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Land deals in Africa : what is in the contracts?

Over the past few years, agribusiness, investment funds and government agencies have been acquiring long-term rights over large areas of land in Africa.

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Fauna of cobalt-rich ferromanganese crust seamounts

Seamounts in the central-west Pacific Ocean are known to have thick, cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts. These are of commercial interest for mining.

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Marine benthic nematode molecular protocol handbook (nematode barcoding)

This is a practical guide for undertaking a molecular survey of deep-sea nematodes including protocols for collecting deep-sea nematodes, preservation and shipping of samples, slide mounting, image capture and the production of individual barcodes.

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Environmental management of deep-sea chemosynthetic ecosystems : justification of and considerations for a spatially-based approach

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Reefs at risk : a map-based indicator of threats to the world's coral reefs

Reefs at Risk Revisited is part of a series that began in 1998 with the release of the first global analysis, Reefs at Risk: A Map-Based Indicator of Threats to the World’s Coral Reefs.

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Agribusiness for Africa's prosperity

This publication analyses the challenges, the potential and opportunities of African agribusiness in the current period of dramatic changes in global agro-industrial markets, and builds a case for agribusiness development as a path to Africa’s prosperity.

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Global food losses and food waste : extent, causes and prevention

This publication is based on studies carried out from August 2010 to January 2011 by The Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology (SIK) on request from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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Tourism and poverty reduction strategies in the integrated framework for least developed countries

This study sheds light on how least developed countries (LDCs) can maximize pro-poor gains from tourism.

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Transport for sustainable development in the ECE region

This report on Transport for Sustainable Development in the ECE region deals with issues and best practices in inland transport, i.e. in road, rail, inland waterway and intermodal transport.

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In search of biohappiness : biodiversity and food, health and livelihood security

This book describes how an era of biohappiness, based on the conservation and sustainable and equitable use of biodiversity, can be launched.

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Catalysing climate finance : a guidebook on policy and financing options to support green, low-emission and climate-resilient development

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Water for food : innovative water management technologies for food security and poverty alleviation

Can agricultural water management (AWM) technologies provide innovative solutions that can help to meet this challenge of feeding a growing, mostly disadvantaged, population by producing more food but with fewer resources?

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Ecological effects of marine managed areas

Scientists used a network of interdisciplinary studies to investigate the ecological effects of marine managed areas (MMAs) dispersed widely across the tropics.

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Coral health index (CHI) : measuring coral community health

Effective local management of coral reefs has a direct effect on reducing threats and improving overall coral community health.

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Assuring food security in developing countries under the challenges of climate change : key trade and development issues of a fundamental transformation of agriculture

For a large number of developing countries, agriculture remains the single most important sector. Climate change has the potential to damage irreversibly the natural resource base on which agriculture depends, with grave consequences for food security.

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Adapting to climate change : UNDP-GEF initiatives financed by the Least Developed Countries Fund, Special Climate Change Fund and Strategic Priority on Adaptation

This report is a comprehensive overview of country-led efforts on climate change adaptation supported by the UNDP-GEF partnership with financing from the GEF-managed LDCF, SCCF and SPA funds.

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Tropical palms : 2010 revision

Palms, belonging to the Arecaceae family, are among the most common plants in tropical countries and provide a vast assortment of products ranging from food to construction materials, fibre and fuel.

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Extractive industries policy and legal handbook : analysis of the key issues in Zimbabwe's mining sector : case study of the plight of Marange and Mutoko Mining Communities

This handbook constitutes one of the battles being fought by civil society organisations to promote and protect the rights of communities living adjacent to mining areas against the operations of extractive industries, the state and other individuals who violate their Environmental, Economic, Soc

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Practitioner's guide : capacity development for environmental sustainability

Capacity development and environmental sustainability are both central to UNDP's mandate and programming.

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Disaster relief 2.0 : the future of information sharing in humanitarian experiences

The report analyzes how the humanitarian community and the emerging volunteer and technical communities worked together in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and recommends ways to improve coordination between them in future emergencies.

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Making integrated food-energy systems work for people and climate change : an overview

The concept of Integrated Food and Energy Systems (IFES) as such is not new. Simple integration of food and energy production at both small and large scales has shown many successful results.

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State of food and agriculture

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The energy report : 100% renewable energy by 2050

From introduction: "WWF has a vision of a world that is powered by 100 per cent renewable energy sources by the middle of this century. Unless we make this transition, the world is most likely to avoid predicted escalating impacts of climate change.

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Fisheries subsidies, sustainable development and the WTO

This comprehensive resource manual explains why and how the reform of fisheries subsidies has become one of the most important international efforts to achieve global, environmental, economic and developmental policy coherence.

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UNEP year book 2011 : emerging issues in our global environment

The Year Book’s overview of events and developments during 2010 shows how cutting edge science reveals new opportunities to mitigate climate change while improving air quality. Stimulated by technological innovation and green investments, renewable energy supply is growing rapidly.

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IUCN Grey Literature

IUCN Environmental Law Programme : the year in review, 2010

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Evaluation of potential environmental and social impacts of jatropha production in Samoa

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Diagnóstico y evaluación del estado de implementación de las Resoluciones y Recomendaciones de UICN aprobadas en el IV Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza, Barcelona 2008

El presente informe supone el final de un largo proceso de aportación del Comité Español de la UICN al proceso de mociones, iniciado en 2007 tras la profesionalización de la entidad y la fundación de su Oficina Técnica.

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IUCN Grey Literature

Natural solutions : protected areas helping people cope with climate change (Japanese version)

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Natural solutions : protected areas helping people cope with climate change (Russian version)

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Natural solutions : protected areas helping people cope with climate change (Arabic version)

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Soluções naturais : as áreas protegidas ajudam as populações a lidar com as alterações climáticas

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Soluzioni naturali : aree protette par aiutare le popolazioni a contrastare i cambiamenti climatici

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Solutions naturelles : les aires protégées, aider les gens à faire face au changement climatique

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Soluciones naturales : las áreas protegidas ayudan a las personas a enfrentar el cambio climático

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Natural solutions : protected areas helping people cope with climate change

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Diagnosis and assessment of the status of implementation of the Resolutions and Recommendations of IUCN approved in the 4th World Conservation Congress in Barcelona 2008

The present report means the end of a long process of contribution of the IUCN Spanish Committee to the motions process which started in 2007 after the professionalization of the entity and the foundation of its new Technical Department.

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IUCN Grey Literature

Feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation in the potential transboundary protected area : Tara-Drina National Park

This study focuses on the area which stretches along sections of the border region between southwest Serbia and eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina in the central part of the Drina River Valley.

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Neretva Delta, Croatia/Bosnia and Herzegovina : feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation

The Neretva Delta region is a predominantly rural area of approximately 20,000 hectares, shared by Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The region supports the livelihoods of approximately 60,000 people living in nine municipalities - seven on the Croatian side and two in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia and Una National Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina : feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation

This study explores the possibilities and challenges of the existing regional collaboration between Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia and Una National Park in Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of six pilot sites in the project “Environment for People in the Dinaric Arc”.

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IUCN Grey Literature

Natural resource governance, empowerment and poverty reduction : learning from practice

This document is divided into three sections. The first examines learning on various aspects of natural resources governance. This is followed by a section focusing more specifically on project implementation, planning and management lessons.

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Scoping and planning of integrated water resources management (IWRM) and river basin management (RBM) component in Lao PDR and Thailand for the Mekong Water Dialogues, August 2011

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IUCN Grey Literature

Knowledge management in the IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Region Programme : issues and recommendations

A knowledge management study was undertaken in the IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Region by Rod Abson, Science and Knowledge Management Officer in the Science and Knowledge Management Unit of IUCN from the 18th of June to 1st of July 2011.

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IUCN Grey Literature

IUCN WCPA technical reports 2010 : prepared for the 2011 IUCN WCPA Steering Committee meeting

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IUCN at the 22nd World Scout Jamboree, Rinkaby, Sweden : scouting for biodiversity and environmental rights of the child

This report describes and reports on IUCN's participation in the 22nd World Scouts Jamboree, which took place in Rinkady, Sweden, 25 July-8 August 2011.

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IUCN Grey Literature

Pangani River Basin, Tanzania : WANI case study

Climate change and the over exploitation of water resources is challenging the sustainability of the Pangani River Basin to deliver water services. Competition for diminishing water resources has led to tensions between the various stakeholders within the basin.

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Komadugu Yobe Basin, upstream of Lake Chad, Nigeria : WANI case study

Inappropriate water management practices in the Komadugu Yobe Basin, upstream of Lake Chad in northern Nigeria, changed the seasonal river flow and caused widespread environmental degradation.

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Environmental flows : WANI case study

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Technical report : Conference on Integrated Watershed Forest and River Basin Management in Vietnam, Bi Doup Nui Ba National Park, Dalat City, Lam Dong, Vietnam, May 23-24, 2011

Regional and international delegates gathered for a conference focusing on forests, watershed management, and integrated water resource management on 23-24 May in Da Lat, Viet Nam.

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