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    Environment for African development: a sustainable future through science and technology

    Environment and Sustainable Development Programme, United Nations University, 2008
    Focusing on sustainability through science and technology, this paper looks at the key environmental challenges for Africa in the near future. It also identifies environmental best practices and addresses the need for action before looking at ways forward.
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    The environment and poverty times

    Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2008
    The paper features a collection of short articles that focus on the complex links between environment and poverty reduction. The articles discuss how natural resources can contribute to economic growth that also benefits the poor.
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    Effect of climate change on biodiversity in Lebanon: a preliminary review

    Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon, 2008
    Lebanon does not currently have baseline data on which to formulate climate adaptation and mitigation measures. This paper aims to prompt dialogue on the anticipated impact of climate change on the country, acting as a preliminary literature review and consulting experts to identify key species in Lebanon which may be impacted by it.
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    A preliminary assessment of energy and ecosystem resilience in ten African countries

    HELIO International, 2007
    Africa is vulnerable to climate change on two fronts: firstly, because of existing vulnerabilities and secondly, due to capacity limitations for disaster mitigation and inability to adapt to climate change.
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    Food security and climate change: the answer is biodiversity

    Reliefweb, 2008
    Climate change will profoundly affect agriculture and food security worldwide and will particularly impact smallholder farmers in poor countries. Based on a short review of recent scientific literature, this document argues that the most effective strategy to adapt agriculture to climate change is to increase biodiversity. Key points include:
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    Fuelling exclusion? The biofuels boom and poor people's access to land

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2008
    The policy debate about the merits and demerits of biofuels is growing and changing rapidly, with concerns being voiced over their effectiveness for mitigating climate change, role in recent food price hikes and social environmental impacts.
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    Climate change and the fate of the Amazon.

    Royal Society, 2008
    This is a compilation of twenty seven articles focusing on the interactions, impacts and effects of the changing climate on the Amazon region. Each article examines a specific area, providing a multidisciplinary analysis of climate change impacts. Areas discussed include:
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    Gender and equity issues in liquid biofuels production - minimizing the risks to maximize the opportunities

    Economic and Social Department, FAO, 2008
    The production of liquid biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel is rapidly increasing in developing countries, due mainly to the establishment of large-scale biofuel feedstock plantations. This results in potential socio-economic benefits, particularly in terms of agricultural employment, but also in risks, which tend to be context-specific.
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    Rehabilitating degraded land

    New Agriculturalist, 2008
    Across vast areas of the world, human activity has degraded once fertile and productive land. Deforestation, overgrazing, continuous farming and poor irrigation practices have affected almost 2 billion hectares worldwide, threatening the health and livelihoods of over one billion people.
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    The next genetic revolution?

    The Ecologist, 2007
    In recent years, the biotech industry has put considerable effort into attempting to reposition genetically modified (GM) crops as a non-food, industrial “green” energy commodity. While genetically modified biofuel crops are already a reality in the US, the planting of GM crops in Europe is still very limited due to public resistance.

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