The fieldwork for this report consisted
of a household energy survey of households living in 180
villages in six states (Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal). The report
was initiated in response to concerns that energy strategies
Environmental degradation can inflict
serious damage on poor people because their livelihoods
often depend on natural resource use and their living
conditions may offer little protection from air, water, and
soil pollution. At the same time, poverty-constrained
Using plot-level data, the authors
estimate a bi-variate probit model to explain land clearing,
and the siting of protected areas in North Thailand in 1986.
Their model suggests that protected areas (national parks,
together with wildlife sanctuaries) did not reduce the
s. Whether it should be part of a global
climate mitigation strategy, however, remains controversial.
One of the key issues is that, contrary to emission
abatement, carbon sequestration might not be permanent. But
some argue that even temporary sequestration is beneficial
Over two decades, the World Bank has
undertaken many structural adjustment operations with
governments of developing countries. During negotiations for
structural adjustment loans (SALs), partner governments
agree to specific policy reforms, whose implementation
Meeting Name: Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2014/REP
Meeting Name: Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2014/REP
Meeting Name: Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2014/REP
Meeting Name: Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2014/REP
Meeting Name: Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2014/REP
Se describe y explica el proceso de deforestación del área ocupada por los bosques de algarrobo en el oeste de La Rioja y Catamarca, a partir de mediados de siglo XIX hasta la actualidad.
La economía ecuatoriana, basada principalmente en las exportaciones de petróleo desde 1972, ha enfrentado serios obstáculos para canalizar las utilidades del petróleo hacia un desarrollo equitativo y sustentable.