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  Conserving biodiversity, sustaining Livlihoods: experiences from GEF-UNDP biological diversity projects

  United Nations Development Programme, 2002

  This report outlines the work of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Programme at the UNDP through a series of case studies from GEF / UNDP funded projects. Case studies are organised to highlight innovative approaches to balancing conservation and development needs according to broad ecosystem types.
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  The IMF funding deforestation: how International Monetary Fund loans and policies are responsible for global forest loss

  American Lands Alliance, 2001

  Report which alleges that International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans and policies have caused extensive deforestation in each of the 15 countries of Africa, Latin America, and Asia studied.This forest loss, the author claims, has occurred both directly and indirectly through:the IMF's promotion of foreign investment in natural resource sectorsausterity measures that cut spending on en
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  From supervising 'subjects' to supporting 'citizens': recent developments in community forestry in Asia and Africa

  Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2002

  Overview of the development of community forestry management techniques which examines their positive impact on local livlihoods and makes an assessment of future challenges.The report examines the rationale behind community forestry and stresses the case by case approach as central to its success.
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  Biodiversity management and local livelihoods: Rio plus 10

  Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2002

  ODI briefing paper looking at biological resources and their management, for both conservation and people's livlihoods with a view to outlining a framework for best practice.
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  The "state of the debate" on traditional knowledge

  United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 2002

  This document summarizes the current "state of the debate" in major intergovernmental forums dealing with traditional knowledge (TK) and access to genetic resources and benefit sharing.
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  Developing a liability and redress regime under the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety - for damage resulting from the transboundary movements of Genetically Modified Organisms

  Third World Network, 2000

  This paper explores the options for a liabilty regime drawing on potentially similar regimes from other conventions and examing the possibility of tailoring elements of these to fit the circumstances of the Biosafety Protocol.First, the paper examines the applicable rules of international law and State obligations plus secondary rules that determine those obligations.
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  The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: implications for research and development : a Third World perspective

  Third World Network, 2000

  This paper examines the possible impact of the Cartagena Protocol on the development of GM technologies from the perspective of developing countries. The author outlines the relevant provisions of the protocol (Articles 2(2), 16(2), 16(4) and Annex iii) giving an overview of how they differ from preceding practices before looking at the possible implications.
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  The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: an analysis of results

  International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2000

  Briefing paper looking into the Biosafety protocol of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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  Nature backtracks over GM maize controversy

  SciDev.Net, 2002

  The journal Nature has disowned a paper that it published last year, which suggested that transgenic DNA from genetically modified (GM) maize had been found in wild varieties of the crop in Mexico. In a statement the journal said that “in the light of the criticisms and advice from referees, Nature has concluded that the evidence available is not sufficient to justify its publication of the ori
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  Biological invasion risks and the public good: an economic perspective

  Conservation Ecology [journal], 2002

  Argues that the causes of the problem of invasive alien species are primarily economic and, as such, require economic solutions.Invasive alien species are of increasing concern for four reasons. First, introductions are increasing sharply, while mechanisms for excluding or eradicating alien species have been either withdrawn or progressively weakened.

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