Environment
- Conserving ecosystems with market systems
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The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) concludes that some two-thirds of the world’s ecosystem services are degraded or being used unsustainably. This briefing paper outlines the potential for mobilising business and markets to conserve nature. It argues that market mechanisms can be a powerful complement to existing strategies for conserving ecosystems, if used in the right way.
Latest Additions
- Can non-timber forest product trade resolve problems of development and conservation in the developing world?
- ( K. Kusters / Ecology and Society , 2006)
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This article evaluates the extent to which Non Timber Forest Product (NTFP) trade leads to both livelihood improvement and forest conservation. The analysis is based on a standardised expert-judgme...
- Are trade and climate change directly related?
- ( L. Tamiotti;R. Teh;V. Kulaçoğlu / World Trade Organization , 2009)
- Greenhouse gas emissions which are the major contributors to climate change are on the increase in both industrialised and developing countries. This paper indicates key linkages between trade and cli...
- Less developed countries interests in trade and environment: how their concerns can be protected?
- ( F. Khatun / Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh , 2009)
- There is a growing concern that environmental issues may create both direct and indirect opportunities to introduce new barriers to trade. In fact, it is apprehended by DCs and LDCs that environmental...
- Understanding the full economic, ecological and institutional context of the natural resource
- ( C.Y. Fischer / Entwined , 2008)
- Trade exerts important influences over the exploitation and protection of natural resources. This article discusses the role of trade and trade-related measures in the use and conservation of natural ...
- Is the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area a big polluter?
- ( H. Vutha;H. Jalilian / International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg , 2008)
- Environmental issues have received attention from Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) leaders. However, there is lack of institutional mechanisms to coordinate the implementation of environmental protecti...
- Combining list and project approaches to liberalise environmental goods
- ( International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development , 2008)
- This paper surveys the key issues surrounding liberalised trade in low-carbon goods. It begins with an overview of progress to date in the World Trade Organisation's (WTO's) negotiations on environmen...
- Importing roses from Tanzania to Norway
- ( R. Haug;I. Ohna;A. Jens / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences , 2008)
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How can increased African agricultural imports achieve environmental sustainability? This study examines how it is possible to increase import of agricultural products from low income sub-Saharan A...
- A survey of strategies to help transition into a low carbon economy
- ( EcoSecurities , 2008)
- This report is a compilation of responses from over 65 large and multinational organisations, covering a wide variety of geographies and industry sectors. The primary quantitative research conducted i...
Evaluating the barriers faced by CDM projects in China
- ( P. Castro / Climate Strategies , 2008)
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Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) coming from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects are not only interesting for government parties under the Kyoto Protocol, who need to meet their emis...
- Environmental trends to 2030: an OECD perspective
- ( Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , 2008)
- The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030 provides analyses of economic and environmental trends to 2030, and simulations of policy actions to address the key challenges. ...
