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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 short article reports on a study which attempted to improve the success of a giant freshwater prawn hatchery through increasing the quality and quantity of broodstock by developing the broodstock near a hatchery to be used for seed production throughout the year. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2000.
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- K. N. Mohanta
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/aq3.pdf
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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
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- This article discusses the need for a sustainable, nutritious fish feed and attempts to summarise the effects of phytase on nutrient utilization, growth of fish and aquatic pollution. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2004.
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- K. Baruah; N. P. Sahu; A. K. Pal; D. Debnath
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2314.pdf
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- This article describes the implementation of the Institution Village Linking Programme (IVLP) in Elamkunnapuzha, India, which assessed and refined the technologies of the coastal agro ecosystems. It also discusses the resulting yield and benefits. Particular emphasis was put on marginal and small farmers and women for poverty alleviation and equity. This article was originally published in in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2006.
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- R. Sathiadhas; J. Joseph; S. Jerson
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2369.pdf
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- This report discusses the economic impact of water pollution in the Upper Citarum River in Indonesia and then goes on to describe the development of a methodology for valuing this impact. It makes a number of recommendations for interventions that could be implemented in order to improve water quality, which it argues that, as well as being better for public health, would also have a number of economic benefits. It provides a breakdown of the potential cost of these interventions and compares this against projected economic benefits. This report was published by the World Bank in 2013.
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- Asian Development Bank
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17750
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- This report provides an overview of the role of nitrous oxide in climate change and ozone layer depletion and the benefits of reducing nitrous oxide from agricultural sources, industry and fossil fuel combustion, biomass burning in landscape fires and household stoves and wastewater and aquaculture. This report was published by UNEP in 2013.
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- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- http://www.unep.org/pdf/UNEPN2Oreport.pdf
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- This report attempts to define the future for the forestry sector in East Asia up to the year 2020, examining China as the location of the largest forest cover in the region and considering the pressure of China's expanding economy and demand and the increased capacity for production on its forest resources. This report includes chapters on the subregional profile, the current state of the forestry sector, key drivers of change to the year 2020, probable scenarios, forestry implications under various scenarios and preparing for a greener economy. This report was published by the FAO in 2010.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i1888e/i1888e00.pdf
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- This document explores the process of ecolabelling, including what ecolabelling is, certification currently applied to developing country fisheries, ecolabelling and international trade and the importance of ecolabelling with respect to other management initiatives.
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_368.pdf
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- This report examines the impacts of three climate change hazards affecting coastal communities (typhoons/flooding, coastal erosion and saltwater intrusion) in Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, analyzing planned adaptation options and autonomous responses of households, to understand the risks associated with climate change and to be able to address the risks more efficiently. This report was published by The WorldFish Center in 2013.
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- M. L. Perez; A. J. U. Sajise; P. J. B. Ramirez; J. K. B. Arias; A. H. Purnomo; S. R. Dipasupil; P. A. Regoniel; K. A. T. Nguyen; G. J. Zamora
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF-2013-32.pdf
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- This report assesses the results of the Soil Remediation Research Project in Northeast Thailand, which demonstrated and promoted the application of clay technology as a quick and cost-effective means of improving the fertility and water holding capacity of sandy soils. This report was published by IWMI in 2009.
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- Rathinasamy Maria Saleth; Arlene Inocencio; Andrew Noble; Sawaeng Ruaysoongnern
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- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.130
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- This report introduces the concept of water resources management and the issues associated with it and then goes on to discuss how the economic valuation of water resources can have a positive impact on these issues. The report provides a description of the use of water in agriculture and its economic characteristics and then discusses the use of water resource management techniques, including water valuation, in order to encourage more efficient and sustainable use of these resources. This report was published by the FAO in 2004.
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- Kerry Turner; Stavros Georgiou; Rebecca Clark; Roy Brouwer
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/y5582e/y5582e00.htm
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- This report assesses Vietnam's vulnerability to climate change, particularly their agriculture, aquaculture and forestry sectors and coastal ports. It includes regional and national projections of climate change and sea level rise and a social analysis of adaptation at the local level. This report forms part of the World Bank's wider study of the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change.
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/12747
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- This brief report evaluates the concept of geoengineering as a method of manipulating earth's climate to minimize the effects of climate change caused by increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It discusses the purposes of geoengineering, the two types of geoengineering, geoengineering techniques, the research that has been carried out on the potential effects of geoengineering, the potential consequences and the ethical, social and political challenges. This report was published in 2011.
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- Jason J. Blackstock; Nigel Moore; Clarisse Kehler Siebert
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- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002144/214496e.pdf
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- This guide explains the basics of how to start a computer recycling business using environmentally sustainable methods. It discusses important issues to be considered in recycling including international regulations, social and environmental challenges and economic opportunities as well as the practical aspects of building the project such as legal structures, human resources management, facilities and utilities, cost analysis, supply management, commercial strategy, inventory management and traceability and human and environmental risk assessment. It also discusses the practical operation of this type of business including collection, refurbishment and dismantling. This guide was published in 2008.
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- Benoit Varin; Pierre-Etienne Roinat
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- Tic Ethic, UNESCO, ADEME
- http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001791/179165e.pdf
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- This report assesses the impact of the Chinese environmental performance rating and disclosure program, Green Watch, as an alternative or complementary approach to conventional pollution regulation by examining pollution emissions data from rated and unrated firms before and after implementation of the program. This report was published by The World Bank in 2010.
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- Yanhong Jin; Hua Wang; David Wheeler
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3904
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- This study was carried out as part of the effort to reduce oil inputs into the marine environment from ships and other sea-based activities. It discusses the approaches to making estimates of oil inputs to attempt to improve these estimates and examines the sources of oil inputs including oil inputs from ships, exploration and production in the offshore and other inputs of oil into the sea. It was published in 2007.
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- GESAMP (IMO/FAO/UNESCO-IOC/UNIDO/WMO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection)
- http://www.gesamp.org/publications/publicationdisplaypages/rs75
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- Eutrophication - the overenrichment of water by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus - has emerged as a leading water quality problem. This report identifies over 415 areas worldwide that are experiencing eutrophication symptoms, and there are significant information gaps in many regions.
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- Mindy Selman; Suzie Greenhalgh; Robert Diaz; Zachary Sugg
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- World Resources Institute (WRI)
- http://www.wri.org/publication/eutrophication-and-hypoxia-coastal-areas
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- This report provides an overview of the range of actions, policies and institutions around the globe that address nutrient pollution and eutrophication.
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- Mindy Selman; Suzie Greenhalgh
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- World Resources Institute (WRI)
- http://www.wri.org/publication/eutrophication-0
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- This report provides a snapshot of the sources of nutrient pollution and the corresponding socioeconomic drivers that are increasing nutrient levels in our waterways.
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- Mindy Selman; Suzie Greenhalgh
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- World Resources Institute (WRI)
- http://www.wri.org/publication/eutrophication-sources-and-drivers-nutrient-pollution
