Sustainable development

This text examines the flaws in community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) and proposes remedies for many locations and circumstances; shows how CBNRM can be central to sustainable development and the conservation of biodiversity; and presents a wealth of case studies from southern Africa – the crucible of CBNRM development Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) refers to rural people managing and using natural resources to enhance their livelihoods.

This guide was developed to help address issues regarding resource consumption and environmental conservation, efficiency and competitiveness in enterprise management, and sustainable consumption and production. The case studies highlighted offer an ideal starting point in understanding the full environmental implications of products. This guide shows how a life cycle approach can be used to identify and reduce the environmental and health impacts of the products we use.

This book contains presentations by renowned Brazilian scientists and ambientalists on themes which unite man, nature and sustainable development of Brazil's Amazonia. Written for the general public and mixing scientific articles with views of everyday life, this book takes readers deep into the complex maze of environmental and social issues found at the heart of Brazilian Amazonia.

This report documents how the World Bank Group has sought to be an active partner in implementing the "Rio imperatives." It is divided into three parts. Part 1 explores progress in activities specifically targeted toward improving the environment. This includes an analysis of the Bank's growing loan portfolio of environmental projects ... and of the Bank's roles as an implementing agency of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and of the Montreal Protocol.

This report provides an interesting overview of Trobenbos International's achievements in 2009. In this report, one will find examples that demonstrate how knowledge, individual and organisational capacity, informed dialogue and exchange of information can help support better decisions on a range of forest-related subjects.

Charts the progress of the building of an eco-economy that is compatible with the earth's ecosystem, discussing such topics as wind-generated electricity, post-fossil fuel energy, and recycling industries.