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  Compensating local communities for conserving biodiversity: how much, who will, how and when

  Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions, 1999

  Large number of local communities across the world have shared unhesitatingly their knowledge about local biodiversity and its different uses with outsiders including researchers, corporations, gene collectors and of course, activists. Many continue to share despite knowing that by withholding this knowledge they could receive pecuniary advantage.
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  An Assessment of European - aided Watershed Development Projects in India from the Perspective of Poverty Reduction and the poor

  Danish Institute for International Studies, 1998

  The paper assesses four Watershed Development Projects in India supported by European donors, namely Karnataka Watershed Development Project (Danida), Doon Valley Integrated Watershed Management Project (European Commission), Karnataka Integrated Watershed Management Project (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau) and Karnataka Watershed Development Project (Overseas Development Administration/Department
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  Coping with uncertainty - Petty producers in postwar Mozambique

  Danish Institute for International Studies, 1998

  Since the early 1990s, Mozambican society has undergone significant changes. The Peace Accord in 1992 enabled demobilisation of most former soldiers and repatriation of almost two million refugees from the neighbouring countries, and the Government has launched an extensive programme of market-oriented reform and political reconciliation.
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  Annual Review of Development Effectiveness (ARDE), World Bank

  Operations Evaluations Division, World Bank, 1999

  Report synthesizes the results of individual evaluations completed during the previous calendar year; It provides an overview of the Bank's portfolio performance
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  Designing Projects within the GEF Focal Areas to Address Land Degradation: with Special Reference to Incremental Cost Estimation

  Program for Measuring Incremental Costs for the Evironment, GEF, 1999

  The aim of this paper is to illustrate how projects could be designed to address land degradation through the four focal areas; with special reference to incremental costs assessment. Approaches the question from a generic form through to specific examples.
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  Sahel Weather and Crop Situation

  Global Information and Early Warning System, FAO, 1999

  Issued every month throughout the growing season, which lasts from June to October, by the FAO Global Information and Early Warning System on food and agriculture. The report describes weather conditions, pest infestations and crop prospects in this drought-prone zone.
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  Food supply situation and crop prospects in sub-Saharan Africa

  Global Information and Early Warning System, FAO, 1999

  Quarterly report of the Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS). It provides an assessment of the current food supply situation in sub-Saharan Africa, highlights the major food emergencies in the region and draws attention to the countries where the need for donor assistance is most urgent.
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  Foodcrops and Shortages

  Global Information and Early Warning System, FAO, 1999

  Issued 6 times a year. Readers are provided with country-by-country summaries of the most recent information on the production, trade, stocks and consumption of food commodities, as well as food aid requirements, pledges and actual deliveries, when appropriate. The report contains a synthesis of the main crop and food supply developments in each sub-region of the world.
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  Food Outlook

  Global Information and Early Warning System, FAO, 1999

  Published 6 times a year, “Food Outlook” provides a global perspective on the production, stocks and trade of cereals and other basic food commodities, through an analysis of trends and prospects. Food Outlook contains analysis and statistical information on developments in the world cereal markets, export prices and ocean freight rates.
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  Gender and Participation in Agricultural Development Planning

  Gender and Development, FAO Sustainable Dimensions, 1999

  Based on documentation produced for a "Workshop on Gender and Participation in Agricultural Planning: Harvesting Best Practices", held in Rome on 8 -12 December, 1997.

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