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Divers Paths to Justice: Legal pluralism and the rights of indigenous peoples in Southeast Asia

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Journal Articles & Books
Outubro, 2011
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Thailand
South-Eastern Asia

This publication reveals that the majority of Southeast Asian countries already have plural legal systems, and to some extent custom is recognised as a source of rights in the legal framework of a number of them. National and international courts have affirmed indigenous peoples’ customary rights in land.

How to Keep Momentum Up in Carbon Markets?

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Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
Outubro, 2011

This note examines how to maximize the benefits from the use of market instruments in support of developing countries' low-emission development priorities. First, it briefly surveys the current state and trends of the carbon market, highlighting the main achievements of carbon finance over its decade-long history.

The Scope for MDB Leverage and Innovation in Climate Finance

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Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
Outubro, 2011

This note, prepared as background for the G20 submission, explores the potential for Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to increase the volume of climate financing by leveraging and intermediating resources, through two main avenues: leveraging shareholder capital through the MDBs non-concessional windows, by raising debt from capital markets to finance climate investment; and mobilizing and

Increased Productivity and Food Security, Enhanced Resilience and Reduced Carbon Emissions for Sustainable Development

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Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
Outubro, 2011
África
Ásia Central
Ásia Meridional
Europa

The purpose of this paper is to summarize the challenges and the practical successes that a selected number of countries are experiencing in moving towards 'climate-smart' agriculture while also meeting the food requirements of a growing population, broader economic development and green growth objectives.

Overview of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade - Baseline Study 4 - Myanmar

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Policy Papers & Briefs
Outubro, 2011
Myanmar

Table of Contents:-
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND MAJOR FINDINGS …
2. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ...
3. NATIONAL FOREST STRATEGY, POLICIES AND REGULATIONS:
3.1 The Myanmar Selection System and Annual Allowable Cut;
3.2 Forest Law and Policy ;
3.3 Forest Land Categories;
3.4 Community Forestry;
3.5 Impact of Forest Law Enforcement on Local People...

Establishment and selected characteristics of the Hady coppice and coppice-with-standards research plot (TARMAG I)

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Policy Papers & Briefs
Outubro, 2011

The paper deals with the establishment of the coppice and coppice-with-standards research object under the project Biodiversity and Target Management of Endangered and Protected Species in Coppices and Coppices-with-Standards Included in the System of NATURA 2000.

Thailand

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Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
Setembro, 2011
Tailândia
Ásia Oriental
Oceânia

Thailand needs to avoid the high-carbon growth path of many developed countries and, instead, take a low-carbon growth path. A green low-carbon growth path is in Thailand's own interest as it can simultaneously tackle local environmental degradation, global climate change, and energy security challenges. It can also position Thailand as a regional leader in green, sustainable growth.

Land and Power - The growing scandal surrounding the new wave of investments in land

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Reports & Research
Setembro, 2011
Myanmar

The new wave of land deals is not the new investment in
agriculture that millions had been waiting for. The poorest people
are being hardest hit as competition for land intensifies. Oxfam’s
research has revealed that residents regularly lose out to local
elites and domestic or foreign investors because they lack the

Deforestation in the Ayeyarwady Delta and the Conservation Implications of an Internationally Engaged Myanmar

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Reports & Research
Setembro, 2011
Myanmar

... Myanmar is a country of huge biodiversity importance that is undergoing major political change, bringing with it new international engagement. This includes access to international markets, which will likely spur investment in export-oriented agriculture, leading to increased pressures on already threatened ecosystems.

The New Forests Company and its Uganda plantations

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Reports & Research
Agosto, 2011
Uganda

London-based New Forests Company (NFC) would seem to be the design blueprint of how a young modern company should conduct a major land investment in Africa in a responsible way. Oxfam’s investigations reveal that serious allegations by people who were evicted from land to make way for NFC’s operations remain unresolved. How will the company respond?

Forest Tenure in Asia: Status and Trends

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Reports & Research
Agosto, 2011
Ásia

This assessment builds on existing data and analysis from two prior publications: From Exclusion to Ownership, which was published by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) in 2008 and provided data for nine countries in Asia, and Tropical Forest Tenure Assessment – Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities, jointly published by RRI and the International Tropical Timber Organi