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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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Pioneering Marine Spatial Planning in Morocco : An Opportunity to Articulate Conservation and Development

World Bank Group - 2023

The Kingdom of Morocco is endowed with a wealth of marine resources, characterized by high biodiversity with at least …

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Greening Firms in Georgia

World Bank Group - 2023

This report explores priorities and challenges faced by Georgia to promote green transition and support its businesses to reduce their emissions through energy efficiency. The report stresses the need for improved incentives and opportunities for business investments in energy efficiency and...

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The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Student Assessment : SABER Country Report 2012

World Bank Group - 2012

In 2001, FYR Macedonia embarked on a new education policy agenda. One of the goals of this agenda was to improve the country's student assessment system. In order to gain a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of its existing assessment system, FYR Macedonia decided to benchmark...

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Pakistan at 100 : Environmental Sustainability

World Bank Group - 2019

This policy note was prepared in parallel to the report Pakistan at 100, Shaping the Future. The report Pakistan at 100 discusses options to accelerate and sustain growth in Pakistan so that the country becomes an upper middle-income country when it turns 100 years old in 2047. This policy note...

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Bangladesh Country Environmental Analysis

World Bank Group - 2006

The economic losses resulting from the environmental impacts considered in this report are equivalent to more than 4 percent o f Bangladesh's Gross Domestic Product. Among these impacts, three sources of environmental degradation stand out as currently receiving insufficient attention given...

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Serbia and Montenegro : A Country Environmental Analysis

World Bank Group - 2003

-off to the Danube; preparing a biodiversity strategy, identifying threatened species, and preparing an action plan; and …

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Kenya Country Environmental Analysis

World Bank Group - 2019

The Kenya Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) presents recent findings and trends on key environmental challenges and opportunities. The CEA identifies a set of recommendations that are necessary to both strengthen the country's environmental management capabilities and ensure that...

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Green Public Procurement : An Overview of Green Reforms in Country Procurement Systems

World Bank Group - 2021

This report provides an overview of international experience in the implementation of Green Public Procurement (GPP). It focuses on the institutional framework that is needed to support the mainstreaming of GPP practices across government. The intention is to equip practitioners with a broad...

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Towards a Greener Economy in Uzbekistan

World Bank Group - 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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