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Feito no Brasil? Made in South Africa? Boosting technological development through local content requirements in the wind energy industry
Energy Research Centre, 2013This report focuses on local content requirements (LcR) and their implementation in the wind energy sectors of Brazil and South Africa. The aim is to stimulate jobs in new industries and accelerate technological development.DocumentBrazil: the $200 billion low carbon opportunity
Carbon Trust, 2012Brazil’s green growth agenda provides UK companies with significant commercial opportunities for their low carbon products and services. This report aims to describe which subsectors represent particular areas of opportunity for UK companies to participate in Brazil’s low carbon development, and illustrate where along the value chain the biggest commercial opportunities lie.DocumentDeveloping country perspectives on ‘mitigation actions’, ‘NAMAs’, and ‘LCDS’
Taylor and Francis Group, 2013The MAPS programme, which seeks to deepen mitigation ambition in developing countries, is engaged in exploring the concepts of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and Low Carbon Development Strategies (LCDS) from a developing country perspective.DocumentChallenges for a climate compatible development: how to strengthen agricultural, livestock and forestry public policies
Latin American Platform on Climate, 2012This policy brief emerges from a process of analysis of the status and quality of the public policies on climate change and development in ten Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Colombia, El Salvador and Paraguay.DocumentMitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in livestock production: a review of technical options for non-CO2 emissions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013This report presents a unique and exhaustive review of current knowledge on mitigation practices for greenhouse gas emissions in the livestock sector. It focuses specifically on non-CO2 emissions from enteric fermentation and manure management.DocumentFeeding an urban world: a call to action
Chicago Council on Global Affairs, 2013This report focuses on the specific issue of urban food security, describing the demographic and environmental trends as well as food production and infrastructure challenges that impact supply and demand for food in urban areas.DocumentRights-based rainforest protection Why securing the rights of forest peoples is the right way to save the forest
2012The loss of the world’s rainforest has for decades been recognised as a serious, global environmental problem, both by rainforest nations and the international community. Still, 13 million hectares of tropical forest disappear every year. There is, thus, an urgent need for intensified efforts at the appropriate scale and with the right approach.DocumentSouth-South REDD. A Brazil–Mozambique initiative for zero deforestation with pan-African relevance
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013A memorandum of understanding between the government of Mozambique through the Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs (MICOA) and the Foundation for Sustainable Amazonas (FAS) signed in 2009 laid the ground for a multi-partner ollaborative initiative designated South–South REDD: A Brazil–Mozambique Initiative for Zero Deforestation with Pan-African Relevance.DocumentDETERring deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: environmental monitoring and law enforcement
Climate Policy Initiative, 2013This study asks: which specific policy efforts contributed most to the reduction in Amazon deforestation? The paper, which evaluates the impact of monitoring on deforestation, focuses on DETER, a satellite-based system for real-time detection of deforestation. DETER is the key tool for targeting law enforcement activities in the Brazilian Amazon.