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  Water and the least developed countries

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2003

  This paper begins by providing background information on least developed countries (LDCs) which are the world's 49 poorest, and comparing them with other developing countries.
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  The war in Iraq: general environmental implications

  Friends of the Earth, 2003

  This briefing note asserts that the possible damage to the environment, to communities and above all to civilians deserves urgent practical and moral consideration before any decision for war is taken.
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  Wildlife and poverty study

  Department for International Development, UK, 2002

  The DFID Wildlife and Poverty Study aims to assess how and why wildlife is important to the livelihoods of the poor and vulnerable, review the key underlying policy and institutional issues, investigate the synergies and trade-offs between donor strategies and draw implications for appropriate strategy and intervention.
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  Aviation and the environment: using economic instruments

  2003

  This is an outline document of the options available to the UK government in ensuring that the aviation industry is encouraged to take account of, and where appropriate reduce, its contribution to global warming, local air and noise pollution.The report states that the government's objectives for aviation include sustainability and the polluter pays principle.
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  Implementation of Operational Directive 4.20 on Indigenous Peoples: an independent desk review

  World Bank, 2003

  This evaluation assesses how the Bank has implemented Operational Directive (OD) 4.20, a policy that aims to protect the interests of Indigenous Peoples (IP) through the use of Indigenous Peoples Development Plans (IPDPs). The IPDP is the Borrower’s responsibility and is expected to be available for Bank review before project appraisal.
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  Carbon finance and the global equity markets

  Carbon Disclosure Project, 2003

  This paper examines the increasing attention on companies to diminish greenhouse gas emissions, assesses how companies are implementing these reduction policies, and attempts to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of a similar action.
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  Controlling imports of illegal timber: options for Europe

  Fern, 2002

  The authors of this paper examine what the European Commission and member states can do to address the problems caused by illegal logging. They focus particularly on trade, finance, and procurement issues, although they briefly discuss efforts to strengthen the capacity of national institutions in developing countries.
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  A revised forest strategy for the World Bank Group

  World Bank Publications, 2002

  This strategy notes the importance of forests to both the global commons and to people that rely directly on forest resources.
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  Indigenous and traditional peoples and protected areas: principles, guidelines and case studies

  World Commission on Protected Areas, 2000

  This book is divided into two sections: the first discusses principles and guidelines for indigenous/traditional peoples and protected areas and the second provides case studies.The guidelines are based on the following recognition:protected areas will survive only if they are seen to be of value, in the widest sense, to the nation as a whole and to local people in particularthe rig
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  Marine reserves: a tool for ecosystem management and conservation

  Pew Oceans Commission, 2002

  This paper considers the variety of threats and competition for use faced by the ocean ecosystems of the U.S. The author argues that seemingly separate threats such as pollution and fishing are linked in that both affect entire marine ecosystems.

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