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Beyond the baseline: large scale climate friendly development
2005This article investigates two cases of large scale, development-neutral projects in China and South Africa that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.DocumentIn search of excellence: exemplary forest management in Asia and the Pacific
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2005This publication reflects the outcome of an initiative to identify instances of exemplary forest management in the region and examine the core components of high quality forest management in an effort to illustrate good forest management to a wide audience and encourage others to take up some of the most promising ideas, methods and approaches.Documentid21 viewpoint - Getting to grips with development in rural China
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005The pace of China's rise as a global superpower often amazes visitors, with cities seeming to transform themselves overnight. However, this is only one side of modern China: most rural areas remain overwhelmingly poor. While urban development is undoubtedly important, the development of rural China is a far greater challenge.DocumentAn overview of glaciers, glacier retreat, and subsequent impacts in Nepal, India and China
WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2005This paper exposes the rate of retreat of Himalayan glaciers accelerating as global warming increases. The report states that glaciers in the region are now receding at an average rate of 10-15 metres per year. There are several problems associated with retreating glaciers that need to be understood in order to proceed to the next stage of quantifying research and mitigating disaster.DocumentThe reality of integrating gender into transport policies and projects
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005Donor agencies and national governments have increasingly expressed their commitment to promoting gender equality in all areas of their work. This has included efforts to integrate gender into the work of the transport sector. However, a substantial gap between rhetoric and practice exists.DocumentMen first: inheritance rights and women in rural China
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005For women in rural China, inheritance rights are often limited by traditional customs which give greater benefits to men. Although this is being challenged by new laws that recognise women’s legal rights, increased access for women to jobs and education, there is a big gap between legislation and reality.DocumentNatural resource conflict management case studies: an analysis of power, participation and protected areas
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2003This report presents a collection of case studies which focus on processes of conflict management and resolution and the different ways and means that conflicts are addressed.DocumentAn environmental impact assessment of China's WTO accession: an analysis of six sectors
International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2004This report by the Task Force on WTO and Environment of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development looks at six sectors where the environmental impacts are the most pronounced: agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, automobiles, energy and textiles.DocumentFacilitating conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity
Convention on Biological Diversity, 2003Science and technology have long been recognised as essential driving forces in the development process.DocumentBT cotton in China
Greenpeace International, 2002This paper discusses the issues surrounding BT cotton in China. BT cotton is the main genetically modified crop variety in large scale production in China. Recent research shows that BT cotton is effective in controlling the primary pest of cotton.Pages