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Effects of climate change on agriculture and environment in the semi-arid tropics, with Senegal as an example
North/South Priority Research Area, University of Copenhagen, 2003The effects of climate change are likely to be greater in tropical and subtropical developing countries, owing to the greater importance of the primary sector in these countries in terms of contribution to GNP. Many African nations will therefore be largely affected by global climate change.This paper focuses on Senegal, detailing the effects and possible outcomes of climate change.DocumentRed tape and closed doors: motivating inter-agency cooperation at national, regional and international levels, for effective enforcement of CITES
Traffic International, 2004The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) enforcement is often significantly undermined by a lack of inter-agency cooperation at the national, regional and international levels.DocumentInterlinkages between biological diversity and climate change
Convention on Biological Diversity, 2003This report provides background and advice on the integration of biodiversity considerations into the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol.DocumentCBD: the unmaking of a treaty
Himal South Asian, 2004This paper provides a south Asian perspective on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).DocumentDefining biodiversity: do we know what we are trying to save?
University of British Columbia Forestry Department, 2003This paper discusses the issues of defining biodiversity and questions whether the value of biodiversity should be characterised and measured.DocumentPeople-oriented approaches in global conservation: is the leopard changing its spots?
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2002This case study report focuses on the world’s largest conservation organisation, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), examining the dynamics of mainstreaming people-oriented approaches in the conservation of biological diversity. Part of this study was commissioned by WWF UK and WWF International in the mid-1990s to help promote better people-oriented forest conservation practices.DocumentA conflict of interests: the uncertain future of Burma's forests
Global Witness, 2004Burma is resource rich, and principal among these resources is timber.DocumentBiodiversity issues for consideration in the planning, establishment and management of protected area sites and networks
Convention on Biological Diversity, 2004This report highlights the critical issues relating to the selection, planning and effective management of protected areas. The report contains twenty five articles useful for policymakers, managers, and other actors in the protected area community.DocumentBiodiversity planning: why and how should local opinions matter?
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2004This paper provides basic guidance on the different facets and values of biodiversity, exploring how these matter to different interest groups. The author puts most emphasis on the level of communities who live with biodiversity, to point out some of the local contexts and choices that external agents may want or need to incorporate in biodiversity planning processes.DocumentInvesting in water for food, ecosystems and livelihoods: blue paper
2004This paper highlights the difficult choices that must be made as mounting pressure from the world’s growing population for more food could lead to greater water consumption and increasing environmental degradation. Globally, agriculture uses between 70 to 90% of developed water supplies and the livelihoods of 70% of the world’s poor depend largely on farming.Pages
