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    Bilateral finance institutions and climate change: a mapping of 2011 climate finance flows to developing countries

    United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, 2012
    This report maps for the fourth consecutive year bilateral finance institutions’ climate financial flows to developing countries. During 2011 the members of the working group accounted for nearly US$10 billion of climate change finance to developing countries and 13 per cent of all public climate finance; 74 per cent of these funds were allocated to mitigation and 26 per cent to adaptation.
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    Working together for REDD+: developing a national readiness strategy in Tanzania

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2011
    Forests are of critical importance to the livelihoods of rural and forest-dependent communities in Tanzania, as well as to the country’s national economy. However, much of Tanzania’s vast forested area is characterised by high rates of deforestation.
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    Climate change governance and funding dilemma in Nepal

    Forestry Nepal, 2012
    This study explores and analyses governance and financing on climate change adaptation with particular reference to Nepal using a political economy and institutional analysis framework. The findings suggest that Nepal has attempted – unsuccessfully − to capitalise on international and national funding to implement its adaptation priorities.
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    Can REDD+ save the forest? The role of payments and tenure

    Forests - Open Access Journal, 2012
    The success of REDD+ depends on whether it can be economically viable and if any resulting payments are sufficient to cover the opportunity cost plus any transaction cost. Where tenure security over forested areas is weak, REDD+ can pose a risk for forest communities, who could be dispossessed, excluded and marginalised.
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    On climate migration and international trade

    Social Science Research Network, 2012
    Climate migration is plagued by vagueness, both in terms of the numbers of potential migrants, as well as their legal rights. This article provides a legal analysis of climate migration and examines its potential impact on international trade.
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    Achieving gender equality through response to climate change: case studies from local action to global policy

    The Centre for People and Forests, 2012
    This paper presents specific examples of the work of members of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA), showcasing their diverse expertise and practical experience, as well as highlighting lessons learned in developing and implementing gender-responsive climate policy and practice at all levels.
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    Community guidelines for accessing forestry voluntary carbon markets

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2012
    The climate change debate has brought forests to the forefront of the international agenda. Since the 1990s the forestry voluntary carbon market (VCM) has taken shape, though forest owners have generally not been the first to understand its potential, according to this publication.
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    Bilateral finance institutions and climate change: a mapping of 2011 climate finance flows to developing countries

    United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, 2007
    This report maps for the fourth consecutive year bilateral finance institutions’ climate financial flows to developing countries. During 2011 the members of the working group accounted for nearly US$10 billion of climate change finance to developing countries and 13 per cent of all public climate finance; 74 per cent of these funds were allocated to mitigation and 26 per cent to adaptation.
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    The state of food and agriculture: investing in agriculture for a better future

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2012
    Recent food crises and growing concerns about global climate change have placed agriculture on top of the international agenda. Decision-makers have recognised the strong link between the dual goals of eradicating hunger and making agriculture sustainable.
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    Tax treatment of carbon credit operations in Brazilian companies with CDM projects

    Revista de Educação e Pesquisa em Contabilidade, 2012
    This study examines 'what taxation form is applied to carbon credit operations in Brazil in companies that are developing projects in the context of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)'. The exploratory research applies a qualitative approach to answer this question.

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