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    Rhino poaching: how do we respond?

    Evidence on Demand, 2013
    This report outlines the main actors in rhino conservation, the major main threats to rhinos in the ‘Big 4’ range states (Zimbabwe, Kenya, South Africa and Namibia) which together conserve almost 99% and 96% of Africa’s wild white and black rhino respectively, and offers a review of a range of possible policy responses.
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    Improving the quality, capacity and compliance of environmental licensing processes in Mozambique: the case of the oil and gas industry

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014
    This paper analyses the current situation regarding the environmental licensing of the oil and gas industry in Mozambique. The paper outlines weaknesses in the process, including the quality of the environmental impact assessments submitted for authorisation; compliance with the approved environmental management plans; and the lack of transparency and follow-up post-licensing.
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    Timber trade in Africa's Great Lakes: the road from Beni, DRC to Kampala, Uganda

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012
    This report provides a political economy analysis of the trade in tropical timber from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to and through Uganda via the Northern Transit Corridor. The study focuses on international, regional and local demand-side drivers for tropical timber exports from the eastern DRC to and through Uganda.
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    Prospects for shale gas development in Asia: examining potentials and challenges in China and India

    Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2012
    Between now and 2035, global energy consumption is forecast to grow by 50 percent, and China and India together will account for more than half of this global growth. The scale of their energy consumption affects global supply and demand and, inherently, the price levels of various energy commodities - including natural gas - in the global marketplace.
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    Green economy and trade: trends, challenges and opportunities

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2013
    Prepared by the Trade, Policy and Planning Unit of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), this report is a key component of the Green Economy and Trade Opportunities Project (GE-TOP). The aim of GE-TOP is to identify opportunities and barriers inherent in a transition to a green economy, and to assist all stakeholders to build capacity.
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    Trade and environment briefings: environmental services

    International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2012
    The market for environmental services is substantial and growing. This policy brief argues that if well managed, liberalisation of trade in environmental services can provide substantial benefits to the private sector as well as the general public.
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    Trade and environment briefings: trade in environmental goods

    International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2012
    Trade liberalisation can provide access to green goods and technologies at lower cost and greater efficiency. This paper illustrates that liberalising trade in environmental goods can create new markets and export opportunities, thus supporting export-led development strategies.
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    Unlocking forest bonds: a high-level workshop on innovative finance for tropical forests

    WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2011
    This document is an outcome of a high-level workshop on innovative finance for tropical forests, specifically focusing on the development and introduction of forest bonds.
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    Transport, trade and climate change: carbon footprints, fuel subsidies and market-based measures

    International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2011
    Transport contributes significantly to global GHG emissions and measures to mitigate these emissions are essential. This paper discusses several measures that can contribute to mitigating emissions related to trade and transport. These measures include: carbon footprinting, elimination of fossil fuel subsidies and market-based measures (MBMs). The main conclusions include:
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    Balancing development and conservation? an assessment of livelihood and environmental outcomes of non-timber forest product trade in Asia, Africa and Latin America

    Ecology and Society, 2006
    This article evaluates the extent to which Non Timber Forest Product (NTFP) trade leads to both livelihood improvement and forest conservation. The analysis is based on a standardised expert-judgment assessment of the livelihood and environmental outcomes of 55 cases of NTFP trade from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

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