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    India: implementing incentives focused on energy

    Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) / Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, 2012
    Compared to the global average and other emerging countries, India’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and income per capita remain low. Nevertheless, this working paper shows that India is making important efforts to decouple energy consumption and GHG emissions from growth, pushed in particular by the challenges of energy security and poverty.
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    Brazil: curbing forest emissions and anticipating energy issues

    Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) / Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, 2012
    Brazil’s climate policies are often associated with its efforts to curb emissions resulting from the deforestation of the Amazon forest. This working paper reviews Brazil’s exiting climate policies and governance structures, many of which target emissions resulting from deforestation.
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    Energy for a shared development agenda: global scenarios and governance implications

    Stockholm Environment Institute, 2012
    This study examines how energy needs for human and economic development can be met in a way that is compatible with long-term sustainable development at the global scale.
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    Frontline observations on climate change and sustainability of large marine ecosystems

    United Nations Development Programme, 2012
    This publication on the risks posed by climate change on Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) shows that warming ocean waters as a result of climate change are threatening LMEs and thus the livelihoods of billions of people who are dependent on them.
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    From Rio to Rio: a 20-year journey to green the world’s economies

    Global Environmental Facility Evaluation Office, 2012
    This publication provides an analysis of the 20 year history of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
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    ESMAP 2012 portfolio review fiscal years 2009-2011

    Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme [World Bank / UNDP], 2012
    This review by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) of the World Bank highlights results and outcomes of ESMAP projects and activities implemented since July 2008. It divides the 220 ESMAP activities under review into four themes: energy assessments and strategy programme; energy access; energy efficiency; clean energy.
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    Addressing Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Tropical Wetland Systems of Indonesia

    Center for International Forestry Research, 2011
    This policy brief discusses the nature of climate change mitigation and adaptation in the wetland ecosystems of Indonesia. It describes the ecosystem services which accrue from peatland and mangrove forests and outlines the research themes of an international workshop held in Bali during April 2011.
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    What is a REDD+ Pilot?

    Center for International Forestry Research, 2010
    This policy brief, published by the Centre for International Forestry Research, provides a snapshot of 17 REDD+ pilot projects in Indonesia. It begins by discussing early REDD+ pilots in Indonesia and then provides a comprehensive typology of REDD+ activities in Indonesia.
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    REDD+ in Asia-Pacific: Are Capacity Building Services Meeting Countries' Needs?

    The Centre for People and Forests, 2011
    This report examines strengths, weaknesses and gaps in the capacity building services available for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) readiness in Asia-Pacific countries. It begins with an overview of capacity building service providers and then assesses the leading providers currently operating.
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    Forests and Climate Change After Durban: An Asia-Pacific Perspective

    The Centre for People and Forests, 2012
    This document discusses the outcome of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) 17th Conference of Parties, with an explicit focus on implications for the forestry sector in the Asia-Pacific region.

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