42 datasets found

This report is a summary of the joint activities carried out by a number of departments of the Government of Thailand, UNEP - ROAP and GRID. The project was devoted to an...

Major environmental problems in Africa result from the deterioration of both the natural and rural resources base. Deforestation, desertification and the underlying drought...

The purpose of this study is to analyse the economic value of Nigeria’s forest resources, where possible, placing added focus on resources found in the CRS, and demonstrate some...

This report documents the results of a workshop held at the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) in Nairobi 2-6 October 1995 on Policies for sustain-able...

La présente étude propose de combiner la certification du cacao, l’agroforesterie et l’industrialisation grâce à des initiatives à valeur ajoutée comme un ensemble d’instruments...

Data entry, modeling and graphical output for the Uganda case study have been carried out with the ARC/INFO Geographic Information System on a PRIME minicomputer. Most of the...

This report is required to evaluate tie impact of deforestation on the general environment of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and to formulate guidelines for land use and...

There is growing concern about the environmental impact of conflict in Darfur, in particular the impact on Darfur’s forest resources, which were already being depleted at an...

Topics addressed include: 1) Why a Land Use Finance Programme?; 2) How Does the Land Use Finance Programme Contribute to the Solution?; 3) What Does Success Look Like?; and 4)...

The report is structured around two arguments. Firstly, natural resources and ecosystem services in particular have significant contribution to economic growth and poverty...

Economic and Financial Challenges to Scaling Up Sustainable Cocoa Production in Côte d’Ivoire proposes technical and financial solutions to scaling up sustainable cocoa...

Human activity can have a detrimental effect on forests and other parts of the environment, and Goal 15 pledges to reduce or reverse these consequences to provide a more viable...

The Amazon is widely considered to be one of the world's most important natural areas and a high priority for conservation. Its importance to the global carbon cycle makes...

The Lower Mekong region – consisting of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam – is an area of vast forests and is a biodiversity hotspot of global significance. The...

La présente publication, ainsi que toutes celles qui paraissent dans la série des "Fascicules du Plan Bleu", ne constitue pas seulement une mise au point sur le theme dont elle...

This study aims to provide greater clarity on policies that banks and investors can adopt to reduce deforestation and forest degradation from the production of soy, palm oil and...

Ce document présente les différentes cartes produites et expliquant la pertinence de la planification spatiale de la REDD+ pour la réalisation des bénéfices multiples et la mise...

The present annual state of the environment report deals with five topics of international significance selected by the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment...

The objectives of this study are to analyse the role of the land use sectors of Tanzania (especially forestry) on mitigation of greenhouse gases. Specific emphasis is placed on...

The main subject of the study described herein, was the fate of crude oil, i.e. its biodegradation and evaporation, after being released into the environment as a result of...