Information on "Forests"
January 1998
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1998
ECSP Report 4 (1998)
Author: Steve Lonergan, Craig Lasher, Günther Baechler, Thomas Jandl, Kirk Talbott, Melissa Brown, The Natural Heritage Institute, Charles Victor Barber, Jeffrey Boutwell, Elizabeth Economy, Thomas Homer-Dixon, Valerie Percival, Vaclav Smil, Kent Butts, Sherri Goodman, Marc Chupka, Jonathan Margolis, William Nitze, John Bresnan, Robert Chase, Sumit Ganguly, Emily Hill, Paul Kennedy, Peter Smith, Michael Grubb, Ronnie D Lipschutz, Julia Taft, Duff Gillespie, Patricia Rowe, William J Clinton
Publisher: Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP)
The Environmental Change and Security Project Report 4 includes pieces on the role of environmental degradation in population displacement; US population policy since the Cairo conference; and a synthesis of the connection between environmental trans... More on «ECSP Report 4 (1998)»
February 1996
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Feb 1996
Biodiversity and Human Welfare
Author: Piers Blaikie, Sally Jeanrenaud
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper considers the complex relationships between biodiversity and human welfare. More on «Biodiversity and Human Welfare»
January 1996
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Jan 1996
Forets, politique forestière et gestion des ressources naturelles en Guinée
Author: Mamadou Oury Bah, Bernard Jean
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
Le présent document rend compte de l’analyse conduite par l’UNRISD en Guinée sur la réorientation de la politique forestière et sur la place faite à la participation des populations dans l’approche que met en œuvre l’Etat en matière de forêt. More on «Forets, politique forestière et gestion des ressources naturelles en Guinée» -
Jan 1996
La déforestation dans les zones de savane humide en Afrique centrale sub-saharienne
Author: Colette Bessat
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
Cette publication examine la spécificité des facteurs qui influent directement sur la déforestation dans l'Afrique sub-saharienne. More on «La déforestation dans les zones de savane humide en Afrique centrale sub-saharienne»
May 1994
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May 1994
Marketing the Rainforest: 'Green' Panacea or Red Herring
Author: Michael R. Dove
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This publication discusses the development and conservation of tropical forests. More on «Marketing the Rainforest: 'Green' Panacea or Red Herring»
September 1993
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Sep 1993
The High Costs of Environmental Loans
Author: Frances F Korten
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This paper focuses on the rising incidence of environmental problems and hard currency shortages across Asia and discusses a proposed solution: massive lending by multilateral development banks for environmental projects. More on «The High Costs of Environmental Loans »
January 1993
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1993
Environmental Degradation and Intra/Interstate Conflicts in Bangladesh
Author: M. Abdul Hafiz, Nahid Islan
Publisher: Center for Security Studies (CSS)
This paper examines the impact of environmental degradation on Bangladesh. More on «Environmental Degradation and Intra/Interstate Conflicts in Bangladesh»
July 1992
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1 Jul 1992
The Social Dynamics of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
Author: Antonio Carlos Diegues
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper assesses the social origins and impacts of deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region, as well as ideas regarding practical alternatives to deforestation. More on «The Social Dynamics of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon»
January 0001
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Can Tropical Forestry be Made Profitable by ‘Internalising the Externalities’?
Author: Michael Richards, Pedro Moura Costa
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper discusses the potential and constraints of ‘innovative incentive mechanisms’ for stimulating sustainable forest management and conservation. More on «Can Tropical Forestry be Made Profitable by ‘Internalising the Externalities’?»
