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- This advanced module "explores different understandings of nature and environment and the significance these may have for developing responsibility". It uses conversation as a metaphor to help explore the topic. The module is expected to take twelve hours to complete and is provided by the UK Open University as part of its LearningSpace, a collection of over 800 free online courses (as at July 2016).
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- Open University
- http://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/the-environment/nature-matters-conversation/content-section-0
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- This advanced module examines environmental responsibility, environmental ethics, environmental economics, accountability and sustainable development. The module is expected to take fifteen hours to complete and is provided by the UK Open University as part of its LearningSpace, a collection of over 800 free online courses (as at July 2016).
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- Open University
- http://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/the-environment/nature-matters-caring-and-accountability/content-section-0
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- This advanced module examines conceptual tools for assisting in our thinking, introduces the concept of 'framing' nature and provides readings on the use of systems thinking for framing issues of environmental responsibility. The module is expected to take fifteen hours to complete and is provided by the UK Open University as part of its LearningSpace, a collection of over 800 free online courses (as at July 2016).
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- Open University
- http://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/the-environment/nature-matters-systems-thinking-and-experts/content-section-0
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- This article discusses the issues arising from encouraging large scale mining in the Philippines as a means of encouraging economic development despite the vulnerability of those islands to El Nino induced drought. Mining can affect groundwater resources and potentially make the drought worse. The article was published in the Journal of Geography and Geology; Vol. 5, No. 1; 2013.
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- William N Holden
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- Canadian Center of Science and Education
- http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/23214
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- This report provides an overview of the Tam Giang-Cau Hai Lagoon in Vietnam and describes the five stages of the Integrated Management of Lagoon Activities in Thua Thien Hue Province Project (IMOLA).
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- Baku Takahashi; Arie Pieter van Duijn
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/i2619e/i2619e00.htm
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- This paper addresses key challenges that have been experienced in several countries during the post-disaster recovery and reconstruction process, in particular relating to the organisation and management of the reconstruction planning, design, and implementation process. It describes key lessons learnt from international experience and makes a number of suggestions for good practice in post-disaster recovery situations. This report was published by the World Bank in 2010.
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- Geoffrey Read
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/10130
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- This review of brownfield remediation and redevelopment in China covers: the environmental and development pressures of land contamination; government plans, targets and actions; the regulatory framework for brownfield management; organisational set-up, management procedures and stakeholders; remediation technologies; and case studies of Beijing and Chongqing. It is Sustainable Development - East Asia and Pacific Region Discussion Paper No. 57953 published by the World Bank in September 2010.
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- Jian Xie; Fasheng Li
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/2933
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- This report studies community perceptions and awareness of the rural environment; examines methods and approaches to managing the rural environment and presents an action plan to help solve environment problems in rural areas within the context of three areas in the Red River Delta in Vietnam.
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- Bui Thi Thai; Le Manh Dung; Dang Kim Khoi; Tony Swan; Le Son Thanh
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/af330e/af330e00.htm
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- This report studies the current state of the rural mountainous regions' environment; community awareness of the environmental issues; examines methods of managing the rural environment; presents an action plan to help solve environment problems in rural areas and draws recommendations on building policies and institutional regulations to manage and improve the environment within the context of two upland areas in Vietnam.
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- Le Quoc Thanh; Le Van Tiem; Nguyen Tuan Anh; Dam Quang Minh; Trinh Duc Toan; Nguyen Doan Hung
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/af331e/af331e00.htm
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- This report summarizes five participatory rural appraisals carried out in 2003-2004 in Hai Duong, Ha Tay and Son La provinces of Vietnam which aimed to address the environmental management concerns of these regions.
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- Le Quoc Doanh
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/af329e/af329e00.htm
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- This report discusses the public health problems caused by the continuing reliance on the use of firewood and charcoal in Lao PDR. The widespread use of such fuels has increased the health risk from indoor pollution for those who spend many hours in the household cooking area. The report makes a number of suggestions for improving the situation, enforcing cookstove standards and the use of alternative fuels. This report was published by The World Bank in 2013.
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- The World Bank
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/16453
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- This article describes an experiment to rear carp seed that was carried out in Tamil Nadu, India which aimed to standardize pen fish rearing technology for production of stocking material of desired size at a lower cost as a cheaper alternative to expensive land-based nursery ponds. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2005.
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- V. K. Murugesan; S. Manoharan; R. Palaniswamy
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- The WorldBank Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2328.pdf
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- This report presents an overview of the current state of Chinese forestry and discusses factors influencing forestry development, possible development schemes for China, forestry development and ways to improve the forestry sector. This report was published by FAO in 2009.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/am256e/am256e00.pdf
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- This article discusses developments in the design of breeding programs, formulation of breeding objectives and the establishment of genetic evaluation and dissemination systems specifically applied to tilapia and carps. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2006.
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- N. H. Nguyen; R. W. Ponzoni
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/e-Naga/29-3-4/pdf/article6.pdf
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- This report presents an overview of the current state of forests and forestry in the Philippines and discusses the socio-economic changes which could impact the sector, probable scenarios for forestry development, the role of the forestry sector in providing sustainable sources of livelihood and priorities and strategies to address the emerging opportunities and challenges.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/am255e/am255e00.pdf
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- The results of a environmental assessment of the Philippines are presented, covering environmental policy, outdoor air pollution, indoor air pollution, water pollution, sanitation, hygiene, coastal and marine resources, forestry, land management and climate change. This is Report No. 52389-PH, published in December 2009 by the Sustainable Development Department, East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank.
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3178
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- This study examines the effect of the consumption of arsenic-contaminated drinking water (arsenicosis) at school and at home on the cognitive achievement of children in rural Bangladesh. This document, Policy Research Working Paper 4510, was published by The World Bank in February 2008.
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- Mohammad Niaz Asadullah; Nazmul Chaudhury
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/6371
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- This report advocates the importance of effective governance to the sustainable development of modern aquaculture. It introduces the concept of aquaculture governance, reviews the importance and trends in aquaculture governance, describes the governance pyramid, examines some potential strategies for aquaculture development and their governance and examines some potential future governance challenges. This report was published by the FAO in 2014.
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- Nathanael Hishamunda; Neil Ridler; Elisabetta Martone
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/019/i3156e/i3156e.pdf
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- This report reviews the global marine research that has been carried out which assesses the pollution of the open oceans by shipping and through the atmosphere. The pollutants assessed include atmospheric inputs, ship-based contamination, noise, marine debris, ballast water, off-shore exploration and production and dumping from vessels. This report was published in 2009.
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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/data/gesamp/files/media/Publications/Reports_and_studies_79/gallery_1060/object_1060_large.pdf
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- This report provides statistics and technical information on poplar and willow cultivation and use between 2004 and 2007 in countries including China. This report was published by FAO in 2008.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/k3380e/k3380e00.htm
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- This document reports on poverty-environment nexus work undertaken in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam over a three year period. The study examines seven main environmental indicators for mainly province-level correlations between environment (deforestation, fragile lands, indoor air pollution, lack of access to water, lack of access to sanitation, outdoor air pollution, and number of diarrhoea cases) and poverty. The document is a draft edition of the Poverty Environment Nexus (PEN) report prepared for presentation at the sub-regional PEN conference in Vientiane, Laos on 21-22 June 2006. Comments and feedback from the conference participants were collected for inclusion in the final edition of the report. This document, no.69640, was published by The World Bank in June 2006.
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/8283
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- This report examines how various countries estimate the external environmental costs of power generation and transmission, and compares these with current Indian policies and regulations for hydroelectric power projects. It focuses on forest loss and resettlement of affected individuals. This document, report no.68151 from The World Bank, was published in April 2007.
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- A Markandya
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/7930
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- This paper explores whether there are systematic differences in decision making between those who regularly allocate public resources and those who are more frequently the intended recipients through a sample of farmers and policy makers in Vietnam.
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- C. Leigh Anderson; Alison Cullen; Kostas Stamoulis
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ah941e/ah941e00.pdf
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- This report outlines a general approach to ecologically sensitive (environmentally sustainable) urban planning and discusses the implementation of such an approach in the Vietnamese setting. The urban development and planning context of Vietnam is outlined. The principles of ecologically sensitive planning are applied to the Hai PhongDo Son corridor, a 14-kilometre strip of land on the southern periphery of Vietnams third largest city, Hai Phong City. This report, no.44275, was published by The World Bank in June 2007.
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/7719
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- This report studies the coastal area planning and management practices in Asian tsunami-affected countries of Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. It includes a regional perspective on pre- and post-tsunami coastal planning and land-use policies for each of these countries as well as examples of improved coastal zone planning and management and a range of perspectives on coastal zone planning and management. This report was published by the FAO in 2007.
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- Jeremy S. Broadhead; Robin N. Leslie (editors)
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/ag124e/AG124E00.htm#Contents
