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  • Organisation

    Entwined

    The ENTWINED programme is funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research, Mistra which invests in research for sustainable development.
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    Does trade help or hinder the conservation of natural resources?

    Entwined, 2008
    Trade exerts important influences over the exploitation and protection of natural resources. This article discusses the role of trade and trade-related measures in the use and conservation of natural resources. The paper presumes that this role is complicated by the context in which these resources are exploited.
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    Environmental impacts of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement on the Greater Mekong Sub-region

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2008
    Environmental issues have received attention from Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) leaders. However, there is lack of institutional mechanisms to coordinate the implementation of environmental protection policies or action plans.
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    The Terrestrial Carbon Group (n/a)

    The Terrestrial Carbon Group develops policy recommendations to unlock the potential of terrestrial carbon.
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    OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030: a summary

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2008
    The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030 provides analyses of economic and environmental trends to 2030, and simulations of policy actions to address the key challenges.
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    How to include terrestrial carbon in developing nations in the overall climate change solution

    The Terrestrial Carbon Group, 2008
    This paper argues that terrestrial carbon (including trees, soil, and peat) can be used to provide up to 25% of the climate change solution. The document focuses on the role and use of terrestrial carbon and provides guiding principles for terrestrial carbon to be effectively included in the international response to climate change, which would support:
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    Biodiversity conservation in Southeast Asian timber concessions: a critical evaluation of policy mechanisms and guidelines.

    Ecology and Society, 2008
    This paper assesses the tools and guidelines that have been developed to promote sustainable forest management (SFM) and the progress that has been made in Southeast Asia toward better logging practices. It specifically focuses on practices relevant to biodiversity issues.
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    Controlling illegal logging: using public procurement policy

    Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2008
    The shared responsibility of timber-consuming and timber-producing countries in restricting trade in illegal timber has been recognised since the early days of the international focus on illegal logging. Consumer countries contribute to the problem by providing markets for the products of illegal activities, and by failing to implement systems to prevent their import.
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    The liberalisation of trade in environmental goods and services in the ESCWA and Arab regions

    Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, 2007
    This study examines the implications of liberalising trade in environmental goods in the ESCWA and Arab regions. Based on an assessment of the market and the changes in tariff revenue that could be generated by such a liberalisation, the study argues that a single reference list on the various types of environmental goods should be established for all ESCWA member states.
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    Trading nature: a report, with case studies, on the contribution of wildlife trade management to sustainable livelihoods and the Millennium Development Goals.

    WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2008
    This report outlines the links between well managed, sustainable wildlife trade and the Millennium Development Goals. The worldwide value of wildlife trade has been estimated at USD300 billion, which excludes the domestic trade that takes place as well as the value of wildlife that is harvested for direct consumption.

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