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Unlocking Nature-Smart Development : An Approach Paper on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

World Bank Group - 2021

Unlocking Nature-Smart Development: An Approach Paper on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is part of a series of … biodiversity and ecosystem services. The paper makes the case that the rapid global decline in nature is a development issue and … development agendas. As countries formulate a set of new global biodiversity targets, this paper also offers insights that could …

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Mobilizing Private Finance for Nature : A World Bank Group Paper on Private Finance for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

World Bank Group - 2023

COVID-19 pandemic is likely an example of how the disturbance of ecosystems can have systemic consequences. As biodiversity … flows away from projects with negative impact on biodiversity and ecosystems to projects that mitigate negative impact, or …Biodiversity and ecosystem services, or nature for short, underpin many aspects of economic activity and are …

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China: Issues and Options in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Control.

Johnson, T.M.; Li, J.; Jiang, Z.; Taylor, R.P. - World Bank Group - 1996

This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of a three-year study on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and options for abatement in China over the coming decades.

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Management of Water Resources. Bulk Water in Brazil.

Asad, M.; Azevedo, L.G.; Kemper, K.E.; Simpson, L.D. - World Bank Group - 1999

How to finance the infrastructure and service of bulk water supply, and how to use pricing to achieve efficient allocation and use of water as a resource are the central issues that emerge from discussions about bulk water pricing. Efficiency will lead to allocating water resources better,...

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Evaluating Water Institutions and Water Sector Performance.

Saleth, R.M.; Dinar, A. - World Bank Group - 1999

The water sector has undergone remarkable changes in recent years. While past achievements were associated mainly with investment in new physical structures, recent developments in the water sector are associated to a greater extent with improved management and institutional changes. Although...

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Vetiver Grass for Soil and Water Conservation, Land Rehabilitation, and Embankment Stabilization.

Grimshaw, R.G.; Helfer, L. - World Bank Group - 1995

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Cours d'eaux internationaux. Renforcer la cooperation et gerer les differends. Actes du seminaire de la Banque Mondiale.

Salman, S.M.A.; Boisson de Chazournes, L. - World Bank Group - 1999

A number of developments transpired in recent years in the regime of international watercourses at the bilateral, regional, and international levels which promoted the idea of organizing a seminar to explore watercourses as a concept from both an intellectual and operational viewpoint. This...

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Setting Priorities for Environmental Management. An Application to the Mining Sector in Bolivia

Ayres, W.S.; Anderson, K.; Hanrahan, D. - World Bank Group - 1998

Mining and industrial activities, if poorly managed, can damage the environment and leave behind contaminated materials which release pollutants for many years after the mines or enterprises have shut down. Cleaning up old mine and industrial sites is often extremely costly. Furthermore,...

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Environmental Impact Assessment of Settlement and Development in the Upper Leraba Basin: Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, and Mali.

Baldry, D.; Calamari, D.; Yameogo, L. - World Bank Group - 1995

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Medicinal Plants: An Expanding Role in Development.

Srivastava, J.; Lambert, J.; Vietmeyer, N. - World Bank Group - 1996

Medicinal plants are commonly used in treating and preventing specific ailments and diseases and are considered to play a beneficial role in health care. Despite their importance, medicinal plants are seldom handled within an organized, regulated sector; most are still exploited with little or...

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