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Harnessing markets for biodiversity : towards conservation and sustainable use ; [results of a joint OECD World Bank Institute International Workshop on Market Creation for Biodive...

Biller, Dan (contributor) - 2003

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Promoting Nature-Based Tourism for Management of Protected Areas and Elephant Conservation in Sri Lanka

World Bank - 2013

Sri Lanka's ten-year development framework aims at accelerating economic growth while ensuring a path of sustainable development and prioritizing conservation of the country's natural heritage. It is in this context that this policy note seeks to examine the scope for enhancing protection of Sri...

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Report on the Simulation of Low Carbon Green Growth Policies, including the Results of Impact Assessment and Final Policy Recommendations

World Bank - 2015

only modest costs to growth and employment, European Union (EU) emissions trading for energy-intensive sectors sets a …

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

World Bank - 2012

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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Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Adaptation : Nature-based Solutions from the World Bank Portfolio

World Bank - 2012

Climate change is a serious environmental challenge that could undermine the drive for sustainable development. Since the industrial revolution, the mean surface temperature of earth has increased an average of 1degree celsius per century due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the...

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