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Peatlands - guidance for climate change mitigation by conservation, rehabilitation and sustainable use
This report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is aimed as a handbook for policy makers, technical audiences and others ...read more

Real-Time Evaluation of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative Contributions to National REDD+ Processes 2007-2010. Country Report: Tanzania
The purpose of this country level evaluation is to assess Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI)s support to national REDD strategy ...read more

Real-Time Evaluation of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative: Contributions to National REDD+ Processes 2007-2010. Executive Summaries from Country Reports
The primary objective of the Norwegian Government's climate policy is to help establish a global, binding, long-term post-2012 regime that will ensure ...read more

Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population
The growing elephant populations in southern Africa raise concerns of a detrimental loss of trees, resulting in overall reduction of biodiversity and ...read more

Biofuel potential and FAO's estimates of available land: The case of Tanzania
While there are under-utilized lands in several countries of sub-Saharan Africa, the drive towards transforming huge areas of land to biofuel plantations ...read more

Quantifying Carbon and distributional benefits of solar home system programs in Bangladesh
Scaling-up adoption of renewable energy technology, such as solar home systems, to expand electricity access in developing countries can accelerate the ...read more

Getting Ready! A Study of National Governance Structures for REDD+
REDD - reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation - is a core issue under the ongoing climate negotiations. One aspect concerns what ...read more

Do local communities affect REDD+ activities?
This paper presents the perspectives of stakeholders on REDD+ through several scientific publications and policy briefs citing case studies from ...read more

Gender Implications of Biofuels Expansion in Africa: the case of Mozambique
This study uses a gendered dynamic CGE model to assess the implications of biofuels expansion in a low-income, land-abundant setting. It compares scenarios ...read more

How can we reduce the indirect negative impact of democratic institutions on environment quality?
Democratic institutions are responsive to the demand of people by increasing investments that favour economic growth, yet their impact on environment ...read more

To reduce agricultural GHGs in Africa, we need to focus on activities that enhance carbon in soil and vegetation
Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from agriculture are substantial. This paper looks into how can agricultural greenhouse gas emissions be reduced ...read more

Incorporating environment into every aspect of national planning and budgeting process
Sound environmental management is fundamental for sustainable development and poverty reduction. This OECD report advocates the application of country ...read more

Helping to better manage the world's oceans
This brief published by The World Bank presents the sectoral results for sustainable ocean ecosystem management and the Bank's role in the creation of ...read more

Beyond Carbon Cowboys: Private sector engagement & experience in REDD+ in Asia | Forest Carbon Asia
How significant is private sector engagement in different countries across Asia and what proportion is it of overall activity on the ground? The private ...read more

VM0015 Methodology for Uplanned Deforestation
This document outlines a methodology for estimating and monitoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of project activities that avoid unplanned deforestation ...read more

Uganda: NAPA project profile
This paper outlines 9 National Action Plan for Adaptation (NAPA) priority projects in Uganda: 1. Community Tree Growing Project 2. Land Degradation Management ...read more

Carbon righteousness: how to lever pro-poor benefits from REDD+
A growing focus on mitigating climate change by reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD and REDD+) is prompting the creation ...read more

Mainstreaming environment and climate change: health
Nearly one quarter of the global disease burden can be attributed to the environment. Indoor air pollution, vector-borne disease, limited access to clean ...read more

Lessons on accountability in forest governance: The Mama Misitu Campaign against illegal logging in Tanzania
This Project Briefing examines the experience and lessons of Tanzania's Mama Misitu Campaign for the promotion of better forest governance. Key messages: ...read more

Bio Carbon Fund Experience: Insights from Aforrestation and Reforestation Clean Development Mechanism Projects
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is one of the flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto ...read more

Measuring the rebound effect of energy efficiency initiatives for the future: a South African case study
South Africa has consistently demonstrated a commitment to pursuing solar water heating as an intervention towards reducing overall electricity demand ...read more

Expanding energy provision in rural Argentina through public-private partnerships and renewable energy. A case study of the PERMER programme
The Argentine government's PERMER (Project for Renewable Energy in Rural Markets) programme, introduced in 1999, provides electricity for basic lighting ...read more

Carbon-free by 2050?
Replacing carbon fuels with renewable energy sources is clearly a necessary goal for a sustainable future. A recently released report by the Intergovernmental ...read more

Agrofuels: a boost of energy for the Mekong region?
Agrofuels, strongly promoted by agribusiness corporations, have attracted the interest governments in the region of Mekong, which have drafted various ...read more

Eleventh meeting of the Joint Liaison Group of the Rio Conventions
This document provides an outline of the eleventh meeting of the Joint Liaison Group (JLG) of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD), the United ...read more

Safeguards and multiple benefits in a REDD+ mechanism
This discussion paper was prepared for two workshops delivered by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the ASB Partnership ...read more

From REDD to HEDD: WRM contibution to the Convention on Climate Change
It is often asserted that because deforestation is responsible for 20% of greenhouse gas emissions, it is also responsible for 20% of climate change. ...read more

Country case studies on ICT and environmental policies
The five research projects discussed here are part of a APC programme area in the field of ICTs and environmental sustainability. They accompany an inventory ...read more

Implementation of United Nations environmental conventions
The United Nations General Assembly, by its resolution 65/159, of 20 December 2010, invited the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention ...read more

Regulatory and financial incentives for scaling up concentrating solar power in developing countries
Concentrating solar thermal power (CST) has a tremendous potential for scaling up renewable energy at the utility level, diversifying the generation portfolio ...read more

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