Trade and natural resources
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- Does sustainable forestry management improve conservation efforts?
- ( R. Dennis;E. Meijaard;R. Nasi;L. Gustafsson / Ecology and Society , 2008)
- This paper assesses the tools and guidelines that have been developed to promote sustainable forest management (SFM) and the progress that has been made in Southeast Asia toward better logging practic...
- How can sustainable wildlife trade help achieve the MDGs?
- ( D. Roe / WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature , 2008)
- This report outlines the links between well managed, sustainable wildlife trade and the Millennium Development Goals. The worldwide value of wildlife trade has been estimated at USD300 billion, w...
- How is Chinese investment in Africa impacting the environment?
- ( P. Bosshard / South African Institute of International Affairs, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) , 2008)
- Along with its economic presence, China has rapidly expanded its environmental footprint in Africa. This policy brief discusses and analyses the concerns about the impacts of China’s economic ex...
Relaxing WTO fisheries subsidies rules for small boats: a dangerous loophole?
- ( A. Gonzales / WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature , 2008)
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This paper argues that small boats can cause as much damage in fisheries around the world as big trawlers. While most governments say they want to halt subsidies that contribute to overfishing and ...
- Is the retail carbon offset market living up to its potential?
- ( M.,C. Trexler;L., H. Kosloff;K. Silon / The Katoomba Group's Ecosystem Marketplace , 2008)
- Based on an initiative taken by two environmentally minded entrepreneurs, there is now a long line of efforts to encourage individuals and companies to go partially or entirely “carbon neutral&r...
- How can Africa benefit from the emerging carbon market?
- ( S., M. Walker;T., H. Pearson;P. Munishi / Winrock International , 2008)
- African countries have not benefited greatly from the carbon market. This publication analyses how the implementation of the forestry carbon projects could be a major strategy to combat climate change...
The World Bank's strategy for implementing Payment for Environmental Services (PES)
- ( S. Pagiola;G. Platais / Environment Department, World Bank , 2008)
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The valuable environmental services provided by natural ecosystems are too often lost as a result of mismanagement and lack of incentives to preserve them. Helping countries find innovative solutio...
What support is needed to build a market for fair trade timber?
- ( D. Macqueen / Sustainable Markets Group, IIED , 2008)
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Unlike coffee and cotton, timber has yet to become a fair trade commodity. This two-page briefing argues that the time has now come to change this. It argues that a partnership with the fair trade ...
- Can improved natural resource exploitation and trade help reduce poverty in the Great Lakes region?
- ( Department for International Development, UK , 2007)
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This document analyses natural resource exploitation and trade at four main border areas in the Great Lakes region. It looks at the mechanisms of exploitation for cassiterite, coltan, gold, copper ...
- Guide for BioTrade programmes
- ( Biotrade Initiative, UNCTAD , 2007)
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The BioTrade principles and criteria have been defined by the UNCTAD BioTrade Initiative and the BioTrade national programmes, and provide the core of the conceptual framework underlying the BioTra...
