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- This report draws on several existing World Bank reports to further discuss regulations and policy around the mining sector and community development in Lao PDR. The report describes the impacts and benefits of mining developments and introduces new legal requirements for community development funds in the mining sector internationally and in Lao PDR specifically. This report was published by The World Bank in 2011.
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/12771
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- This report presents the results of a study of users of natural resources in and around the Mount Emei World Heritage Site, Sichuan, China. The study was part of a project which aimed to identify means of developing economic incentives for the users of natural resources in and around World Heritage Sites (WHS) in order to sustainably use and manage forest biodiversity. It used a market analysis and development (MA&D) approach in order to identify participants, and to plan and create micro-enterprises. This document, Forestry Policy and Institutions Working Paper 17, was published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2006. This section, part 1 of 6, contains the contents list and introduction. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Ken Nicholson; Li Xiaorong; Sophie Grouwels
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- Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/j9000e/J9000e00.pdf
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- This report presents the results of a study of users of natural resources in and around the Mount Emei World Heritage Site, Sichuan, China. The study was part of a project which aimed to identify means of developing economic incentives for the users of natural resources in and around World Heritage Sites (WHS) in order to sustainably use and manage forest biodiversity. It used a market analysis and development (MA&D) approach in order to identify participants, and to plan and create micro-enterprises. This document, Forestry Policy and Institutions Working Paper 17, was published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2006. This section, part 2 of 6, describes the preliminary phase of the MA&D. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Ken Nicholson; Li Xiaorong; Sophie Grouwels
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- Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/j9000e/J9000e01.pdf
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- This report presents the results of a study of users of natural resources in and around the Mount Emei World Heritage Site, Sichuan, China. The study was part of a project which aimed to identify means of developing economic incentives for the users of natural resources in and around World Heritage Sites (WHS) in order to sustainably use and manage forest biodiversity. It used a market analysis and development (MA&D) approach in order to identify participants, and to plan and create micro-enterprises. This document, Forestry Policy and Institutions Working Paper 17, was published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2006. This section, part 3 of 6, describes phase 1 of the MA&D. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Ken Nicholson; Li Xiaorong; Sophie Grouwels
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- Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/j9000e/J9000e02.pdf
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- This report presents the results of a study of users of natural resources in and around the Mount Emei World Heritage Site, Sichuan, China. The study was part of a project which aimed to identify means of developing economic incentives for the users of natural resources in and around World Heritage Sites (WHS) in order to sustainably use and manage forest biodiversity. It used a market analysis and development (MA&D) approach in order to identify participants, and to plan and create micro-enterprises. This document, Forestry Policy and Institutions Working Paper 17, was published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2006. This section, part 4 of 6, describes phase 2 of the MA&D. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Ken Nicholson; Li Xiaorong; Sophie Grouwels
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- Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/j9000e/J9000e03.pdf
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- This report presents the results of a study of users of natural resources in and around the Mount Emei World Heritage Site, Sichuan, China. The study was part of a project which aimed to identify means of developing economic incentives for the users of natural resources in and around World Heritage Sites (WHS) in order to sustainably use and manage forest biodiversity. It used a market analysis and development (MA&D) approach in order to identify participants, and to plan and create micro-enterprises. This document, Forestry Policy and Institutions Working Paper 17, was published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2006. This section, part 5 of 6, describes phase 3 of the MA&D and lessons learned. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Ken Nicholson; Li Xiaorong; Sophie Grouwels
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- Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/j9000e/J9000e04.pdf
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- This report presents the results of a study of users of natural resources in and around the Mount Emei World Heritage Site, Sichuan, China. The study was part of a project which aimed to identify means of developing economic incentives for the users of natural resources in and around World Heritage Sites (WHS) in order to sustainably use and manage forest biodiversity. It used a market analysis and development (MA&D) approach in order to identify participants, and to plan and create micro-enterprises. This document, Forestry Policy and Institutions Working Paper 17, was published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2006. This section, part 6 of 6, contains the conclusions and annexes including a business plan for the organic tea enterprise. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Ken Nicholson; Li Xiaorong; Sophie Grouwels
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- Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/j9000e/J9000e05.pdf
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- This case study evaluates the use of a computer-based tool, the Forestry Management Control System (FORMACS), to provide timely information to forest managers to enable them to monitor changes in resource conditions and design appropriate management interventions.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/y9260e/y9260e00.htm
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- This report examines the reasons underlying the adoption or discontinuance of community based fish culture in seasonal floodplains in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam. It studies the historical and political context, policy and institutional context, environmental contexts and landscape level factors, socio-cultural context, livelihood context, the floodplain as a multiple use system, markets and economic viability, technical issues and implementation, incentives for uptake and adoption and disincentives. This report was published by The WorldFish Center in 2011.
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- Olivier Joffre; Natasja Sheriff
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_2816.pdf
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- This case study examines the criteria and indicators (C&I) approach for sustainable forest management as developed and applied in the Bhopal-India Process in India, including an overview of the forestry sector in India.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/k3896e/k3896e.pdf
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- This report introduces the subject of water scarcity, describing its various causes and the impact it has on agriculture in particular. It then goes on to discuss various methods for combatting water scarcity and goes into detail on a number of forms of water accounting. It concludes by making a number of recommendations for policy aimed at improving the situation, including promoting the efficient use of water in agriculture. This report was published by the FAO in 2012.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/i3015e/i3015e.pdf
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- This resource is part 1 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty as discussed at an international conference in Vietnam. This part includes acknowledgements, a glossary of terms, conference proceedings and declarations, a table of contents for the resource as a whole, opening statements and a short paper setting the scene for managing forests for poverty reduction. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e00.pdf
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- This resource is part 2 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part includes a paper describing the contribution of trees and forests to the livelihoods of the poor, a list of development goals, emerging opportunities and a second paper describing the use of commercial forestry to aid poverty. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e01.pdf
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- This resource is part 3 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part focuses on policies and legislation and includes a case study of decentralised and local forest management in Cameroon, including use of resources and management of income, recommendations, conclusions and references. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e02.pdf
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- This resource is part 4 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part describes forest harvesting and community-based forest management in the Philippines and Vietnam. Topics include: available resources and forestry management; constraining factors; conclusions; and references. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e03.pdf
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- This resource is part 5 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part describes economic issues relating to forestry management, and includes three case studies based around community forestry in Nepal. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e04.pdf
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- This resource is part 6 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part focuses on forest management modalities and institutional issues, with specific emphasis on community forestry and poverty reduction in Nepal and Bhutan. This includes economic and financial management, community issues, forest protection, sustainability and related topics. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e05.pdf
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- This resource is part 7 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part includes a description of technical aspects of forestry management such as transport and harvesting technologies. A case study based around production of bamboo charcoal in mountainous areas of Northern Laos is included, together with a description of the issues around processing lumber with chainsaws in Ghana and forest harvesting in Papua New Guinea. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e06.pdf
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- This resource is part 8 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part focuses on accessing markets, and includes sections about the role of small and medium forest enterprise associations in reducing poverty, a case study describing the process of creating wood flooring from forestry and farming, bamboo industries, and lessons learned. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e07.pdf
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- This report uses data (covering the years 1950-2002) drawn from the FAO capture fishery production database to measure the extent and rate of decline of catches to identify a list of species who are classified as 'depleted' and are candidates for stock restoration measures. The depleted species are listed by FAO fishing area including the Indian Ocean and the Western Central Pacific. This report was published by the FAO in 2004.
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- Lucy Garibaldi; John F. Caddy
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/j3957e/j3957e00.pdf
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- This report provides an introduction to the effect that deforestation and forest degradation has on the environment and climate change. Reducing these damaging activities has been highlighted as an achievable objective for improving the environment. This report proposes a mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD), which it argues is a cost effective climate change mitigation mechanism. It goes on to describe how this model might work in practice and any potential challenges there might be. This report was published in 2013.
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- Paula Cordero Salas
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/15862
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- This report attempts to introduce a prototype scoring system for the ecological status of rivers in India and to illustrate this system through its applications in the Krishna, Cauvery, Narmada, Periya and Ganga river basins in India. This report was published by IWMI in 2007.
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- Vladimir Smakhtin; Muthukumarasamy Arunachalam; Sandeep Behera; Archana Chatterjee; Srabani Das; Parikshit Gautam; Gaurav D. Joshi; Kumbakonam G. Sivaramakrishnan; K. Sankaran Unni
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- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.114
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- This document contains the proceedings of a workshop held to discuss ways to strengthen the ongoing genetic improvement and dissemination programs of member countries (including Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) and to develop additional programs for new species. It includes the papers presented, a summary of the small group discussions and country-specific action plans for selected species.
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/Development%20of%20Aquatic_1.pdf
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- This report discusses China's attempts to increase its use of renewable energy, in particular biofuel, and evaluates how likely it is to achieve its targets by 2020. The report goes on to assess the country's renewable energy policies and makes policy suggestions that would make it more likely for China to meet its renewable energy targets. This report was published by The World Bank in 2012.
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- Chang Shiyan; Zhao Lili; Govinda R. Timilsina; Zhang Xiliang
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/12076
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- This report assesses the potential of India's industries to set up a manufacturing base to produce concentrated solar power (CSP) technology components and equipment. It examines CSP project prices and costs in India and the competitive positioning of local manufacturing in CSP technologies and discusses preparation of an action plan to stimulate local CSP technologies in India. This report was published by WorldBank in 2013.
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- The World Bank
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17475
