A report by RFUK reveals the growing extent, and impact, of transport and energy infrastructure development in the Congo Basin – which is on its way to becoming a major driver of deforestation in the world’s second largest rainforest. The eight case studies featured in this report show that, while certain projects may bring some economic benefits, environmental and social impacts have been overwhelmingly higher than necessary due to bad planning, corruption, failure to follow better practice, and simple negligence.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchOctober, 2021Congo
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Policy Papers & BriefsJune, 2018CongoRépublique du Congo entre dans sa deuxième phase dite phase d’investissement de la REDD+. Ainsi un Plan d’Investissement de la Stratégie Nationale REDD+ a été élaboré pour la période de 2018-2025 qui sera mis en œuvre sur la base d’une synergie intersectorielle appropriée, au regard des interventions sectorielles accrues que suscitera la mise en œuvre des projets.
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Une Fenêtre sur un Monde en Pleine Évolution
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A Window on a Changing World
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WRM Bulletin 254 – Jan/Feb 2021
Policy Papers & BriefsJanuary, 2021Mozambique, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Indonesia, Malaysia, ThailandThe articles in this Bulletin are written by the following organizations and individuals: National Coordinator for the Defense of the Mangrove Ecosystem (C-CONDEM), Ecuador; Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakya (Bentala Raya Heritage Foundation), Indonesia; Venezuelan Observatory of Political Ecology and members of the WRM international secretariat in close collaboration with several allies who are part of grassroots groups in different countries.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2019Liberia
This study determined pre-conflict, conflict and post-conflict land use change and analysed the impact of armed conflict on the intensity of land use change in northern Nimba County. Landsat images of 1986, 1990, 2002 and 2016 were classif
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Library ResourceDecember, 2014Zambia, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2015Uganda, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2015Tanzania, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2013Indonesia, Vietnam, Tanzania, Cameroon, Brazil, South America, Middle Africa, South-Eastern Asia
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