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- This report investigates the theory that the increasing land degradation in Ban Lak Sip in Laos is caused by the current farming systems, changes which have been determined by the Laotian social, economic and political setting. This report was published by IWMI in 2005.
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- Guillaume Lestrelin; Mark Giordano; Bounmy Keohavong
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- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.092
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- This paper examines the scope and potential for wood fuels to replace fossil fuels thereby contributing to climate change mitigation in Brazil, India and Mexico. It also analyses the potential for and implications of wood fuel development for climate change mitigation and presents the current woodfuel offset mechanisms in place and their relative emissions reduction potentials.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i1639e/i1639e00.pdf
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- This report defines "working wetlands" and provides a method of evaluation to determine the suitability of a working wetland for specified agricultural activities, based on its biophysical and socioeconomic suitability and an assessment of the possible hazards. This report was published by IWMI in 2005.
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- Matthew P. McCartney; Mutsa Masiyandima; Helen A. Houghton-Carr
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- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.091
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- This brief note presents lessons learned during a visit to China by a delegation of Yemeni decision makers and practitioners in March 2010. The visit studied China's coastal zone and fisheries management, and covered: decentralised fisheries management; integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) as a driver for a strong urban economy; integrated coastal economies and local ownership; and, the role of science in decision making and business development. The note is MNA Knowledge and Learning Fast Brief no.87, published by The World Bank in July 2011.
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- Banu Setlur; Ayala Peled Ben Ari
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/10884