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Soil Organic Carbon MRV Sourcebook for Agricultural Landscapes
World Bank Group - 2021
Despite the significant potential of soil to sequester organic carbon, there are challenges to implementing carbon sequestration projects. For example, changes in soil carbon can be relatively small in magnitude per unit area and slow to be fully achieved, while its measurement and monitoring...
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Satellite Monitoring for Forest Management : Use of Earth Observation Tools in the Monitoring of Tropical Dry Forests
World Bank Group - 2020
This briefing note presents some recent developments in satellite-based earth observation (EO) and how new and disruptive technology can improve understanding on tropical dry forests. It focuses on tools and algorithms developed by the Satellite Monitoring for Forest Management (SMFM) project...
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Gender Equity in Land and Forest Tenure in REDD+ Programming
World Bank Group - 2022
The purpose of this study is to understand the legal and policy constraints and opportunities in each of the 17-carbon fund (CF) countries affecting women's land and forest tenure. The study also explores women's ability to exercise land and forest rights in statutory and customary systems; how...
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Agricultural Land Use and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Mekong Delta : Alternative Scenarios and Policy Implications
World Bank Group - 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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Country Forest Note : Zambia
World Bank Group - 2019
This country forest note (CFN) aims to foster dialogue between the World Bank, the government of the Republic of Zambia … (GRZ), and key development partners on future engagements in the forestry sector in Zambia by offering a comprehensive … analysis of Zambia's forest sector while shedding light on potential long-term engagements. In response to the government of …
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Toward a Holistic Approach to Sustainable Development : A Guide to Integrated Land-Use Initiatives
World Bank Group - 2021
challenges are insufficient to produce sustainable landscapes that promote resilience and help communities mitigate and adapt to … land uses across landscapes, considering both the natural and human systems that depend on them. The objective of this …
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The Gambia - Integrated Urban, Coastal Resilience and Land Program : Policy Note - Resilient Land Use Planning
World Bank Group - 2024
Resilient land use planning integrates multiple perspectives, including exposure to natural hazards and associated vulnerabilities and risks, to ensure that development can cope with disruptions and recover swiftly from disaster events. Resilient land use planning aims to accommodate multiple...
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Toward a One Health Approach in Sudan : Understanding the Nexus of Climate Change, Land Use, Zoonotic Diseases, and Human Health
World Bank Group - 2024
deforestation. Zoonotic diseases, responsible for over 70 percent of emerging infections, pose global risks, as they transfer from … animals to humans, impacting health, environment, livelihoods, economies, and sustainable development. Despite this, efforts …
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The Gambia - Integrated Urban, Coastal Resilience and Land Program : Policy Note - Resilient Land Use Planning
World Bank Group - 2024
This report uses administrative tax data on firm-to-firm trade in Honduras to evaluate the degree of integration between firms receiving export-oriented tax exemptions and the local economy. We present five stylized facts regarding firms' trade networks in Honduras and show that, across several...
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Slovakia Catching-Up Regions 4 - Open Data in Regional Land Use Planning : A technical note prepared for the Self-governing Region of Kosice as part of the Slovakia Catching-up Reg...
World Bank Group - 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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