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  Journal of Agriculture and Environment

  The Journal of Agriculture and Environment is devoted to the cause of advancing understanding on the various aspects of Agriculture, Farming Systems and Environment through literature review, theoreti
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  Water scenarios for the Zambezi River Basin, 2000-2050

  International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2010

  This paper suggests that there are many development possibilities in Zambezi river basin (ZRB), considering the very low current level of consumptive water use there. The document finds that:
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  International agreements and processes affecting an international regime on access and benefit sharing under the Convention on Biological Diversity: implications for its scope and possibilities of a sectoral approach

  Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2010

  Negotiating access and benefit sharing (ABS) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) with a view to mutual supportiveness with other international agreements is a challenging task. This report highlights many key interfaces that must be taken into consideration if a new international regime is to be mutually supportive with already established international commitments.
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  The last stand of the gorilla: environmental crime and conflict in the Congo Basin: a rapid response assessment

  Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2010

  Gorillas are under renewed threat across the Congo Basin: poaching for bushmeat, loss of habitat due to agricultural expansion, degradation of habitat from logging, mining and charcoal production are amongst these threats. This report warns that gorillas in Congo Basin are at even greater risk than expected less than a decade ago.
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  Southern Sudan 2010: mitigating a humanitarian disaster

  Norwegian Refugee Council, 2010

  The aim of this report is to direct efforts to the activities that have the greatest potential for meeting humanitarian needs and preventing a further deterioration in Southern Sudan’s humanitarian situation through increased violence.
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  Questioning conservation practice and its response: the establishment of Namaqua National Park

  Current Conservation, 2009

  This article summarises research carried out in Namaqualand in South Africa that identifies the discrepancies between rhetoric and practices in conservation. The author points at an on-going conflict between conservation and redistribution of land, suggesting that powerful conservationists tend to win this competition.
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  Real-time evaluation of Norway’s international climate and forest initiative: contributions to a Global REDD+ Regime 2007-2010

  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2011

  The Norwegian Government launched its International Climate and Forest Initiative in December 2007, aiming at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD). In order to assess the results of the Initiative with regard to its objectives, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) organised a real-time evaluation starting in early 2010.
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  Sustainable energy solutions in East Africa: status, experiences and policy recommendations from NGOs in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda

  2009

  This report focuses on the necessary framework for a sustainable energy project to succeed in addressing energy security and poverty reduction whilst being sustainable and environmentaly friendly. As such, the report summarises the experiences of local NGOs in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania which serve as a guideline for Norwegian support.
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  Survey of the trade flow in the fisheries sector in Asia: analysis for the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs

  2009

  This report reviews the exportation of cod and haddock fish from the Barents Sea to Asia, and especially to China. It investigates the share of illegal exports, as well as the importing and processing companies in China.
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  Climate frontline: African communities adapting to survive

  2009

  This report describes how climate change is affecting the lives of vulnerable African people and how they are adapting to survive. The report was compiled by 5 development non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

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