conservation
- Agricultural gene banks are important resource for developing world agriculture
- C. Fowler; M. Smale; S. Gaiji / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004
- While acknowledging the significance of historical patterns, this study provides a snapshot of recent flows of genetic resources in agriculture, enabled through the centers of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Resea...
- Linkages between environment, conflict, and cooperation
- United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2004
- This report seeks to guide researchers and policymakers in their understanding of the complex set of connections that tie environment, conflict and cooperation. Chapters from this report emerged from the workshop’s discuss...
- Modelling the impact of external land use change on species diversity in nature reserves
- C. Armstrong; A. Skonhoft / Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2004
- It is commonly perceived that biodiversity is threatened by many factors of which destruction and reduction of habitats is considered most the important for terrestrial species. This paper argues that, in order to counteract these thr...
- Can natural resources be classified to assess the likelihood of them causing conflict?
- P. Lujala / Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2003
- This paper focuses on recent research that identifies natural resource abundance as a factor that significantly increases the risk of conflict. The paper notes that, at present, there are no clear guidelines for classifying resources ...
- ICT's, the role of the English lanuage and biodiversity conservation
- L. T. Soeftestad / Community-Based Natural Resource Management Network, 2004
- Biodiversity conservation is becoming a global agenda operating on an equally global arena. The name if the game is communication and collaboration across cultures and languages, facilitated by ICTs. This networking is increasing faci...
- Influence of developing countries on international environmental negotiations
- Svanhild-Isabelle Batta Bjørnstad / Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2004
- This paper looks at the influence of developing countries on international environmental negotiations, specifically at the negotiations around the 7 years of negotiation around the recent International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resource...
- How valid are neo-Mathusian concerns today?
- H. Urdal / Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, 2003
- Demographic and environmental factors have claimed a dominant position in post-Cold War security discourse. The neo-Malthusian conflict scenario argues that population pressure on natural resources make societies more prone to armed c...
- Analysing the economics of climate change
- C. Froyn / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2004
- This report contains four essays by the Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, Norway. The essays deal with issues such as scientific uncertainty, decision criteria, the timing of climate policy, global and...
- How should climate change agreements optimise the development of abatement technologies?
- R. Golombek; M. Hoel / Department of Economics, University of Oslo, Norway, 2004
- This study examines how the design of international agreements on greenhouse gas emissions might affect the incentives for countries to develop technology to address emissions. The authors develop a model where: technol...
- Human wildlife interactions and wildlide conservation in north west Tibet
- J.L. Fox / Case Western Reserve University, 2002
- This paper reports on a Norwegian lead collaborative research project examining human-wildlife interactions and conservation priorities in the western part of the Chang Tang Nature Preserve, north-western Tibet. Highlights of t...
- Agricultural gene banks are important resource for developing world agriculture
- C. Fowler; M. Smale; S. Gaiji / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004
- While acknowledging the significance of historical patterns, this study provides a snapshot of recent flows of genetic resources in agriculture, enabled through the centers of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Resea...
- Linkages between environment, conflict, and cooperation
- United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2004
- This report seeks to guide researchers and policymakers in their understanding of the complex set of connections that tie environment, conflict and cooperation. Chapters from this report emerged from the workshop’s discuss...
- Modelling the impact of external land use change on species diversity in nature reserves
- C. Armstrong; A. Skonhoft / Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2004
- It is commonly perceived that biodiversity is threatened by many factors of which destruction and reduction of habitats is considered most the important for terrestrial species. This paper argues that, in order to counteract these thr...
- Can natural resources be classified to assess the likelihood of them causing conflict?
- P. Lujala / Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2003
- This paper focuses on recent research that identifies natural resource abundance as a factor that significantly increases the risk of conflict. The paper notes that, at present, there are no clear guidelines for classifying resources ...
- ICT's, the role of the English lanuage and biodiversity conservation
- L. T. Soeftestad / Community-Based Natural Resource Management Network, 2004
- Biodiversity conservation is becoming a global agenda operating on an equally global arena. The name if the game is communication and collaboration across cultures and languages, facilitated by ICTs. This networking is increasing faci...
- Influence of developing countries on international environmental negotiations
- Svanhild-Isabelle Batta Bjørnstad / Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2004
- This paper looks at the influence of developing countries on international environmental negotiations, specifically at the negotiations around the 7 years of negotiation around the recent International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resource...
- How valid are neo-Mathusian concerns today?
- H. Urdal / Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, 2003
- Demographic and environmental factors have claimed a dominant position in post-Cold War security discourse. The neo-Malthusian conflict scenario argues that population pressure on natural resources make societies more prone to armed c...
- Analysing the economics of climate change
- C. Froyn / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2004
- This report contains four essays by the Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, Norway. The essays deal with issues such as scientific uncertainty, decision criteria, the timing of climate policy, global and...
- How should climate change agreements optimise the development of abatement technologies?
- R. Golombek; M. Hoel / Department of Economics, University of Oslo, Norway, 2004
- This study examines how the design of international agreements on greenhouse gas emissions might affect the incentives for countries to develop technology to address emissions. The authors develop a model where: technol...
- Human wildlife interactions and wildlide conservation in north west Tibet
- J.L. Fox / Case Western Reserve University, 2002
- This paper reports on a Norwegian lead collaborative research project examining human-wildlife interactions and conservation priorities in the western part of the Chang Tang Nature Preserve, north-western Tibet. Highlights of t...
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