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Decentralization and biodiversity conservation
Lutz, Ernst (contributor);  … - 1996
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Albania Country Economic Memorandum : Strengthening the Sustainability of Albania's Growth Model
World Bank - 2021
Albania is gradually emerging from the unprecedented economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. As the pandemic is overcome, it is crucial to shift attention back to Albania's long-term objective of building a stronger underlying economic growth model. This...
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Georgia : Towards Green and Resilient Growth
World Bank - 2020
Georgia has made remarkable progress in terms of economic growth and poverty alleviation. In 2019, the country became an upper middle-income country Georgia's endowment of natural resources is a significant source of national wealth and has the potential for accelerating inclusive socio-economic...
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Algeria : National Environmental Action Plan for Sustainable Development
World Bank - 2013
This staff sector assessment note accompanies the recently completed national environmental action plan for sustainable development (NEAP-SD), which, as an output of the Industrial Pollution Control Project in Algeria, focused on charting a new course for environmental management in the country,...
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Towards a Greener Economy in Uzbekistan
Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction …; … - 2022
This report is an extended Country Environmental Assessment that identifies key issues and priorities for action as Uzbekistan transitions to a sustainable and inclusive market economy. Land degradation, water stress, and air pollution from particulate matter are the main environmental issues,...
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Convenient solutions to an inconvenient truth : ecosystem-based approaches to climate change
2009
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Convenient Solutions to an Inconvenient Truth : Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change
World Bank - 2012
The World Bank's mission is to alleviate poverty and support sustainable development. Climate change is a serious environmental challenge that could undermine these goals. Since the industrial revolution, the mean surface temperature of earth has increased an average 2 degree Celsius due to the...
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India : Diagnostic Assessment of Select Environmental Challenges, Volume 3. Valuation of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in India
World Bank - 2013
This report provides estimates of social and financial costs of environmental damage in India from three pollution damage categories: (i) urban air pollution, including particulate matter and lead; (ii) inadequate water supply, poor sanitation, and hygiene; (iii) indoor air pollution; and four...
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Convenient Solutions to an Inconvenient Truth : Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change
World Bank - 2012
mitigate the impacts and contribute to solutions as nations and communities strive to adapt to climate change. Biodiversity is …
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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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