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The emerging global regime on genetic resources: its implications for local communities
World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2002This briefing paper gives an overview of the emerging global regime on genetic resources, with a special emphasis on its implications for local and impoverished communities worldwide.DocumentClosing the gap: information, participation and justice in decision-making for the environment
World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2002The study reports on the early findings of an innovative approach to measuring progress in implementing Principle 10 (known as the “Access Principles”) of the Rio Declaration at the national level.DocumentInternational ocean governance: using international law and organizations to manage marine resources sustainably
World Conservation Union, 2001This comprehensive document provides an overview of the array of international conventions and organizations governing ocean use.In the context of an increasing focus on regional and large scale oceans management, the book discusses the legal context of cross-boundary management and ways of targeting international legal instruments to solve specific oceans problems.DocumentExperiences on decentralisation of the Lao Swedish Forestry Programme
Mekonginfo, 2001The paper presents experiences of decentralisation in the LSFP.DocumentAgricultural biotechnology: technology policy brief
United Nations University Institute for New technologies, 2002This is a collection of articles making up the UNU/INTECH technology policy brief on the subject of agricultural biotechnology.DocumentThe World Bank and the environment in the Caspian: a case study of the Kolkheti National Park
BankWatch, 2002This report focuses on the construction of an oil terminal and related infrastructure inside one of Georgia’s national parks. The World Bank has a positive environmental objective in helping to finance the establishment of the Kolkheti National Park but this, the authors claim, is being undermined by the private development of the Kulevi Oil Terminal.DocumentWho owns the world's forests?
Forest Trends, 2002This study examines land tenure data for 24 of the 30 most forested countries accounting for 93% of the worlds natural forest cover and examines global trends in forest ownership.DocumentPower from the trees: how good forest governance can help reduce poverty
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2002IIED opinion paper which argues that forestry can offer some high-potential routes out of rural poverty. Forestry, the authors state, can contribute to food security, provide resource safety nets and sometimes enterprise opportunities where little else exists.DocumentA conceptual framework for implementing biosafety: linking policy, capacity and regulation
International Service for National Agricultural Research, 2002This paper brings together contributions to a meeting held in July 2001 entitled “A Framework for Biosafety Implementation: A Tool for Capacity Building.” The purpose of this meeting was to devise a conceptual framework to address regulatory implementation and capacity-building needs of developing countries and Parties to the Biosafety Protocol. This framework consists of five elements1.DocumentLocal actors, powers and accountability in African decentralizations: a review of issues
Overseas Development Institute, 2001Using a literature review of existing theory and practice in decentralisation this paper (prepared for IDRC) reviews the most recent wave of African decentralisations to determine whether the new language of democratisation, pluralism and rights is being translated into law and practice.The author finds that, although little empirical research has been done, first indications are that there arePages