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  Corporate social responsibility in South Africa’s mining industry: an assessment

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015

  The corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda has been a part of the global debate on socio-economic development for many decades. Countless claims have been made that CSR can contribute towards more
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  Looking back, looking ahead : land, agriculture and society in East Africa : a festschrift for Kjell Havnevik

  Nordic Africa Institute / Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Uppsala, 2015

  Professor Kjell Havnevik is retiring from the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) in 2015. For four decades, he has carried out research, taught and supervised students as well as participated in policy debates on different aspects of agriculture, the environment and African and international development policies. His output has been voluminous and is internationally recognised.
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  Spatial distribution of temporal dynamics in anthropogenic fires in miombo savanna woodlands of Tanzania

  2015

  Background: Anthropogenic uses of fire play a key role in regulating fire regimes in African savannas. These fires contribute the highest proportion of the globally burned area, substantial biomass burning emissions and threaten maintenance and enhancement of carbon stocks.
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  High mountain adaptation partnership: lessons learned in Nepal and Peru

  Climate Change Resilient Development project - Mainstreaming Adaptation for USAID, 2015

  Glacier-dominated mountains play a major role in providing water to large numbers of people. These glacier-dominated areas also pose unique challenges to downstream communities as they adapt to recent and continuing global climate change.
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  Fossil fuels are dead, long live fossil fuels: Botswana’s options for economic diversification

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015

  Botswana is at a critical historical juncture. It has enjoyed a stable democracy since 1965 and strong, quality economic growth for the last few decades. However, the diamond revenues on which the country depends are likely to decline in the near future. Economic diversification is therefore a pressing policy concern.
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  Preparing for FOCAC VI: China - South Africa co-operation in conservation and renewable energy

  Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2015

  As China’s development puts increasing pressure on the environment, various measures have been implemented both domestically and, increasingly, abroad in an attempt to limit the impact.
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  Preserving the African elephant for future generations

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015

  African elephants face an escalating poaching crisis due to an explosion in demand for ivory, mostly in China. Over 100 000 elephants were killed illegally between 2010 and 2012. This paper synthesises the relevant economic literature on elephant conservation, which informs the construction of a game theoretic model. The model is designed to
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  Mining value chains and green growth in South Africa: A conflictual but intertwined relationship

  Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2015

  The development of mining value chains is conflictual but deeply intertwined with the goal of sustainable development.  The response of mining value chains to the shift to a green economy cannot be business-as-usual and requires a proactive answer by business, Government, labour, non-governmental organisations and the research community in support of sustainable development.
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  Payment for environmental services: a promising tool for natural resources management in Africa

  African Development Bank, 2015

  This report focuses on Payment for Environmental Services (PES) as an approach to natural resources management (NRM) in Africa.
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  Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Management (CEEN) in Development Policy: Addressing Knowledge Needs and Gaps in Norwegian ODA-Funded Research Support

  Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2014

  Climate change, environment, energy and natural resource management (CEEN) are salient issues in global development policy. They are also particularly prominent in Norway, receiving close to 25% of the aid budget in 2013.

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