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  Fact sheet. Project: Development of biomass estimation models for carbon monitoring in selected vegetation types of Tanzania

  2013

  The carbon benefits of any forest carbon project are estimated on the basis of changes of carbon stocks in different biomass pools and such changes may be determined through continuous forest inventories, possibly combined with growth estimates, and the use of models for biomass estimation, i.e. allometric biomass equations.
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  Role of domestic court and international arbitration in ensuring climate justice in Bangladesh

  2013

  Recently, an international Arbitration Tribunal, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), decided in favour of the ‘climate victims’ of Bangladesh against international gas extracting company, NIKO, and due to that decision, it will now be possible for the domestic courts of Bangladesh to hear the pending money suit on compensation.
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  Capitalising on public transport: reducing GHG emissions in Latin American cities

  Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013

  Energy efficient modes of transport - like Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems, bicycles and electric taxis - are providing an effective means for reducing urban greenhouse gas emissions in Latin American cities. The transport sector is one of the largest contributors to global GHG emissions, both worldwide and in the Latin America region.
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  Local vulnerability, Forest communities and Forestcarbon conservation: case of southern Cameroon

  Academic Journals, 2013

  This research paper, published in the international Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, reports on a study of two community forests', Nomedjoh and Nkolenyeng, Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) projects located in south Cameroon.
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  Diagnostic assessment of select environmental challenges valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in India

  World Bank, 2013

  This paper reports on a wide range of research that estimates the value of ecosystem services (ESS) in India, including those related to forests, grasslands, wetlands, mangroves, and coral reefs.
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  Stakeholder engagement in preparing investments plans for the climate investment funds case studies from Asia, second edition

  Asian Development Bank, 2013

  Since the inception of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has participated in the preparation of 15 investment plans covering the two main CIF funds, the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and the Strategic Climate Fund (SCF).
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  British Journal of Environment and Climate Change

  British Journal of Environment and Climate Change (ISSN: 2231–4784) aims to publish original research articles, review articles and short communications.
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  The climate and development challenge for Latin America and the Caribbean: options for climate-resilient, low-carbon development

  Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), 2013

  This comprehensive report by the Inter-American Development Bank seeks to assess the physical and economic impacts of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), as well as adaptation options available. Additionally, the report examines how, and at what cost, the region can reduce its carbon footprint to a level consistent with global stabilisation goals.
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  The climate and development challenge for Latin America and the Caribbean

  Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), 2013

  Climate change is already affecting the foundations on which Latin American societies rely for sustenance and welfare. Addressing these impacts, this report was prepared by a task force of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC). 
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  DETERring deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: environmental monitoring and law enforcement

  Climate Policy Initiative, 2013

  This study asks: which specific policy efforts contributed most to the reduction in Amazon deforestation? The paper, which evaluates the impact of monitoring on deforestation, focuses on DETER, a satellite-based system for real-time detection of deforestation. DETER is the key tool for targeting law enforcement activities in the Brazilian Amazon.

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