Agricultural biodiversity
- Environmental payments: bane or boon?
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This paper develops a conceptual framework for analysing the conditions under which Payments for Ecogical Services (PES) programmes can help reduce poverty. It considers the impact of two types of PES programmes: programmes where lands are diverted from agricultural production to other land uses; and those where lands remain in agriculture but production activities are modified to achieve environmental objectives. The analysis concludes that there is a wide array of circumstances where PES can both promote environmental quality and reduce poverty.
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- What role can terrestrial carbon markets play in solving climate change problems?
- ( The Terrestrial Carbon Group , 2008)
- This paper argues that terrestrial carbon (including trees, soil, and peat) can be used to provide up to 25% of the climate change solution. The document focuses on the role and use of terrestrial car...
- How have China's development policies impacted Tibeten pastoralists?
- ( M. Foggin / Plateau Perspectives , 2008)
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Tibetan grasslands constitute one of the most important grazing ecosystems in the world and encompass the source areas of many major Asian rivers. While a variety of government policies have been a...
- Can sustainable agriculture help lift Indian farmers out of poverty?
- ( Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit , 2008)
- Millions of farmers in remote rural areas of India struggle to feed themselves and their families, while the resources on which they depend are deteriorating daily. This book shows how sustainable agr...
Managing water reserves in the North-western Sahara aquifer system
- ( Sahara and Sahel Observatory , 2008)
- The North-western Sahara aquifer system (NWSAS) shared by Algeria, Libya and Tunisia contains considerable water reserves; however, it is largely unrenewable and not fully exploitable. This resource i...
- Developing value chains for neglected and underutilised species
- ( M. Will / Bioversity International , 2008)
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Use of neglected and underutilised species (NUS) can play an important role in improving food security, conserving biodiversity and generating income and employment. Value chain development (VCD) c...
- Counteracting desertification: a regional initiative in Africa
- ( Sahara and Sahel Observatory , 2008)
- Desertification has had an acute impact in Africa, particularly in the Community of the Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), which is characterised by climate ranging from hyper-arid to dry sub-humid. The ...
- Biodiversity is the key to global food security in a changing climate
- ( J. Cotter;R. Tirado / Reliefweb , 2008)
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Climate change will profoundly affect agriculture and food security worldwide and will particularly impact smallholder farmers in poor countries. Based on a short review of recent scientific l...
A new generation of biofuels is needed
- ( N. Peña / Pew Center on Global Climate Change , 2008)
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This paper offers an introduction to the current state of play for biofuels: the technologies used in their production, their GHG emissions, and associated policy issues.
The amount of ... An overview of decision-making on sustainable developent in Africa
- ( R. Sherman;H. Wilkins / International Institute for Sustainable Development [ES] , 2008)
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The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) is the primary ministerial level forum for environment and development issues in Africa. It has helped launch various environmental ini...
A study of agroforestry in the Krui area of Sumatra: do agroforests have a future?
- ( K. Kusters;M. Ruiz Pérez;H. de Foresta / Center for International Forestry Research , 2008)
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Resin producing agroforestry in the Krui area of Sumatra in Indonesia is presented as an environmentally friendly, income generating land-use system which contributes to both development and conser...
