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Agricultural Land Use and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Mekong Delta : Alternative Scenarios and Policy Implications
World Bank - 2021
The Mekong Delta (MKD) is Vietnam's most productive agricultural region, and its agroeconomy is well integrated into …
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Costa Rica : forest policy and land use
Camino Velozo, Ronnie de (contributor) - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010524461
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Niger - Impacts of Sustainable Land Management Programs on Land Management and Poverty in Niger
World Bank - 2012
Since the early 1980s, the Government of Niger and its development partners have invested more than 200 billion West African Francs (FCFA) in programs will promote sustainable land management (SLM) and other activities to reduce poverty and vulnerability. Overall, more than 50 programs have...
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Analysis of INDC Land-Use TargetsBrazil's INDC Restoration and Reforestation Target
World Bank - 2017
Brazil has 12 percent of the global forest area, being the second largest forest area in the world (4,935,380 km2).Robust efforts by multiple government agencies have contributed to the reduction of annual deforestation rates in the Amazon by nearly 80 percent since 2004, to the lowest levels...
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Sustainable Land Management for Mitigation of and Adaptation to Climate Change
World Bank - 2010
The climate change (CC) caused by increase in atmospheric concentration of CO2 and other Greenhouse Gases (GHGs), can be addressed through adaptation and mitigation strategies. Adaptation consists of strategies which minimize vulnerability to CC. The objective is to increase resilience of the...
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Brazil Low Carbon Case Study : Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry
World Bank - 2013
This report presents the partial results related to land use, land-use change and the forestry sector from a larger multisectoral low-carbon study for Brazil. Since the 1992 Kyoto Accord, Brazil has been committed to reducing its carbon emissions. The overall aim of this study was to support...
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Land at the Center of Inclusive and Sustainable Development
World Bank - 2023
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors established the Inspection Panel in 1993 as an independent complaint mechanism for people and communities who believe they have been or likely will be adversely affected by a World Bank-funded project. Under its mandate, the Panel provides advisory...
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Slovakia Catching-Up Regions 4 - Open Data in Regional Land Use Planning
World Bank - 2023
Land use planning is one of the most important policy instruments for urban and regional development aiming to meet the needs of the populations while considering various factors such as environmental sustainability, economic development, and social well-being. The process of land use planning...
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Compulsory Land Acquisition and Voluntary Land Conversion in Vietnam : The Conceptual Approach, Land Valuation and Grievance Redress Mechanisms
World Bank - 2011
land acquisition and voluntary land conversion in Vietnam; the study on land valuation mechanisms for compensation, support … and resettlement in Vietnam; and the study on improving the system for resolving complaints on compensation, support and … resettlement in Vietnam. The objective of the study was to assess the issues relating to involuntary and voluntary land conversion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247684
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Does rising landlessness signal success or failure for Vietnam's agrarian transition?
Ravallion, Martin - 2006
"In the wake of reforms to establish a free market in land-use rights, Vietnam is experiencing a pronounced rise in …
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