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  1. Library Resource
    August, 2013

    Forest resources directly contribute to
    the livelihoods of 90 percent of the 1.2 billion people
    living in extreme poverty and indirectly support the natural
    environment that nourishes agriculture and the food supplies
    of nearly half the population of the developing world.
    Forests also are central to growth in many developing
    countries through trade and industrial development. However,
    mismanagement of this resource has cost governments revenues

  2. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Haiti

    The overall objective of the present study is to contribute to the knowledge-base that is urgently required for the implementation of sustainable rural development activities in Haiti.

  3. Library Resource
    March, 2013

    As donors pledge growing support for
    protecting and managing forests to address climate change,
    the question of how to pay tropical countries to reduce
    their emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
    assumes greater urgency. Depending on the detailed
    implementation of REDD plus at a national and international
    level, forest nations may be able to secure funding from a
    range of sources, including donors and multilateral funds (a

  4. Library Resource
    October, 2013

    For more than four centuries Japan has
    been developing forested green belts to mitigate coastal
    hazards such as sandstorms, salty winds, high tides, and
    tsunamis. Although Japan's green belts were severely
    damaged by the March 11 tsunami, they did reduce the impact
    of waves, and protected houses by capturing floating debris.
    Local governments are planning to reconstruct the green
    belts as a countermeasure against tsunamis. While local

  5. Library Resource
    March, 2013
    Eswatini

    The purpose of this policy note is to
    contribute to an understanding of the factors that combine
    to constrain the development of smallholder agriculture in
    Swaziland. It seeks to shed light on why, despite being
    well-endowed in land and water resources, and despite having
    a climate that is generally favorable for the production of
    crops and livestock, Swaziland is obliged to import
    substantial amounts of food to feed the population. Also,

  6. Library Resource
    January, 2014
    Congo

    The Congo Basin represents 70 percent of
    the African continent's forest cover and constitutes a
    large portion of Africa's biodiversity. Agricultural
    development is a central lever to help people out of
    poverty, as well as a key driver of deforestation.
    Forest-friendly agricultural development is a challenge for
    the region. This report describes some ways forest-friendly
    agricultural development can materialize in the Congo Basin.

  7. Library Resource
    April, 2014
    Brazil

    Since 2006, there has been an explosion
    of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) projects in
    Brazil, as well as efforts to pass PES laws at federal,
    state, and municipal levels. Even in this short period, an
    extraordinarily rich range of experiences has developed,
    with examples of the application of PES at a variety of
    scales, ranging from microwatersheds to entire states; in a
    variety of contexts, from remote forest frontier areas to

  8. Library Resource
    March, 2013
    Laos

    The aim of this discussion paper is to
    ascertain the government of Lao's (GoL) current
    practices in negotiating, awarding, and managing land
    concessions; enhance GoL understanding and commitments to
    develop national capacities targeting improved land
    management, that will generate revenues for GoL, and ensure
    sustainable development as an urgent priority; and provide a
    basis for dialogue within the government to enable its

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