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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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2015Armenia
This report summarizes the key outcomes of the national efforts carried out in 2014 and 2015 towards putting in practice the land degradation neutrality concept. The LDN project, which was sponsored by the Republic of Korea, was carried out with the support of the UNCCD Secretariat and implemented in partnership with the Joint Research Center of the European Commission and CAP 2100 International.
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Library ResourceMultimediaMarch, 2022Global
This powerpoint presentation explains why and how to use the Solutions Journalism approach for reporting on key land-related challenges and solutions, including pollution, climate change, deforestation, water scarcity, waste disposal etc. The presentation was given at the Introductory Briefing: Reporting on Environmental and Land Issues: The Solutions Journalism Approach, on 9 March 2022.
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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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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsMarch, 2021Global
Indicator 15.3.1: Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJuly, 2015Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal
Shifting cultivation is a dominant form of farming in the eastern Himalayas, practised by a diverse group of indigenous people from the most marginalized social and economic groups. The survival of these indigenous people and the survival of their forests are inextricably linked. However, policy makers and natural resource managers perceive shifting cultivation to be wasteful, destructive to forests, and unsustainable.
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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 & ResearchJune, 2007Afghanistan
Land is very important natural resource to the human being as it provides the basis for more than 95% of human food. On the broader context, land has many other functions, e.g. provision of biological habitats and physical and connective space; regulation of hydrology and climate; storage of minerals, raw materials and historical/pre-historical records; and as a buffer to control waste and pollution. Expanding human requirements and economic activities are placing ever increasing pressures on land resources, creating competition and conflicts and resulting in suboptimal use of land.
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