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  Values of inland fisheries in the Mekong river basin

  The WorldFish Center, 2007

  Asia has the most productive inland fisheries in the world. The fishery sector contributes significantly to the national economies of the region. Inland fisheries also improve food security by providing a source of protein and a livelihood for millions of people in this part of the world, especially the rural poor.
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  Agroforestry options for Tanzania

  World Agroforestry Centre, 2009

  This policy brief analyses agroforestry as a tool for improving livelihood in Tanzania and tackling emerging local and global challenges. The paper argues that agroforestry creates a web of resilient land use practices that mitigate and adapt to climate change, halt land degradation and conserve on-farm biodiversity.
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  Challenges for a business case for high-biodiversity REDD projects and schemes

  EcoSecurities, 2009

  This report explores whether there is a business case for high-biodiversity REDD projects and schemes and how such a business case could be created or promoted. It was commissioned by the Secretariat of the CBD as part of its efforts to support Parties efforts to address reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries.
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  Integrated solutions to the water, agriculture and climate crises

  2009

  This report investigates the role of agriculture in addressing global challenges related to climate, water and food.
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  Sowing a bitter crop: global reductions in available arable land

  The Sigma Scan, 2009

  This brief states that arable land is being reduced and degraded around the world. The main causes for this are erosion and salination. By 2020, 30% of the world's arable land may be salinated, rising to as much as 50% by 2050. Other drivers include population growth, poverty, urbanisation, desertification and resource depleting subsistence strategies.
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  Low input food and nutrition security: growing and eating more for less

  Food & Nutrition Security and Permaculture in Malawi, 2005

  Tackling food insecurity in Malawi has moved away from emergency aid towards relief and recovery, with government policy looking at food diversification and nutrition. Produced following a nine-month study conducted in Malawi throughout 2005 involving twenty pilot projects, this manual presents a step by step and hands-on approach to achieve food security.
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  Implementing sustainable bioenergy production; a compilation of tools and approaches

  International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2008

  Concerns about energy security, climate change and support for rural development have climbed rapidly up the political agendas, both in developing and industrialised countries. Bioenergy occupies a unique position at the nexus of energy, environment, climate change and rural development agendas.
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  India’s water future to 2025–2050: business-as-usual scenario and deviations

  International Water Management Institute, 2007

  This research report captures the trends of key drivers of India’s water demand in the recent past, and assess their implications on future water demand and ultimately on water resources. Water demand of irrigation, domestic and industrial sectors is modeled for the years 2025 and 2050. Projections on water and food demand and supply are made as follows:
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  A Ricardian analysis of the impact of climate change on African cropland

  African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2008

  This paper examines the impact of climate change on cropland in Africa using a ricardian cross-sectional approach. Relying on farm data from an 11-country survey of over 9500 farmers, the study analyses the impact of climate and other variables on the annual net revenue. The authors confirm that current climate change affects the net revenues of farms across Africa.
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  The environmental food crisis: the environment’s role in averting future food crises. A UNEP rapid response assessment

  GRID Arendal, 2009

  This report provides the first summary by  the UN of how climate change, water stress, invasive pests and land degradation may impact world food security, food prices and how we may be able to feed the world in a more sustainable manner. The report examines the need to get smart and more creative about recycling food wastes.

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