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    Payment for ecosystem services in South Africa: prospects for programme development

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2012
    The need to address sustained economic growth while simultaneously preserving the natural environment presents important policy challenges for countries such as South Africa.
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    Study on effluents from selected sugar mills in Pakistan: potential environmental, health, and economic consequences of an excessive pollution load

    Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan, 2006
    Pakistan’s sugar industry, considered to be one of the best organised industrial sectors in the country, is also among the country’s leading economic enterprises, directly or indirectly employing over 10 million people (Hagler Bailley, 1999).
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    An Update on ISO 14,000 series related activities

    Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan, 2000
    For many years, industry and environmentalists have been at odds over the issue of environmental protection, specifically from the focus of the firm, as the movements of environmental conservation and protection have shifted to control at the point sources of pollution.
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    State-directed multi-national enterprises and transnational governance: Chinese investments, corporate responsibility and sustainability norms

    Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2014
    Africa clearly needs foreign investments for its development. But such investments in extractive industries and hydropower projects should not cause ecological degradation and threaten the livelihoods of many Africans.
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    Improving livelihoods through conservation and education. A case study of the Swastha butterfly garden

    Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2014
    In many parts of the developing world, those with physical or mental handicaps are often considered to be a burden on society, with limited to no remunerative activities available in the workforce. Activities such as butterfly farming, which require precision and attention to detail, are potentially relevant for disadvantaged groups as a source of livelihoods.
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    The governance of global value chains for live butterflies

    Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2014
    Despite estimates that the global butterfly trade generates over US$100 million annually in sales of pupae for exhibitions and deadstock for a range of collector and artisanal uses, almost no research has been conducted that unpacks the dynamics of these value chains.
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    Sustainability coffee certification in India. Perceptions and practices

    Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2014
    Certification programs has been employed in many agricultural products as a means to encourage and communicate compliance with standards associated with various attributes, such as organic, fair-trade, GMO free, and eco-friendly, among others. Such programs further seek to provide added value, through a price premium, to producers and supply chain actors associated with the label.
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    Promoting conservation in India by greening coffee

    Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2014
    The Indian coffee sector is at an important transition point, increasingly stuck in the middle between quality and value segments of the market. A potential niche for India is in the development of eco-friendly (green) coffees, leveraging the natural environment and biodiversity present in many regions.
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    Mapping donors: Key areas for tackling illegal wildlife trade (Asia and Africa)

    Evidence on Demand, 2014
    The wildlife trade is rapidly becoming a major international priority for governments, NGOs and private philanthropists, evidenced by the recent increase in funding made available for wildlife trade related projects. This report maps donors and projects, following a review of secondary and grey literature as well as relevant websites.
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    Poverty, poaching and trafficking: what are the links?

    Evidence on Demand, 2013
    This paper looks into the links between poverty, poaching and trafficking, indicating that this subject has been under-researched and poorly understood. The paper admits that there is little hard evidence to support the claim that poaching occurs because of poverty, yet the authors state they are confident the links are there.

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