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  1. Library Resource
    June, 2015
    Costa Rica

    Costa Rica stands out for being among the most politically stable, progressive, prosperous, and environmentally conscious nations in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. Its development model has brought important economic, social, and environmental dividends, with sustained growth, upward mobility for a large share of the population, important gains in social indicators, and significant achievements in reforestation and conservation. However, there are a number of development challenges that need to be addressed to maintain the country’s successful development path.

  2. Library Resource
    June, 2015
    Myanmar

    This report provides a baseline
    institutional and regulatory assessment of the oil and gas,
    mining (including jade and gemstones) and the hydropower
    sectors in Myanmar. As such the report is an input to
    Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in
    Myanmar. However, it is not exhaustive with respect to all
    the sectors that may be considered under a scoping study for
    EITI .This report is the first in-depth study of the context

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    July, 2015
    Georgia

    During the past decade, Georgia’s
    pursuit of economic reforms led to impressive economic
    growth, capital inflow, and investments. It helped improve
    the business environment and infrastructure, strengthened
    public finances, and liberalized trade. Georgia achieved
    most of the human development targets of the Millennium
    Development Goals (MDGs). This progress did not result,
    however, in improved environmental governance or better

  4. Library Resource
    June, 2015

    This joint report on MDB Climate Finance
    captures a particular context of activities that
    Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) carry out in
    developing and emerging economies. The context is built on
    the premise that development finance is being provided in a
    world shaped by climate change. This is the fourth edition
    of the Joint Report on MDB Climate Finance. The report
    covers financing for climate change mitigation and

  5. Library Resource
    June, 2015
    Vietnam

    Climate-related hazards have adverse
    effects on national growth and poverty reduction, affecting
    the poor and several sectors of the economy simultaneously.
    At its current rate of growth, Vietnam will become a major
    global greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter. The Government of
    Vietnam initiated the Climate Public Expenditure and
    Investment Review (CPEIR) to advance an understanding of the
    current policy and institutional architecture as well as to

  6. Library Resource
    Road Improvement and Deforestation in the Congo Basin Countries cover image
    Reports & Research
    June, 2015
    Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon

    Road construction has often been viewed
    as the precursor to deforestation, especially in tropical
    forests. Traditional responses to such threats have been
    reactive, with attempts to mitigate impacts through physical
    measures, or the establishment of protected areas. These
    approaches often have not been entirely successful,
    especially in areas where economic potential is significant.
    This paper seeks to mitigate such conflicts by proposing a

  7. Library Resource
    Community Managed Forest Groups and Preferences for REDD+ Contract Attributes cover image
    Reports & Research
    July, 2015
    Global

    A significant portion of the world’s
    forests that are eligible for Reducing Emission from
    Deforestation and Forest Degradation, known as REDD ,
    payments are community managed forests. However, there is
    little knowledge about preferences of households living in
    community managed forests for REDD contracts, or the
    opportunity costs of accepting REDD contracts for these
    communities. This paper uses a choice experiment survey of

  8. Library Resource
    June, 2015
    India

    India’s sustained and rapid economic
    growth offers an opportunity to lift millions out of
    poverty. But this may come at a steep cost to the nation’s
    environment and natural resources. This insightful book
    analyzes India’s growth from an economic perspective and
    assesses whether India can grow in a “green” and sustainable
    manner. Three key issues are addressed. The first is the

  9. Library Resource
    Peer-reviewed publication
    July, 2015

    The north-eastern escarpment of Madagascar harbours the island’s last remaining large-scale humid forest massifs surrounded by a small-scale agricultural mosaic. There is high deforestation, commonly thought to be caused by shifting cultivation practiced by local land users to produce upland rice. However, little is known about the dynamics between forest and shifting cultivation systems at a regional level.

  10. Library Resource
    Peer-reviewed publication
    July, 2015

    Land abandonment and the subsequent re-forestation are important drivers behind the loss of ecosystem services in mountain regions. Agent-based models can help to identify global change impacts on farmland abandonment and can test policy and management options to counteract this development. Realigning the representation of human decision making with time scales of ecological processes such as reforestation presents a major challenge in this context.

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