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  Indonesia’s ‘green agriculture’ strategies and policies: Closing the gap between aspirations and application

  World Agroforestry Centre, 2015

  With a focus on Indonesia, this study provides an overview of the state of-the-art of green agriculture, the policies and strategies associated with it, the commonly applied instruments, and the situation in the field.
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  Revaluing ecosystems: pathways for scaling up the inclusion of ecosystem value in decision making

  World Resources Institute [ES], 2015

  This issue brief aims to promote longer-term thinking and create incentives to protect and restore ecosystems and ensure their sustainable use.
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  Tropical fruit tree species and climate change

  Bioversity International, 2012

  The study focuses on the knowledge which could help overcome threats to agriculture and food security, exploring new ways of helping vulnerable rural communities adjust to global changes in climate. Its particular focus is tropical fruit.
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  Local communities’ willingness to pay for sustainable forest management in Ghana

  2014

  New policies and interventions for forest management are important because preferences of stakeholders and the state of forests continually change.
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  Dead in the water - Ethical ownership and water management in the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global

  Association for International Water Studies, Norway, 2015

  The world is facing a serious water crisis with increasing water scarcity and overuse globally. The demand for water resources is growing rapidly mainly due to industrial use, and beverage companies are one of the major industrial consumers.
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  The dynamics of large infrastructure development in conservation of the Serengeti Ecosystem - the case study of a road through Serengeti National Park. Phase 1 report.

  Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2012

  This report presents results from the first field surveys for the five Thematic Areas – Biodiversity (Zoology and Botany), Human and Animal Health (HAH), Environmental Science, and Socio-ecology - that was conducted along the proposed Serengeti road in Serengeti and Ngorongoro Districts.
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  Water-smart agriculture in East Africa

  International Water Management Institute, 2015

  The inspiration for this sourcebook came from a 2014 meeting of researchers, practitioners and policy makers in Addis Ababa under the auspices of an event co-convened by the Global Water Initiative East Africa (GWI EA), the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Water, Land and Ecosystems programme of the CG system.
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  Subsidies to key commodities driving forest loss

  Overseas Development Institute, 2015

  This working paper argues that there is an increasing focus on the role that public and private resources can play in supporting activities that reduce forest loss as part of wider efforts to address climate change, and ensure sustainable development.
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  An Overview of Modeling Climate Change Impacts in the Caribbean Region with contribution from the Pacific Islands

  United Nations Development Programme, 2009

  This report provides an overview for all CARICOM member states of the risks from climate change and includes a section on the common threats of climate change for Pacific island countries.
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  Africa Capacity Indicators 2013: Capacity Development For Natural Resource Management

  African Capacity Building Foundation, 2013

  This report focuses on natural resource management in Africa and links this discussion with state fragility, agricultural transformation and food security.

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