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Afghan Hydrocarbons: A Source for Development or for Conflict?

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cmi.no –

The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) has been engaged in capacity building and provision of technical support to the Afghan Ministry of Mines since 2007. A part of this engagement relates to the development of the Afghan Hydrocarbons Law, and commercialization of gas and oil reserves of the northern Jowzjan province through an international bidding process.The review has identified a range of risks and challenges to the further process, and Norad is advised to consider: To more...

Added by Zunia on September 02, 2010

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mundusmaris.org –

The Mundus maris association promotes sciences and arts for sustainability - inter-cultural exchange and international solidarity around the seas and the people of the sea.

Added by Giacomo Rambaldi on September 01, 2010

The World's Oldest and Greatest Supermarket Closed?

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The world is at risk; flora and fauna are disappearing at an alarming rate and endangering our beautiful world. Bold action is needed before it is too late.

Added by Zunia on August 31, 2010

10 messages for 2010 - Coastal ecosystems

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Key messages: 1) As an interface between land and sea, European coastlines provide vital resources for wildlife, but also for the economy and human health and well-being. 2) Multiple pressures, including habitat loss and degradation, pollution, climate change and overexploitation of fish stocks, affect coastal ecosystems. 3) Coastal habitat types and species of Community interest are at risk in Europe; two thirds of coastal habitat types and more than half of coastal species have an more...

Added by Zunia on August 30, 2010

Creating An Oceanscape

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conservation.org –

Across the globe, the world's ocean is in crisis, threatened by massive overfishing, climate change and a myriad of other forces. Although the Pacific Islands Forum counts some of the world's smallest countries as its members, the group has just made one of the boldest agreements for collaborative, integrated and adaptive ocean management yet: the launch of the Pacific Oceanscape.

Added by Zunia on August 26, 2010

Reducing forestry emissions in Indonesia

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The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has published a report titled “Reducing Forestry Emissions in Indonesia,” which stresses that forest conversion must cease for Indonesia to achieve emissions reductions through forestry, since expanding plantations alone will not suffice. Written by Louis Verchot and others, the report outlines the current status and trends for Indonesia’s forests. It calls for plantations to be developed on degraded lands, which would make modest more...

Added by Zunia on August 25, 2010

Future Directions for the Australian Forest Industry

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abare.gov.au –

This paper outlines the issues likely to affect growth in the industry over the next five years. First, the structure of the forest estate and nature of timber supply are described. This is followed by the outlook for timber processing and markets. The role of technological advancements is then discussed. In the final section forest policy is discussed with particular reference to incentives and climate change policy.

Added by Zunia on August 24, 2010

Non-timber Forest Products in Nepal: Indigenous Use, Trade and Conservation

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krepublishers.com –

This article scopes the status and potential of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in community forests and the national forest of Bardiya district in western Nepal. The results of the data analysis indicate that the area harbors a high diversity of potential NTFPs. Altogether, 101 species and their traditional uses were recorded.

Added by Zunia on August 24, 2010

Bulletin du CTA n. 236 (16 août – 20 août 2010)

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bruxelles.cta.int – Le weblog du CTA à Bruxelles fournit des nouvelles quotidiennes en ligne sur le commerce ACP-UE pour les questions de coopération politique de développement. Les utilisateurs ont accès aux documents de politique et des nouvelles, des événements clés de Bruxelles importants pour le développement agricole et rural des pays ACP et des informations sur la communauté du développement à Bruxelles. Chaque semaine, un invité spécial, est interviewé sur les questions de développement more...

Added by Cristina Pruna on August 23, 2010

CTA Brussels Newsletter n. 236 (16th August to 20th August 2010)

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brussels.cta.int – The CTA Brussels weblog provides daily online news on ACP-EU policy development cooperation issues. Users have access to policy documents and news, key events in Brussels relevant to agriculture and rural development for ACP countries and information on the Brussels development community. Every week a special guest is interviewed on topical development policy issues. Readers can access thematic content on policy issues (trade, fisheries, aid effectiveness, environment, more...

Added by Cristina Pruna on August 23, 2010

Building a Green Economy

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Conservation International (CI) and its partners in Liberia, like the Community Forest Partnership (CFP), are starting to help change things for this community. It's all part of an effort to help Liberia to build a "green economy" where development can happen without environmental compromise. And in York Island – and the other communities around Lake Piso, a mangrove-fringed lagoon near the border with Sierra Leone – people are starting to see benefits.

Added by Zunia on August 23, 2010

The Logs of War

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conservation.org –

Ensuring that logging, mining and the other extractive industries in Liberia are being undertaken legally is an important first step in rebuilding the nation. In the short-term, Liberia needs revenue to establish the structures and governance that will help to prevent over-exploitation of its forests and other resources, and to help it prevent a return to the terrible conflict that has blighted its recent history. For this reason, logging and the important revenue it generates is not going more...

Added by Zunia on August 23, 2010

Tools for the Tides : Exploring Coastal and Marine Markets

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forest-trends.org –

Global climate-change talks in Copenhagen might not have yielded a new greenhouse-gas protocol, but they did yield an agreement on the need to develop financing mechanisms that reward people in developing countries for saving their rainforests and adopting sustainable landuse practices — both of which can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by capturing carbon in trees and soil. Meanwhile, scores of projects across both the developed and developing worlds are using environmental finance to preserve more...

Added by Zunia on August 23, 2010

Implications of the Legal and Policy Framework for Tree and Forest Carbon in Ghana

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forest-trends.org –

This report presents an analysis of the legal and policy framework for tree and forest carbon in Ghana in an effort to contribute to this process. It shows that the current legal and regulatory structure for forestry and lands in Ghana provides indications of how carbon rights and benefits might be managed and distributed. The report also argues that realizing the full ecological and economic potential of REDD+ will require meaningful legal reforms and innovative application of existing more...

Added by Zunia on August 22, 2010

Forest Trends report on legal and policy constraints to REDD+ in Ghana

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forest-trends.org –

This Forest Trends/Katoomba Group report presents an analysis of the legal and policy framework for tree and forest carbon in Ghana – key elements for REDD+. It shows how the current legal and regulatory structure for forestry and lands in Ghana provides indications and precedents for how carbon rights and benefits might be managed and distributed. But it also highlights significant hurdles and challenges that will need to be addressed. It argues that realizing the full ecological and economic more...

Added by Zunia on August 22, 2010

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