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  Re-thinking the application of sustainable use policies for African elephants in a changed world

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2016

  Despite increasing calls to recognise the intrinsic value of biodiversity, the need to incentivise people to choose conservation as a competitive form of land use through a sustainable use (SU) approach remains the de facto and de jure reality across most of africa today.
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  Prospects of Blue Economy in the Indian Ocean

  Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2015

  The concept of Blue Economy is emerging as a new narrative on productive and sustainable engagement with the vast development opportunities that oceanic resources offer. The important sectors of Blue Economy are fisheries, sea-minerals including oil and gas, ports and shipping, marine tourism, marine biotechnology, deep-sea mining, and transport and logistics.
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  Poverty and environmental damage in Philippine agriculture: do trade policies matter?

  2005

  Is there some truth to the common assumption that upland farmers are insulated from and not directly affected by most economic policies? The authors of this brief note otherwise as they uncover the link between trade policies, poverty and environmental damage in Philippine agricul ture in this issue of the DRN .
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  Does trade lead to a race to the bottom in environmental standards? Another look at the issues

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2005

  With rising globalisation and advances in technology, the interrelationship between trade and the environment has increasingly become a pressing issue across the globe.
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  Global boom, local impacts: mining revenues and subnational outcomes in Peru 2007-2011

  Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), 2014

  The relationship between the abundance of natural resources and socio-economic performance has been a main object of study in the economic development field since Adam Smith.
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  Philippine trade policy: reflecting on its effects on the environment

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1999

  The country's trade and industrial policy regime, and the resulting trade and production patterns, impact on the environment and result in environmental costs. In this context, the question is—does the country's trade and industrial policy lead to increased environmental degradation?
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  Assessment of prospective impact of fruits and vegetables research at the industry level in the Philippines: the case of the ACIAR-PCAARRD horticulture project

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012

  The fruits and vegetables subsector shows great dynamism despite lack of government support compared to other subsectors within agriculture. To further realize the potential of the fruits and vegetables sector, one promising instrument is investment in research and development (R&D).
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  Plant variety protection in developing countries: A tool for designing a Sui Generis plant variety protection system: An alternative to UPOV 1991

  2015

  A new tool to assist developing countries in designing a “custom made” plant variety protection suitable for the seed and agricultural systems that prevail in developing countries has been published by an international group of NGOs.   It was presented on the occasion of the Sixth Meeting of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food
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  The two shall become one: overcoming the stalemate between industrial and climate change policies

  Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2015

  Industrial development and climate change mitigation have historically been opposed to each other. This is reflected in the industrial and climate change policy frameworks in South Africa.
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  Not beating around the Bush: understanding China and South Africa’s illegal wildlife trade

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015

  A major threat to the survival of endangered wildlife species is the absence of consensus on the causes of and solutions to their illegal trade, with this expanding trade causing increasing devastation.

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