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Foresight by scenarios : a literature review
Zartha Sossa, Jhon Wilder; Álvarez Ríos, Verónica Tatiana - In: International journal of foresight and innovation … 15 (2021) 4, pp. 230-249
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Multiple visions of the future and major environmental scenarios
Lacroix, Denis; Laurent, Louis; Menthière, Nicolas de; … - In: Technological forecasting & social change : an … 144 (2019), pp. 93-102
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Der Preis des "Grünen Goldes": Informationen und Informationsdefizite über den Marktwert genetischer Ressourcen
Deke, Oliver - 2004
Genetische Ressourcen sind Lebewesen, die genetischen Informationen in sich tragen, welche für die biotechnologische Forschung und Entwicklung von Bedeutung sind. Angesichts eines sich beschleunigenden weltweiten Artenverlustes stellt sich die Frage, ob durch den privaten Handel mit genetische...
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Toward Globalization of the Forest Products Industry : Some Trends
Bael, David - 2015
This paper examines the hypothesis that changes have been brought about in the forest industry that allow it to participate fully in globalization. The forest industry has undergone profound changes in recent years in large part by new technologies. Whereas traditionally it was primarily an...
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Five Years After the Adoption of the Paris Agreement, Are Climate Change Considerations Reflected in Mining Contracts?
Mebratu-Tsegaye, Tehtena; Toledano, Perrine; Dietrich … - 2021
Domestic laws are the ideal legal instrument to regulate the mining sector’s contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Even so, as a stop-gap-measure, governments may consider updating model mining development agreements (MMDAs) or negotiating climate­-related contractual...
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Codes of Conduct and Standard Setting in the Forest Sector : Constructing Markets for Democracy?
Overdevest, Christine - 2014
In an age of globalization, there is a growing perception that state regulatory instruments may be an inadequate means of regulating firm conduct. Increasingly, scholars are evaluating how corporate codes of conduct may operate as regulatory mechanisms. This article examines competing codes of...
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Insights into Jatropha Projects Worldwide - Key Facts & Figures from a Global Survey
Wahl, Nepomuk; Hildebrandt, Tina; Moser, Christine; … - 2015
The objective of this survey of oilseed production from Jatropha and other oilseed-bearing perennials is to contribute by establishing an up-to-date overview based on interviews with producers and industry experts in 2011. This survey of 154 projects yielded a comprehensive database that covers...
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The Global Wood Furniture Value Chain : What Prospects for Upgrading by Developing Countries
Kaplinsky, Raphael; Memedovic, Olga; Morris, Mike; … - 2008
Because of its resource and labour intensity, the wood furniture sector presents an opportunity for developing countries and their firms to participate effectively in the global economy. This paper begins with a brief description of the global wood furniture industry and highlights the...
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Biodiversity and development finance : Main trends, 2011-20
Casado Asensio, Juan - 2022
This paper provides an overview of the main trends in development finance with biodiversity-related objectives for the period 2011 to 2020, using available OECD statistical data, from various sources. The resources covered are: Official Development Assistance and non-concessional development...
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Transition scenarios for analyzing climate-related financial risk
Chen, Henry; Ens, Erik; Gervais, Olivier; Hosseini, Hossein - 2021
work included developing a set of Canada-relevant climate transition scenarios that explore pathways consistent with … achieving certain climate targets. The scenarios vary in terms of two key drivers of climate transition risk: (i) the ambition … develop the scenarios, we used a suite-of-models approach that linked a computable general equilibrium energy-economy model …
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