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Bioenergy: promises and challenges
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007High oil prices and concerns about the environmental effects of fossil fuels have stimulated interest in bioenergy – renewable biofuels such as bioethanol, biodiesel, and biomass. Can bionergy fulfill the promise claimed by its advocates? Can it become an environmentally sustainable, economically viable, pro-poor source of energy?DocumentOil revenue transparency: a strategic component of U.S. energy security and anti-corruption policy
Global Witness, 2007This report presents low cost, high-impact recommendations for both the United States and international oil companies to combat corruption, improve investment climates, and contribute to the development of poor nations. The report argues that the U.S. can also enhance its energy security by incorporating energy revenue transparency as a key component of its international energy policy.DocumentEducational equity and public policy: comparing results from 16 countries
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2007The right to education has been recognised by the international community for the last half century and has led to increasing interest in the equity of countries’ education systems.DocumentShell: use your profits to clean up your mess - report on how Shell should fund local solutions for environmental and social destruction caused by its projects
Friends of the Earth International, 2007This report presents nine cases of socially and environmentally problematic projects in which Shell is involved. Each case contains concrete proposals and demands detailing how these problems can be addressed.DocumentKilling kimberley?: conflict diamonds and paper tigers
Partnership Africa Canada, 2006This report describes the current problems facing the Kimberley Process (KP), and the remedial action that is required if governments and industry are serious about ending conflict diamonds.DocumentMaking sense of food security measurements
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Reducing hunger and food insecurity is central to the Millennium Development Goals. Monitoring progress towards targets requires simple, quick and reliable methods. However, this has proved difficult for both researchers and practitioners.DocumentBeyond timber: certifying sustainable forest products
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) provide 80 percent of the world’s population with resources such as medicine, food and shelter. They also generate extra income for poor rural communities. In the mid-1990s certification was introduced for NTFPs: has this contributed to rural livelihoods and forest conservation?DocumentNAMA state of play: countries negotiation positions
South Centre, 2006This note presents, in a schematic form, the negotiating positions of selected WTO Members or Groups of Members, with particular focus on Non- Agricultural Market Access (NAMA). The Members or Groups of Members selcted are:United StatesEuropean CommissionJapan, NorwayKoreaCanada, N.DocumentThe GM decision-making process: who decides?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004Genetically modified (GM) crops are legally grown in over 17 countries worldwide. Three of the world’s five largest GM producers – Argentina, China and Brazil – are developing countries (the other two are USA and Canada). How do governments in developing countries make decisions concerning GM crops and who has access to these decision-makers?DocumentNeither war nor peace
Children and youth in Organised Armed Violence, 2005This study identifies a number of regions affected by children and youth in organised armed violence (COAV), exploring causes and trends of the problem as well as suggesting policy oriented guidelines for policy makers within the international forum for the implementation of practical steps to treat COAV.Pages