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    Good practice guidance for mining and biodiversity

    International Council on Mining and Metals [ICMM], 2006
    This good practice guide was produced to support member companies of the International Council on Mining and Metals to implement and measure performance against their commitment to ‘contribute to conservation of biodiversity and integrated approaches to land use planning’.Aimed at mining professionals, it aims to assist mining companies to:identify and evaluate biodiversityunderstan
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    Sustainable financing of protected areas: a global review of challenges and options

    World Conservation Union, 2006
    Targeted primarily at government and non-government agencies responsible for funding and managing Protected Areas (PAs), this report:assesses the recent status of and trends in PA financingexamines the concept of PA financial sustainability, describing how financial constraints can block effective biodiversity conservation in PAsexplains various financing mechanisms, reviews exampl
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    Tree diversity analysis: a manual and software for common statistical methods for ecological and biodiversity studies

    World Agroforestry Centre, 2006
    This guide provides a solid practical foundation for training in statistical methods for ecological and biodiversity studies.
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    Sustainable Asia 2005 and beyond: in the pursuit of innovative policies

    Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, 2005
    This white paper consolidates the primary outcomes of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) policy research for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific region since its establishment in 1998.The paper argues that through buoyant economic development and continuous population growth Asia is exerting exponential pressure on natural resources and the environment and that
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    Global deserts outlook

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2006
    This report presents a panorama of the environmental status of the world’s deserts: their location and extent, uniqueness and vulnerability, biodiversity and natural resources.
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    Pacific island mangroves in a changing climate and rising sea

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2006
    Mangrove ecosystems provide important and valuable services and products to Pacific Island communities, but are under threat from changing environmental conditions. This publication highlights results and recommendations from a study determining mangrove vulnerability and how Pacific island nations can adapt to mangrove responses to climate change effects.
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    Linking the dots: MDGs and the 2010 global biodiversity challenge

    Agorra Foundation, 2006
    This paper looks at the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in relations to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
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    Guidelines for establishing audits of agricultural–environmental hotspots

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2003
    This report outlines guidelines for assessing Agriculture-Environmental Hotspots.
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    Down on the farm: the impact of nano-scale technologies on food and agriculture

    Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration formerly RAFI, 2004
    This report examines applications of nanotechnology to food and agriculture, which have the potential to revolutionise and further consolidate power over the global food supply.
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    Reforming policies to end extreme poverty and hunger

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    The world produces more than enough food for every person. Modern information systems can identify where food is needed and transport systems can move food to these places. Despite this, the number of undernourished people in developing countries increased by 18 million between 1995 and 2002.

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