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Economics Research, World Bank Group; Global …

change, biodiversity, international waters, and land degradation. It also describes the GEF's strategic priorities for SIDS …

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Forest Resource Policy in Latin America Title: Políticas forestales en América Latina

Camino, Ronnie de; Tresierra, Julio C.; López, Ramón; … - Inter-American Development Bank

"Forest Resource Policy in Latin America" gathers the thinking of a score of experts on sustainable use and management of forests, including incentives for investment. The authors tackle the thorny social issues of property rights, deforestation, and forest management and ownership by indigenous...

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Natural Partners: How People in Latin America Are Forging a New Relationship with Their Natural Environment Title: Aliados naturales: La gente de América Latina forja una nueva rel...

Hamilton, Roger - Inter-American Development Bank

The stories included in this volume were published originally in IDBAmérica and tell of new approaches the people of Latin America and the Caribbean are taking to protect the rainforest, reduce erosion, conserve marine life, create protected areas, and ensure a better future for themselves and...

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Preface

Gollier, Christian - Princeton University Press

nuclear waste, exhaustion of natural resources, loss of biodiversity, climate change, and polluted land, air, and water. All …

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Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Production Landscapes

Petersen, Caroline; Huntley, Brian - Economics Research, World Bank Group

This volume contributes to broadening the understanding and application of the concept of mainstreaming biodiversity … on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Production Landscapes and Sectors. The aims of the workshop were to: determine an … operational definition of the concept of mainstreaming biodiversity in production landscapes and sectors; demonstrate the role of …

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Environment Matters at the World Bank, 2009 Annual Review : Banking on Biodiversity

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

This issue of environment matters celebrates the 2010 international year of biodiversity and describes some of the … challenges and opportunities in protecting biodiversity for the benefit of humankind. From the world's highest mountain ranges to … Ecosystem Assessment showed, biodiversity is under severe threat, as ecosystems are being lost and degraded more rapidly and …

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Blueprint 2050 : Sustaining the Marine Environment in Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank

Protection of sound management of coastal and marine areas is acknowledged as important mechanisms for alleviating poverty in the developing tropics. Tanzania has had considerable practical experience with a diversity of models that rely on private sector partnerships, community co-management...

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IEG Review of 20 World Bank-Funded Projects in Tiger Landscapes

Worden, Richard Carlos; Rees, Colin - Economics Research, World Bank Group

Biodiversity is critical to maintaining the integrity of ecosystems and the ecological processes that support species … endangered species, tigers have become a powerful symbol of biodiversity loss globally, as their numbers have dropped from 100 … population by 2022. The World Bank has provided strong leadership and support for the initiative. Biodiversity interventions can …

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Making a Visible Difference in Our Wrld

Economics Research, World Bank Group; Global …

Like the 2003 Fifth World Parks Congress in Durban, South Africa, this publication is structured around themes and issues on the cutting edge of research, policy, and practice in the field of protected areas. It highlights contributions by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and presents its...

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Beyond the Numbers : Understanding the Institutions for Monitoring Poverty Reduction Strategies

Bedi, Tara; Coudouel, Aline; Cox, Marcus; Goldstein, Markus - Economics Research, World Bank Group

This volume provides lessons on the design and functioning of such monitoring systems, based on the experience of twelve Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) countries (Albania, Bolivia, Guyana, Honduras, the Kyrgyz Republic, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Nicaragua, Niger, Tanzania, and Uganda). The...

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