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    Africa: atlas of our changing environment

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2008
    This African atlas is the first publication to use satellite photos to depict environmental change in each and every African country during the last thirty years. Through an array of satellite images, graphs, maps, and photographs, this Atlas presents a powerful testament to the adverse changes taking place on the African landscape as a result of intensified  natural and human impacts.
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    How the water flows: a typology of irrigation systems in Afghanistan

    Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2008
    This paper develops and presents a typology of irrigation systems in Afghanistan. The report is intended to enhance knowledge of irrigation methods and management with the aim of improving system performance and productivity.
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    Sustainable forest standards in relation to small timber growers: lessons from KwaZulu Natal

    Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2008
    This policy paper sets out the relevance of social and environmental standards for small-scale timber growers. It focuses on the development of the National Forest Standards currently being developed by the South African Government .
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    Rapid Basin Assessment: Understanding the issues and formulating a response basin

    Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2008
    Many river basins in developing countries are experiencing water challenges – declining dry season river flows and groundwater mining, inequitable access to water resources, water quality deterioration, degradation of aquatic ecosystems and low water productivity.
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    A review of tools for incorporating community knowledge, preferences, and values into decision making in natural resources management

    Ecology and Society, 2007
    A number of tools are available to elicit the knowledge, values, and preferences of communities. This paper provides a review of a selection of participatory tools in the analysis, synthesis, and decision making related to natural resource management and policy. A framework for analysis is established by identifying a set of criteria for evaluating each tool.
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    Making the most of scarcity: accountability for better water management results in the Middle East and North Africa

    World Bank, 2008
    Part of a series of development reports, this paper highlights the key challenges facing the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA). In particular, it aims to show how water is integrated into the wider economic policies of the countries of the region and for that reason, it brings water issues to non-water specialists, addressing a multi-sectoral audience.
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    Land degradation assessment and prevention: selected case studies from the ESCWA region

    Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, 2007
    This report looks at possible ways for policy-makers and decision-takers to combat and/or prevent land degradation in the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) region, both generally and specifically in the following countries: Egypt, Jordan, Syria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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    Controlling illegal logging: using public procurement policy

    Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2008
    The shared responsibility of timber-consuming and timber-producing countries in restricting trade in illegal timber has been recognised since the early days of the international focus on illegal logging. Consumer countries contribute to the problem by providing markets for the products of illegal activities, and by failing to implement systems to prevent their import.
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    Water and the rural poor: interventions for improving livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

    Land and Water Development Division, FAO, 2008
    Insecure access to water for consumption and productive uses is a major constraint on poverty reduction in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. This publication addresses the linkage between water and rural poverty in the region, in order to help decision-makers make informed choices on where and how to invest.
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    Moving beyond forestry laws in Sahelian countries

    World Agroforestry Centre, 2008
    Sahelian rural populations’ needs are sourced from on-farm indigenous tree species. However, access, use and management of indigenous tree species within their territories are restricted by forestry laws. This has built suspicion and discontent between foresters and natural resource users.

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