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Driving Dispossession: The Global Push to “Unlock the Economic Potential of Land”

Reports & Research
July, 2014
Zambia, Brazil, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Papua New Guinea
land governance
development
land economics
land investments
land rights
dispossession
Indigenous Peoples
Driving Dispossession: The Global Push to “Unlock the Economic Potential of Land,” sounds the alarm on the unprecedented wave of privatization of natural resources that is underway around the world. Through six case studies — Ukraine, Zambia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, and Brazil — the report details the myriad ways by which governments — willingly or under the pressure of financial institutions and Western donor agencies — are putting more land into so-called “productive use” in the name of development.
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The Evolution of REDD+ Social Safeguards in Brazil, Indonesia and Tanzania: Multi-level policy processes, dialogues and actions on REDD+ social safeguards: Challenges and opportunities for national REDD+ safeguards measurement, reporting and verification.

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2014
Tanzania, Indonesia, Brazil, South America, Middle Africa, South-Eastern Asia
land tenure
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La evolución de las salvaguardas sociales de REDD+ en Brasil, Indonesia y Tanzania: Procesos de políticas, diálogos y acciones a múltiples niveles sobre salvaguardas sociales de REDD+: Retos y oportunidades para la medición, el reporte y la verificació...

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2014
Tanzania, Indonesia, Brazil, South America, Middle Africa, South-Eastern Asia
land tenure
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The challenge of establishing REDD+ on the ground: Insights from 23 subnational initiatives in six countries

January, 2014
Indonesia, Tanzania, Brazil, Vietnam, Cameroon, Peru
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
climate change
land tenure
Since 2007, it has been hoped that REDD+ would deliver on the 3E+ criteria (effectiveness, efficiency, equity, social and environmental co?benefits) for strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This report highlights that the early enthusiasm for REDD+ has dissipated among some stakeholders – this is largely attributed to the failure to attain an international climate change agreement.
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Wetlands and people

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2014
Nigeria, Zambia, Brazil, Cambodia, India, Niger, Africa, Asia, Central America, South America
natural resources management
poverty
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Wetlands and people

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2014
Niger, Nigeria, Zambia, Brazil, Cambodia, India, Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa, Central America, South America
natural resources management
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Integrated National Policy Approaches to Climate-Smart Agriculture. Insights from Brazil, Ethiopia, and New Zealand

Reports & Research
July, 2014
Brazil, Ethiopia, New Zealand, Africa, Eastern Africa, Central America, South America, Oceania
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
food security
rangelands
In the absence of clear international policy signals and strong global agreements on climate change and sustainable agriculture, countries are moving forward to test sustainability strategies through innovative policies and financing programmes. This paper explores how three countries – Brazil, Ethiopia, and New Zealand – are using integrated policy approaches to address the linked challenges of climate change, unsustainable agriculture, and food insecurity.
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Submissions of Stakeholders on Voluntary Codes of Conduct, Guidelines and Best Practices and/or Standards in relation to Access and Benefit-sharing for all Subsectors of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Reports & Research
June, 2014
Kenya, Switzerland, Belgium, Japan, Denmark, Australia, Brazil, Netherlands, Cuba, China, Gabon, Norway, Canada
natural resources management
Meeting Name: Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Forest Genetic Resources (of the CGRFA) - ITWG-FGR
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/WG-FGR-3/14/Inf.6
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Report of the Second Meeting of the Plenary Assembly of the Global Soil Partnership

Reports & Research
December, 2014
France, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Burundi, Azerbaijan, China, Australia, Cyprus, Cuba, Ethiopia, Republic of Korea, Cameroon, Thailand, Jordan, Costa Rica, Italy, Ecuador, Argentina, Russia, Sudan, Mexico, Brazil, Austria
land management
Meeting symbol/code: GSPPA-II/14/ Report
Session: Sess.2
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Report of the team of Technical and Legal Experts on Access and Benefit-Sharing

Reports & Research
December, 2014
Costa Rica, Switzerland, United States of America, Malaysia, Australia, Italy, Poland, Brazil, Norway, Iran, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Namibia, Thailand, Canada
natural resources management
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/TTLE-ABS-1/14/Report
Session: Sess.1