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    Food wasted, food lost: food security by restoring ecosystems and reducing food loss

    GRID Arendal, 2014
    Food security is critical for health, labour productivity, economic growth and sustainable development.
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    Illegal timber trade and REDD+ Interface in Eastern Africa: A Pilot

    Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2015
    This report is a desk appraisal of the following programme proposal: “Illegal Timber Trade and REDD+ Interface in Eastern Africa: A pilot” (hereafter ‘ITT-REDD’). The programme’s objective is to enhance national and regional capacity to combat the illegal timber and charcoal trade in East Africa.
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    Climate change: effective ways of cutting greenhouse gas emissions

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2009
    There are few rigorous impact evaluations of climate change interventions. But some examples in the field of conservation stand out. A number of recent studies evaluate the impact of protected areas, payment for environmental services and decentralized forest management. Climate change interventions have much to learn from experiences in such fields.
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    Oil and gas in India: the milestones (1825-2012)

    Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2014
    This report provides an analysis of India’s oil and gas milestone between 1825 and 2012 upstream and downstream. The upstream analysis begins in 1825 with Lieutenant R. Wilcox of the 46th Regiment Native Infantry, who with his small survey party was on a military mission to maintain law and order, spotted oil seepages in the north-eastern corner of Assam in September.
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    A competition study in the fishery sector in Cambodia

    Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, 2006
    Fishery plays an important role in supporting rural livelihoods throughout Cambodia and economic development.
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    Commonwealth of Dominica Second National Communication on Climate Change

    UNFCCC National Communications (Non-Annex I), 2012
    This Second National Communication (SNC) on Climate Change is in compliance with Dominica’s obligation to the UNFCCC. Chapter 1 sets the National Circumstances, and in particular the aspects of development policies related to the major components of climate change process.
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    First national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

    UNFCCC National Communications (Non-Annex I), 2001
    This Initial Communication was prepared in fulfillment of Grenada’s commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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    First National Communication to the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

    UNFCCC National Communications (Non-Annex I), 2009
    In accordance with the Convention, Belize chose the year 1994 for its first National Inventory of Sources and Sinks of Greenhouse Gases. The results of the Inventory reveal that Belize is a net sink for greenhouse gases. Yet, it is obvious that Belize is extremely vulnerable to adverse impacts of climate change.
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    Antigua and Barbuda's Second National Communications on Climate Change

    UNFCCC National Communications (Non-Annex I), 2009
    This Second National Communication reflects the state of the climate change situation impacting Antigua and Barbuda at the time of its publication and its projected impact in the future.  It also details the impact climate change will have on climate dependent and climate sensitive economic sectors.
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    Creating incentives for more effective wastewater reuse in the Middle East and North Africa

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011
    Systematic water recycling remains rare in many arid and semi-arid countries, for example in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This paper argues that much of the relative failure to make greater use of reclaimed wastewater in MENA in particular can be linked to incentive problems related to managing the external effects associated with wastewater discharges.

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