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Natural resources and trade flows in the Great Lakes region
Department for International Development, UK, 2007
This document analyses natural resource exploitation and trade at four main border areas in the Great Lakes region. It looks at the mechanisms of exploitation for cassiterite, coltan, gold, copper and cobalt and also reviews regional transport and transit corridors and issues in the main transit countries: Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. Key points include:
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Markets for ecosystem services: new challenges and opportunities for business and the environment
World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2007
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) concludes that some two-thirds of the world’s ecosystem services are degraded or being used unsustainably. This briefing paper outlines the potential for mobilising business and markets to conserve nature. It argues that market mechanisms can be a powerful complement to existing strategies for conserving ecosystems, if used in the right way.
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Promoting sustainable land management through trade: examining the linkages between trade, livelihoods and sustainable land management in degraded areas
Global Mechanism, 2007
Drylands have potential for economic activity now markets are emerging for natural products such as aloe or gum Arabic. However it is difficult to take advantage of these opportunities because there is a lack of structure for this market.