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Combating poaching and illegal logging in Tanzania: voices of the rangers - hands-on experiences from the field
GRID Arendal, 2017Poaching of wildlife is still a massive problem in Tanzania.DocumentCoastal blue carbon ecosystems. Opportunities for Nationally Determined Contributions. Policy Brief.
International Union for Conservation of Nature, 2016This policy brief examines the existing Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and ratified National Determined Contributions (NDCs) with regard to the inclusion of specific efforts addressing blue carbon ecosystems, namely mangroves, tidal saltmarshes and seagrasses, as climate mitigation or adaptation solutions.DocumentBlue carbon - Nationally Determined Contributions inventory. Appendix to: Coastal blue carbon ecosystems. Opportunities for Nationally Determined Contributions
GRID Arendal, 2017This appendix provides an inventory of the existing Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and ratified National Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeDocumentThe RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen in the Western Indian Ocean: voyages of marine research and capacity development
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2017The marine research vessel (RV) Dr Fridtjof Nansen is a familiar visitor to the coastal waters of developing countries around the world. Since its first expedition in 1975, to survey fish abundance in an upwelling region of the Western Indian Ocean, the Nansen has returned to this “least known” of the world’s oceans numerous times.DocumentCan conservation agriculture save tropical forests? The case of minimum tillage in Zambia
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2017Minimum tillage (MT) is a key component in the promotion of conservation agriculture (CA). This paper asks whether MT reduces cropland expansion and thus deforestation. We develop a simple theoretical household model of land expansion, and test hypotheses by estimating a double hurdle model using household survey data from 368 smallholders in rural Zambia.DocumentAmazonian farmers’ response to fire policies and climate change
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2017Despite a fall in deforestation, frequency and severity of fires in the Brazilian Amazon are rising, causing huge carbon emissions, biodiversity losses and local economic costs. The ignition sources are anthropogenic and mostly related to the accidental spread of agricultural fires.DocumentThe Clean Energy Initiative Results Report 2007-2015
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2017Access to sustainable, affordable, and reliable energy services is crucial for eradicating poverty, spurring economic growth, and ensuring environmental sustainability. I am proud to present The Clean Energy Initiative, Results Report 2007-2015, accounting for the breadth of Norwegian support to the energy sector.DocumentReal-time evaluation of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative. Empowerment of indigenous peoples and forest dependent local communities through support to civil society organisations
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2017The Terms of References (ToR) of the present evaluation have the following objectives:DocumentLegal limits to tribal governance: coal mining in Meghalaya, India
Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2017Land in Meghalaya, India, was traditionally agricultural land, owned by the community. With increasing privatization and rising commercial value of land for non-agricultural use, many owners have sold the land for mining operations. So-called rat-hole coal mining has resulted in environmental degradation as well as in the loss of lives of miners, most of whom are from outside the state.DocumentPreventing corruption in community mineral beneficiation schemes
U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, 2017This paper analyses patterns of corruption and corruption risks related to community mineral beneficiation schemes (CMBSs) that distribute benefits funded by mineral revenues to communities. It analyses insights from existing scholarship on CMBSs, evidence from seven cases of corruption, and lessons from guidance documents on reducing corruption in the mining value chain.Pages