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    Establishing resilient marine protected area networks - making it happen

    International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2008
    This guide pools global experience on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and is intended to be useful to countries and their various organisations in building effective networks of MPAs. It also highlights global commitments for marine conservation and shows how to move from individual MPA sites to an effective system of national and regional MPA networks.
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    Malaysian palm oil - green gold or green wash?

    Friends of the Earth International, 2008
    Focusing on Sarawak, this paper confronts the misleading claims of the Malaysian palmoil lobby and aims to inform decision makers about the serious sustainability challenges the palm oil sector faces on the ground. Key areas of contention highlighted include that:
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    Developing community-based forest enterprises in Nepal

    Center for International Forestry Research, 2008
    Based on a study involving 28 different types of community-based forest enterprises (CBFEs), this policy brief summarises the important constraints affecting CBFEs in Nepal. It identifies key areas for intervention and suggests specific developmental and regulatory interventions for the government and other key organisations involved in promoting CBFEs.
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    Guidelines for applying protected area management categories

    International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2008
    The IUCN protected area management categories are a global framework, recognised by the Convention on Biological Diversity, for categorising the variety of protected area management types. The following guidelines provide direction, descriptions, principles and advice in the application of the IUCN protected area management categories in particular biomes and management approaches.
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    World resources 2008: roots of resilience—growing the wealth of the poor

    World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2008
    Three-quarters of the world’s poorest citizens – those living on less than $2 per day – are dependent on the environment for a significant part of their daily livelihoods. But the world’s natural resources are increasingly being degraded amidst climate change and population growth.
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    Sustainable livelihood opportunities and resource management in coastline communes facing special difficulties

    Overseas Development Institute, 2004
    What are the livelihoods and poverty issues facing coastline communes in Vietnam? How can poverty alleviation programmes best respond to them? This publication reports on research carried out for the Government of Vietnam to inform a new national programme supporting infrastructure development in coastal areas exposed to harsh conditions.
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    Returning thirsty: water, livelihoods and returnees in the Gash-Barka Region, Eritrea

    Overseas Development Institute, 2002
    What are the socio-environmental impacts of water supply development in a fragile environment? What are the key factors in the planning of water provision?
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    Rapid guide for missions: analysing local institutions and livelihoods

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2005
    How can project planners better identify and understand the different types of formal and informal local institutions affecting rural livelihoods? How can project design incorporate these insights? This practical guide prepared by the FAO aims to assist field missions in better understanding how institutions affect the poor.
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    Policy processes for community based fisheries management in Bangladesh: lessons for change

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003
    What are the dilemmas facing field staff trying to engage with – and influence – policy processes? What successes have there been in implementing Community Based Fisheries Management (CBFM) approaches in Bangladesh?
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    Hidden livelihoods? Natural resource-dependent livelihoods and urban development policy

    Overseas Development Institute, 2003
    How do urban natural resources (NRs) contribute to the livelihoods of the poor? What are the systems governing access and tenure over these resources? This Overseas Development Institute (ODI) working paper argues that a focus on natural resources in urban areas - previously relatively unexamined - produces important insights into urban livelihoods.

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