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  Land in Africa: market asset or secure livelihood?

  Human Settlements Programme, 2004

  This document summarises the proceedings from a conference organised by International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) , Natural Resource insitute (NRI) and the Royal African Society in November 2004.The conference brought together a wide range of interest groups including, African policy makers, academics and civil society representatives, as well as representatives of the private
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  Joint forest planning and management in the eastern plains of Karnataka: a rapid assessment

  Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development, Bangalore, 2005

  Joint Forest Management (JFM) has become the key concept through which forest generation activities are being implemented in most parts of India.
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  Policy space for Mexican maize: protecting agro-biodiversity by promoting rural livelihoods

  Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University, 2007

  This policy analysis examines the room for alternative policies for agricultural provisions in Mexico under existing economic and environmental agreements, including North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
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  Water saving technologies: myths and realities revealed in Pakistan’s rice-wheat systems

  International Water Management Institute, 2007

  This study uses both farmer surveys and physical measurements to understand the impact resource conservation technologies (RCTs) have had on water use and water savings in irrigated rice-wheat zones of Pakistan’s Indus Basin, the centre of the country’s food grain production system.
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  A green revolution in Africa: hope for hungry farmers?

  Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Winnepeg, 2006

  This paper explores the underlying definitions and assumptions present in the current search for new approaches to African agriculture, looking specifically at strategies for improving soil fertility.It advocates a farmer-centred approach that involves active participation of all relevant stakeholders, with the view that sustainable agricultural livelihoods need to be built from a foundation th
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  Environmental service incentives in conformity with poverty alleviation: policy implications and guidance from the ROA project

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2006

  This newsletter presents the overall conclusions from the environmental service incentive (ESIs) component of the Roles of Agriculture Project Phase II. The objective is to draw policy implications and to deliver practical policy guidance to design, implement and enforce ESIs consistent with poverty alleviation in developing countries.
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  Livestock's long shadow: environmental issues and options

  Livestock, Environment and Development, Virtual Research and Development Centre, 2006

  The global livestock sector is socially and politically very significant, creating livelihoods for one billion of the world’s poor and accounting for 40% of agricultural gross demestic product (GDP). This report finds that the value of the sector is countered by an often extremely high environmental impact.
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  Soils on the global agenda: developing international mechanisms for sustainable land management

  International Union of Soil Sciences, 2006

  This report contributes to the aim of the International Union of Soil Sciences to put sustainable land management higher on the global agenda. The report is divided into three distinct sections:Part I discusses the global soils agenda and outlines experiences and strategies for sustainable land management.
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  If you want to get a job done, you need the right tools: next steps for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2006

  This short briefing argues that the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD) does not have the right set of tools to address the challenges faced by dryland peoples around the world.The report argues that there are three principal areas where attention should now be focused:working closely with the Convention on Climate Change to identify strategies to help the drylands adapt to cl
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  When are payments for environmental services beneficial to the poor?

  Agricultural and Development Economics Division, FAO, 2006

  Payment for environmental services (PES) can encourage agricultural producers to reduce negative environmental impacts or produce positive outcomes.

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