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  The status of rural poverty in the Near East and North Africa

  International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2007

  Poverty in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA) is mainly a rural phenomenon. Almost half (48%) the area’s population lives in rural areas. This report focuses on key rural poverty issues in 13 diverse countries in the region, without attempting to propose policy or programme actions at national or local levels.
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  Arctic Institute of North America (AINA)

  The Arctic Institute of North America (AINA) is a non-profit membership organisation and a multi-disciplinary research institute of the University of Calgary.
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  Challenges to managing ecosystems sustainably for poverty alleviation: securing well-being in the Andes/Amazon

  Andes/Amazon Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) program, 2008

  This report presents the results of a situation analysis of ecosystem services and poverty in the Amazon and Eastern Andes, carried out between September 2007 and March 2008. It intends to provide guidance to the Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation Programme (ESPA) programme as regards the definition of research and capacity-building priorities for the Andes/Amazon.
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  Charcoal in the mist: an overview of environmental security issues and initiatives in the Central Albertine Rift

  Institute for Environmental Security, 2008

  The Central Albertine Rift is a transboundary eco-region important not only in terms of its great biodiversity, but also in terms of politics and security. Violent conflicts in the region related to valuable mineral and natural resources, have (had) a major destabilising effect on states and communities in the wider Great Lakes region.
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  Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB)

  ANSAB is an independent, not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation working in the South Asia region with its headquarters in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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  The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)

  The Rights and Resources Initiative is a coalition of international, regional and community organisations engaged in conservation, research and development.
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  Corruption and forest revenues in Papua

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2008

  This paper notes that under a sustainable, well-managed, logging regime, Papua – the most densely forested part of Indonesia – can potentially contribute substantial forest revenues for socio-economic development. Yet, it remains the poorest region in the country, in part due to widespread corruption involving public and private actors.
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  Institutions, organizations and the poverty/environment nexus: challenges to a rights-based approach to management of coastal resources in Colombia and Ghana

  Inter-Agency Standing Committee, 2008

  Coastal zones globally are hot spots when it comes to the challenges of sustainable resource management and poverty reduction. They used to be relatively under populated and placid. This is now changing due to growing population movements towards coastal zones.
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  Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile Region (RiPPLE)

  Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile Region (RiPPLE) is a five-year Research Programme Consortium (RPC) led by the Overseas Development Institute and its partners.
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  Environment for African development: a sustainable future through science and technology

  Environment and Sustainable Development Programme, United Nations University, 2008

  Focusing on sustainability through science and technology, this paper looks at the key environmental challenges for Africa in the near future. It also identifies environmental best practices and addresses the need for action before looking at ways forward.

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