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    2013 Revised Supplementary Methods and Good Practice Guidance Arising from the Kyoto Protocol

    Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2014
    This document aims to provide supplementary methods and good practice guidance for estimating anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks resulting from land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) activities under Article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4, of the Kyoto Protocol for the second commitment period – 2003 – 2020.
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    Using interactive web tools in environmental planning to improve communication about sustainable development

    Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2014
    This article examines how communication in the context of environmental issues can be supported by modern web tools, social media, and new visualization approaches. Furthermore, the potential of social media to support communication about sustainability on a local scale and the prerequisites for its use in the planning process are discussed.
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    Balancing development and coastal conservation: mangroves in Mozambique

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    Despite their well-researched and widely recognised socioeconomic and ecological value, mangroves are among the world’s most threatened vegetation types. More than a fifth of the world’s mangroves have been lost over the past 30 years alone, and many of the remaining forests are degraded.
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    Technical Paper: The risk of disaster-induced displacement. Central America and the Caribbian

    Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2013
    This technical paper provides evidence-based estimates of the likelihood of disaster-induced displacement in Central American and selected Caribbean states – Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. It represents a first attempt to better quantify human displacement risk.
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    Technical paper: The risk of disaster-induced displacement in the Pacific island states

    Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2014
    This technical paper represents an initial attempt to assess the risk of disaster-induced displacement in 21 island states in the South Pacific.
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    Governing Southern Africa’s forests: the case of REDD+

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    This case study provides a political-economy analysis of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional support programme for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). REDD+ is an innovative financing scheme focusing specifically on the carbon sequestration potential of forests – a global public good.
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    The impact of transfrontier conservation areas on regional integration

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    Transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) have been established in various locations within Southern Africa, showing that a regional public good can be protected, developed and shared between various member states by the active participation of a multitude of actors.
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    China in Africa Policy Brief: China's environmental footprint in Africa

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    Along with its economic presence, China has rapidly expanded its environmental footprint in Africa. An important objective of China’s Africa strategy is to extract natural resources that have so far not been accessible. Such resources are often located in fragile ecosystems and countries with weak governance systems.
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    Incentives for electricity generation in a green economy: effective frameworks from Latin America

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2014
    Latin American countries are implementing innovative policy and market mechanisms to catalyse the development of nonconventional renewable energy sources. This Brief presents some of the region’s success stories.
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    Pursuing a green economy: growth alongside environmental sustainability in Latin America

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2014
    Latin American countries have been implementing some innovative market incentives to catalyse the expansion of the green economy, in particular in relation to natural resource conservation and development of greener energy and infrastructure. This Guide explores these experiences to identify useful lessons for other regions of the world.

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