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    Climate change and energy in the Mediterranean

    Plan Bleu, 2008
    An analysis of climate change issues in the Mediterranean region with an emphasis on Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries (SEMCs). SEMCs appear to be more vulnerable to climate change as they are more exposed to accelerated desertification, soil aridity and water scarcity, with economic structures that are more strongly dependent on natural resources.
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    Financing sustainable forest management

    European Tropical Forest Research Network, 2008
    Despite the adoption of many international agreements over the last decades, degradation of forests and deforestation has continued. Since this is largely due to the market's failure to account for forests' multifunctionality, this issue argues that a new, holistic approach is necessary to ensure sustainable forest management (SFM) is adequately supported and financed.
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    Transition to sustainability: towards a humane and diverse world

    International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2008
    In a changing world, this paper asks the question: "how does one devise strategies for society that will allow a peaceful, equitable, fulfilled human future: a humane future for a diverse earth?" It considers what the environmental movement can do to help make this happen.
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    Potential impacts of a global cap and share scheme on South Africa

    The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability, 2008
    This study seeks to identify the initial impact that a global cap and share (C&S) scheme might have on South Africa, based on a set of limiting assumptions. In particular, it attempts to quantify the immediate impacts on energy process, the macro economy, household expenditure and income, industries and the competitiveness of renewable energy sources.
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    Clean energy investment project synthesis report

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2008
    This paper focuses on how investment flows into new clean energy infrastructure in developing countries can be ensured. It considers key political factors, barriers and incentives to energy investment and the role of international investment law.
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    Arctic Institute of North America (AINA)

    The Arctic Institute of North America (AINA) is a non-profit membership organisation and a multi-disciplinary research institute of the University of Calgary.
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    The Sustainable Energy and Economy Network (SEEN)

    The Sustainable Energy and Economy Network, a project of the Institute for Policy Studies and the Transnational Institute, works in partnership with citizens groups at a national and global level on e
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    Climate change policies in the Asia-Pacific: re-uniting climate change and sustainable development

    Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, 2008
    Based on strategic research carried out at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), this paper is a summary of current climate change policies in Asia-Pacific. It explains why it is necessary to integrate climate change and sustainable development in Asia and how this might be best achieved.
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    Environment for African development: a sustainable future through science and technology

    Environment and Sustainable Development Programme, United Nations University, 2008
    Focusing on sustainability through science and technology, this paper looks at the key environmental challenges for Africa in the near future. It also identifies environmental best practices and addresses the need for action before looking at ways forward.
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    Seeing people through the trees: scaling up efforts to advance rights and address poverty, conflict and climate change

    The Rights and Resources Initiative, 2008
    The report discusses how tensions over forests in coming decades will influence the severity of climate change, the course of wars and civil conflicts, and the health of the world. It is asserted that few development interventions in forest areas have worked in favour of either the forest dwellers or the forests and that a new approach and urgent action is needed.

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