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Brazil Low Carbon Case Study : Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry
World Bank - 2013
needed to assess the potential and conditions for low-carbon development in key emitting sectors. To this end, the World Bank …
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Beyond mitigation : potential options for counter-balancing the climatic and environmental consequences of the rising concentrations of greenhouse gases
MacCracken, Michael C. - 2009
essential. "--World Bank web site …
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Creating markets for habitat conservation when habitats are heterogeneous
Thomas, Timothy S. - 2004
"A tradable development rights (TDR) program focusing on biodiversity conservation faces a crucial problem defining … range of biodiversity conserved but could increase the opportunity cost of conservation. The issue is relevant to Brazil … the economics of conservation"--World Bank web site …
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Costa Rica : forest policy and land use
Camino Velozo, Ronnie de (contributor) - 2000
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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 … biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation, especially the Aichi Target 15 of the UN Convention on Biological …
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Sustainable Land Management for Mitigation of and Adaptation to Climate Change
World Bank - 2010
(TFEs), (ii) tropical savannah and rangeland ecosystems (TSREs), (iii) world cropland soils, and (iv) salinized and degraded …
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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 … to increase institutional learning at the World Bank and throughout the larger development community to enhance the …
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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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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 international markets. Nevertheless, there are increasing threats to the MKD's agricultural achievements, and other serious questions are emerging about the sustainability of many...
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