Subsidies to coal production in China
This report presents a bottom-up inventory of subsidies to the Chinese coal industry. It starts with a snapshot of the different methodologies available for subsidy evaluation and then describes the identified
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Global biodiversity outlook 3
The latest Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-3)produced by the CBD says that the world has failed to meet its target to achieve a significant reduction in the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010 and outlines a new strategy for reducing biodiversity loss. <br /><br /><br />See Also <br /><br />Report: Biodiversity conservation: accounting for the <br />diversity of values in nature and society
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Sustainable use of biological diversity in socio-ecological production landscapes
To conserve biodiversity, considerable efforts have been focused on preserving pristine environments, such as wilderness, where human activities are minimal. However, biodiversity conservation also involves human-influenced areas, such as socio-ecological
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Biodiversity, development and poverty alleviation: recognizing the role of biodiversity for human well-being
This booklet aims to demystify and illustrate biodiversity
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Biodiversity and climate change: achieving the 2020 targets
This edition of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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Biodiversity scenarios: projections of 21st century change in biodiversity and associated ecosystem services
This synthesis focuses on estimates of biodiversity change as projected for the 21st century by models or extrapolations based on experiments and observed trends. The term
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Sustainable use of biological diversity in socio-ecological production landscapes
This document is a collection of case studies and articles that address how relationships between humans and nature function in socio-ecological production landscapes around the world. The examples highlight the various physical structures, management
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Sanitation as a key to global health: voices from the field
In October 2008 the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health invited international representatives from NGOs, government, academia and the UN to a meeting to discuss barriers and to identify breakthroughs to providing sanitation for all. This document has been compiled to summarize the discussions, place them within the current
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Water, wetlands and forests: a review of ecological, economic and policy linkages
This report of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was produced in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and other partners. It aims to foster better awareness of the crucial role that forests and wetlands play in sustaining the availability and quality of water critical for human well-being.
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REDD after Copenhagen: the way forward
This paper reflects the state of the REDD negotiations at the end of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. The paper examines some of the main areas for moving ahead with REDD implementation, including principles and actions; measurement, reporting and verification (MRV); institutional arrangements; means of implementation and financing.
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Making protected areas relevant
Protected area integration entails a two-fold process. The first involves linking protected areas within a broader network of protected and managed lands and waters in order to maintain ecological processes, functions and services. The second involves incorporating protected area design and management into