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Distribution and Variation of Forests in China from 2001 to 2011: A Study Based on Remotely Sensed Data

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Peer-reviewed publication
Diciembre, 2012
China

Forests are one of the most important components of the global biosphere and have critical influences on the Earth’s ecological balance. Regularly updated forest cover information is necessary for various forest management applications as well as climate modeling studies.

The Distributional Impact of Developed Countries’ Climate Change Policies on Senegal: A Macro-Micro CGE Application

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Peer-reviewed publication
Diciembre, 2012
Senegal

In this paper, we present a distributional impact analysis of climate change policies envisaged or implemented to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Senegal. We consider policies implemented in developed countries and their impact on a developing country. Moreover, we simulate the diminishing productivity of agricultural land as a potential result of climate change (CC) for Senegal.

Managing conflicts over land and natural resources through collective action

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Policy Papers & Briefs
Diciembre, 2012
África oriental
África subsahariana
África
Zambia

Seasonal changes and ambiguity in property rights over land and natural resources create conflicts in rural communities in eastern Zambia. This study describes how rural households have minimized such conflicts and protect the economic interests of the poor members of the community through collective agreements on how to manage access to land and natural resources.

Community tenure rights and REDD+: a review of the Oddar Meanchey community forestry REDD+ project in Cambodia

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Reports & Research
Diciembre, 2012
Camboya

Tenure rights over land, forest, and carbon have become a contentious issue within REDD+ implementation across the tropics because local communities could be excluded from REDD+ benefits if land tenure or use and access rights are not clear.

Farming Smarter

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Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2012
Asia meridional
África
África subsahariana
África oriental
África occidental
Asia sudoriental
Guatemala
Indonesia
China
Nigeria
Yemen

Towards a World Desertification Atlas. Relating and selecting indicators and data sets to represent complex issues

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Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2012
África

Mapping land degradation and desertification (LDD) at the global scale still is a conceptual and operational challenge. The present study has been performed in the frame of the WAD (new World Atlas of Desertification) initiative.

Can “fragile states” decide to reduce their deforestation? The inappropriate use of the theory of incentives with respect to the REDD mechanism

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Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2012

The originality of the REDD proposal is its incentives-based mechanism designed to reward the governments of developing countries for their performance in reducing deforestation as measured against a baseline.