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  The conservation and use of wildlife-based resources: the bushmeat crisis

  Convention on Biological Diversity, 2008

  This paper addresses the hunting of tropical forest wildlife for food (known as “bushmeat”, “wildmeat” and/or “gamemeat”). It argues that this is an issue of concern primarily for three reasons:
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  Livestock's long shadow: environmental issues and options

  Livestock, Environment and Development, Virtual Research and Development Centre, 2006

  The global livestock sector is socially and politically very significant, creating livelihoods for one billion of the world’s poor and accounting for 40% of agricultural gross demestic product (GDP). This report finds that the value of the sector is countered by an often extremely high environmental impact.
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  Guidance for promoting synergy among activities addressing biological diversity, desertification, land degradation and climate change

  Convention on Biological Diversity, 2006

  This report highlights the major biological factors that contribute to ecosystem resilience under the projected impacts of global climate change.
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  Global deserts outlook

  United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2006

  This report presents a panorama of the environmental status of the world’s deserts: their location and extent, uniqueness and vulnerability, biodiversity and natural resources.
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  Exploring ecological and socio-economic issues for the improvement of area enclosure management: a case study from Ethiopia.

  Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2005

  Land degradation is a severe problem across sub-Saharan Africa, and Ethiopia is among the most affected countries.