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Technological catch-up and indigenous institutional infrastructures in latecomer natural resource-related industries: an exploration of the role of EMBRAPA in Brazil’s soybeans and forestry-based pulp and paper industries
International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014This article reports the results of an exploratory study on the role of indigenous institutional infrastructures in the accumulation of world-leading innovative capabilities (technological catch-up) in natural resource-related industries in the context of developing/emerging economies.DocumentFormative Mid - Term Review of the Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN) Program in the Amazon: Final report
Scanteam, 2014This is a mid-term review of RFN's Amazon Program, financed by the Norwegian MFA with annual budgets of 30 mill NOK in 2012 - 2013 reduced to 25 mill NOK in 2014.DocumentAmazonian policy and politics, 2003-13: deforestation, hydropower and biofuels
Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, 2014In the period 2003-13 Brazil experienced important economic and political developments: it became a much more relevant international player; its economy entered the world’s top ten; and society became more politically active and expressed its complaints more aggressively. Amazonian policy and the politics of the period developed in this context, and three issues played a central role.DocumentIncentives for electricity generation in a green economy: effective frameworks from Latin America
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2014Latin American countries are implementing innovative policy and market mechanisms to catalyse the development of nonconventional renewable energy sources. This Brief presents some of the region’s success stories.DocumentPursuing a green economy: growth alongside environmental sustainability in Latin America
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2014Latin American countries have been implementing some innovative market incentives to catalyse the expansion of the green economy, in particular in relation to natural resource conservation and development of greener energy and infrastructure. This Guide explores these experiences to identify useful lessons for other regions of the world.DocumentPayments for environmental services: a market mechanism protecting Latin America’s forests
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2014In Latin America, payments for environmental services schemes are the preferred market mechanism for forest conservation and reforestation. Success stories from the region provide a range of valuable lessons for other countries still struggling to curb deforestation.DocumentEconomic instruments for water pollution management in Latin America
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013What are the success factors behind Latin America’s use of economic instruments to improve water quality and generate new revenue for abatement?DocumentRio de Janeiro City’s early warning system for heavy rain
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013The city of Rio de Janeiro has developed a highly efficient early warning system (EWS) that is having an impressive impact after just three years in operation. The measures employed are innovative, inclusive and non-resource intensive, and are thus highly applicable to cities in other developing regions.DocumentEnvironmental service incentives in the state of Acre, Brazil: Lessons for policies, programmes and strategies for jurisdiction-wide REDD+
WWF Brazil, 2013This study analyses the design of an Environmental Service Incentives System (SISA, in Portuguese), which includes a programme for REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), in the Brazilian state of Acre. Formally known as Environmental Service Incentives for Carbon (or ISA Carbon), this programme represents one of the first public policies for REDD+.DocumentImproving environmental management of extractives through Environmental Impact Assessments
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013How have Latin American countries been using Environmental Impact Assessments in order to build more sustainable extractive industries? A focus on Peru provides some interesting lessons.Pages