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  The Western Sahara conflict: the role of natural resources in decolonization

  Nordic Africa Institute / Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Uppsala, 2006

  This collection of articles looks at the role of natural resources in Western Sahara and outlines the framework for Western Sahara’s independence from Morocco.There is no doubt that the question of the natural resources of Western Sahara such as fish, oil and phosphates has been the main reason for the interest in the area in question.
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  Laws for access to and management of drinking water in Tanzania

  Law Environment and Development Journal, 2006

  This study analyses the impact of customary (informal) laws on water management in Tanzania and shows how they might be used to complement the statutory (formal) laws for management of drinking water in rural Tanzania.Increasing human population, economic development and climatic changes in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have fuelled water scarcity, hence there is an urgent need for effective water m
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  The UK Interdependence Report: how the world sustains the nation's lifestyles and the price it pays

  New Economics Foundation, 2006

  The UK Interdependence report maps out the depth and breadth of our increasing interdependence and the price the planet pays.
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  The EU's responsibility at the WTO: environment, gender and development

  Women in Development Europe, 2006

  This report tackles EU's inconsistent trade policy with social justice, gender justice and environmental sustainability.
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  Ecosystems and human well-being: health synthesis

  Knowledge Economy Node, Development Gateway, 2005

  This report synthesises the findings from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment’s (MA) global and sub-global assessments of how ecosystems changes do, or could, affect human health and well-being.Some findings and policy implications that emerge from the report include:where ill-health is a result of excessive consumption of food and energy, a reduction in consumption would bring health b
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  Sector assistance program evaluation for the agriculture and natural resources sector in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

  Operations Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank, 2005

  This paper evaluates the Asia Development Bank’s (ADB) role in the Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) sector in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. It argues that policy-based operations supported by ADB were partly responsible for policy change in the country to promote investment and development.
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  Fishery co-management: a practical handbook

  International Development Research Centre, 2006

  This handbook focuses on small-scale fisheries (freshwater, floodplain, estuarine or marine) in developing countries. The community-based co-management process described may also be relevant to small-scale fisheries in developed countries, as well as to other coastal resource management (i.e.
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  Community-based forest management

  World Rainforest Movement, 2002

  This bulletin on Community-based Forest Management outlines the viewpoint of the World Rainforest Movement, and represents some community approaches to forest management. The bulletin also shares local experiences from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania.
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  Raising forest revenues and employment

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2006

  Recognising the challenges of globalisation on the forest business in Guyana, the authors argue that a shift in technology and improved information about niche markets are needed to sustain the sector’s long-term prospects. This requires a change in government policies favouring concessions to a few large investors that have proven to be inefficient and heavily indebted.
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  The sustainable forest products industry, carbon and climate change: key messages for policy-makers

  World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2005

  This paper argues that optimum forest management practices will be those that ensure continued carbon sequestration in the forest, provide wood fibre for biomass-based products and carbon neutral biomass fuels, and protect the ecological values of the forest in a balanced way.The Sustainable Forest Products Industry aims to be responsible managers of carbon by:supplying products that st

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