Land degradation, poverty and inequality
Land degradation threatens the livelihoods of billions of people around the world . This is particularly the case for populations living in rural areas where most of the poor people reside: estimates report
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Battle for turf
If the South wants to protect its interests against the power of the Bretton Woods institutions and WTO, it will need its own, equally powerful forum
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Green politics
Is your government signing away your future rights to the world s natural resources?
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Global Environmental Negotiations 1: green politics
Green Politics , the first in a series of publications on global environmental negotiations (GEN) provides a close analysis of important environment-related conventions and institutions from their origins, and demystifies the global politics behind 'saving the environment'. The book presents a first-ever comprehensive Southern perspective of the impact of global environmental governance on the real lives of real people.
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"Desertification is a global problem"
Ambassador BO KJELLEN has seen it all, from diplomacy and development to even sports. A "family man", as he describes himself, addicted to music and badminton, the 62 year old Swede began his career with the foreign ministry and has thereafter re
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Doubts cloud desertification convention
Developing nations fear that the lack of a proper financial mechanism may hinder the world in its battle against desertiflcation
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Sand bagged over cash
The international convention on desertification is plagued by differences of opinion on financial resources and funding mechanisms