefs Initiative
- Healthy Reefs for Healthy People is a collaborative international initiative that generates user-friendly tools to measure the health of the Mesoamerican Reef Ecosystem, and delivers scientifically credible reports to improve decision-making that effectively sustain social and ecosystem well-being.
- Highlighting the need and potential for adaptation to climate change in African international river basins
- M. Goulden (ed); D. Conway (ed); A. Persechino (ed) / Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, 2008
- Africa’s fresh water resources, which are under pressure, are vital to the support of livelihoods, food security and power generation, as well as growing domestic and industrial needs. This paper reviews literature on climate ch...
- Scaling up common pool resource management from local to global commons
- P. C. Stern / International Journal of the Commons, 2011
- This paper examines the eight design principles, which were first put forward by Elinor Ostrom and are based on her work on stable local common pool resource management. The author asks whether Ostrom’s design princi...
- An update on international REDD+ developments and forest carbon policies from April 2011 to January 2012
- U. Chokkalingam (ed); S.A Vanniarachchy (ed) / Forest Carbon Asia, 2012
- In December 2011 at the international climate change negotiations at COP17 in Durban, there were further developments on the proposed REDD+ mechanism to reduce forest-based emissions and enhance forest carbon sinks. Various countries ...
- The Earth System Governance Project
- A governance and global environmental change research network
- Tegemeo Institute of Agriculture policy and Development
- Tegemeo Institute conducts Research and Analysis on policy in the domain of agriculture, rural development, natural resources and environment. The Institute aims at addressing micro and macroeconomic policy issues bearing on farming, transportation, processing, marketing, and trade of agricultural products and inputs; sustainability of agricultural systems and natural resources as well as the envi...
- Re-defining African conflict management strategies
- P.A.N. Mwanika / Institute for Security Studies, South Africa, 2010
- This brief paper argues that environmental degradation in forms such as desertification, resource depletion and demographic pressure exacerbates tensions and instability. The paper particularly focuses on the role of natural resources...
- Climate mitigation efforts in Nepal
- S. Agrawala; V. Raksakulthai; M. van Aalst / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2003
- This report presents the integrated case study for Nepal carried out under an OECD project on Development and Climate Change. The report is structured around a three-tier framework. First, recent climate trends and climate change scen...
- Maintaining ocean ecosystems for reducing climate change
- C. Nellemann (ed); E. Corcoran; C. M. Duarte / Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2009
- While the reduction of emissions are currently at the center of climate change discussions, the critical role of the oceans and ocean ecosystems has been vastly overlooked. The objective of this report is to highlight the critical rol...
- How can the environment be protected during armed conflict?
- E.M. Mrema; C. Bruch; J. Diamond / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2009
- This report seeks to identify gaps and weaknesses in the current international legal framework for protecting the environment during armed conflict. It aims to understand how natural resources and the environment can be better pr...
- Better integrated management of water resources and regulation is needed to manage chronic water scarcity in this region
- K. Frenken (ed) / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009
- This FAO report aims to provide an accurate status of rural water resources management, with a special focus on irrigation, highlighting the major changes that have occurred in the last decade. In each country, the paper fea...
- Urgent need for climate change adaptation measures in Arab countries
- M.K. Tolba (ed); N.W. Saab (ed) / Arab Forum for Environment and Development, 2009
- Although greenhouse gas emissions from the Arab world amount to 4.2% of global emissions, the impact of climate change on the fragile environment of the region and its people is expected to be immense. This report aims to provide info...
- 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...
- Improving the ability of small-scale fisheries in the developing world
- L. Evans; N. Andrew / The WorldFish Center, 2009
- Diagnosis and adaptive management can help improve the ability of small-scale fisheries (SSF) in the developing world. This paper presents a framework for diagnosis and adaptive management and discusses ways of implementing the first ...
- The effect of agricultural practices on climate change
- H. Paul (ed); S. Semino (ed); A. Ernsting / EcoNexus, 2009
- Agriculture plays an important role in climate change, both as a contributor emitting greenhouse gasses (GHGs) and as a potential reducer of negative impacts. This paper gives an overview of how current and proposed agricultural pract...
- The integration of environmental, social and governance issues into institutional investment
- S. Waygood (ed); B. Bacani (ed); P. Hilton (ed) / United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, 2009
- This report is about identifying future challenges within the financial system in order to reduce further crises like the Natural Resources Crisis. The authors integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into investmen...
- Amazon Watch
- Defending the environment and indigenous rights in the Amazon
- Canadian Plains Research Center (CPRC)
- Canadian research institute supporting interdisciplinary research on all aspects of prairie life
- SafeCoast
- Collaborative project focused on coastal risk managment of North Sea coasts
- Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD)
- Nepalese NGO working on sustainable development
- Coordination Unit for the Rehabilitation of the Environment (CURE)
- Malawian NGO focusing on environment and natural resource management
- Cape Flats Nature
- Cape Flats Nature is a people-centred conservation partnership based in Cape Town.
- BirdLife International
- BirdLife International is a global Partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources.
