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17 produkter
Forest Tenure Reform in Asia and Africa
Local Control for Improved Livelihoods, Forest Management, and Carbon Sequestration
Av Randall Bluffstone, Elizabeth J.Z. Robinson
Häftad, 2019
750 kr
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Forest tenure reforms are occurring in many developing countries around the world. These reforms typically include devolution of forest lands to local people and communities, which has attracted a great deal of attention and interest. While the nature and level of devolution vary by country, all …
Political Economy of Coal
Obstacles to Clean Energy Transitions
Av Michael Jakob, Jan C. Steckel
Inbunden, 2022
2504 kr
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This volume provides an overview of the political economy of coal in diverse country contexts.Coal is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions globally, accounting for about 40 percent of energy-related CO2 emissions. Continued construction of coal-fired power plants could make the climate …
Political Economy of Coal
Obstacles to Clean Energy Transitions
Av Michael Jakob, Jan C. Steckel
Häftad, 2023
646 kr
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This volume provides an overview of the political economy of coal in diverse country contexts.Coal is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions globally, accounting for about 40 percent of energy-related CO2 emissions. Continued construction of coal-fired power plants could make the climate …
Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa
Food Security in a Changing Environment
Av Cyndi Spindell Berck, Peter Berck m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
689 kr
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A changing climate is likely to have a drastic impact on crop yields in Africa. The purpose of this book is to document the effects of climate change on agriculture in Africa and to discuss strategies for adaptation to hotter weather and less predictable rainfall. These strategies include promoting …
Environmental Regulation and Public Disclosure
The Case of PROPER in Indonesia
Av Shakeb Afsah, Allen Blackman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
2303 kr
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This book is a remarkable case study of an environmental policy initiative for a national environmental regulatory system in the information age. In 1995 the Indonesian Ministry of Environment took the bold step to launch an environmental disclosure initiative called the Program for Pollution …
Biodiversity Conservation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Prioritizing Policies
Av Allen Blackman, Rebecca Epanchin-Niell m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
2504 kr
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Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is exceptionally biodiverse. It contains about half of the world’s remaining tropical forests, nearly one-fifth of its coastal habitats, and some of its most productive agricultural and marine areas. But agriculture, fishing and other human activities …
Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 8: Economic Growth and Decent Work For All
Av Lotta Dellve, Sharon Fonn m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
2512 kr
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This book brings together knowledge on how to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal 8, to bring societal change through sustainable economic growth and decent work for all by 2030.At its core is the great challenge of achieving economic growth without compromising the environment, while …
Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 8: Economic Growth and Decent Work For All
Av Lotta Dellve, Sharon Fonn m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
727 kr
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This book brings together knowledge on how to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal 8, to bring societal change through sustainable economic growth and decent work for all by 2030.At its core is the great challenge of achieving economic growth without compromising the environment, while …
Biodiversity Conservation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Prioritizing Policies
Av Allen Blackman, Rebecca Epanchin-Niell m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
793 kr
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Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is exceptionally biodiverse. It contains about half of the world’s remaining tropical forests, nearly one-fifth of its coastal habitats, and some of its most productive agricultural and marine areas. But agriculture, fishing and other human activities …
Agricultural Investment and Productivity
Building Sustainability in East Africa
Av Gunnar Köhlin, Randall Bluffstone
Häftad, 2017
832 kr
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Agricultural Investment and Productivity provides a deep and systematic look at the opportunities for and constraints to investments in sustainable agriculture in East Africa, offering important insights into what works and how to analyze agricultural investments in one of the poorest regions of …
Fuel Taxes and the Poor
The Distributional Effects of Gasoline Taxation and Their Implications for Climate Policy
Häftad, 2015
895 kr
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Fuel Taxes and the Poor challenges the conventional wisdom that gasoline taxation, an important and much-debated instrument of climate policy, has a disproportionately detrimental effect on poor people. Increased fuel taxes carry the potential to mitigate carbon emissions, reduce congestion, and …
Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa
Food Security in a Changing Environment
Av Cyndi Spindell Berck, Peter Berck m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
2512 kr
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A changing climate is likely to have a drastic impact on crop yields in Africa. The purpose of this book is to document the effects of climate change on agriculture in Africa and to discuss strategies for adaptation to hotter weather and less predictable rainfall. These strategies include promoting …
Environmental Regulation and Public Disclosure
The Case of PROPER in Indonesia
Av Shakeb Afsah, Allen Blackman m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
822 kr
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This book is a remarkable case study of an environmental policy initiative for a national environmental regulatory system in the information age. In 1995 the Indonesian Ministry of Environment took the bold step to launch an environmental disclosure initiative called the Program for Pollution …
Forest Tenure Reform in Asia and Africa
Local Control for Improved Livelihoods, Forest Management, and Carbon Sequestration
Av Randall Bluffstone, Elizabeth J.Z. Robinson
Inbunden, 2014
2512 kr
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Forest tenure reforms are occurring in many developing countries around the world. These reforms typically include devolution of forest lands to local people and communities, which has attracted a great deal of attention and interest. While the nature and level of devolution vary by country, all …
Fuel Taxes and the Poor
The Distributional Effects of Gasoline Taxation and Their Implications for Climate Policy
Inbunden, 2011
2504 kr
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Fuel Taxes and the Poor challenges the conventional wisdom that gasoline taxation, an important and much-debated instrument of climate policy, has a disproportionately detrimental effect on poor people. Increased fuel taxes carry the potential to mitigate carbon emissions, reduce congestion, and …
Agricultural Investment and Productivity
Building Sustainability in East Africa
Av Gunnar Köhlin, Randall Bluffstone
Inbunden, 2011
1155 kr
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Agricultural Investment and Productivity provides a deep and systematic look at the opportunities for and constraints to investments in sustainable agriculture in East Africa, offering important insights into what works and how to analyze agricultural investments in one of the poorest regions of …
Emergence of Land Markets in Africa
Impacts on Poverty, Equity, and Efficiency
Av Stein Holden, Keijiro Otsuka m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
2468 kr
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This book is the first systematic attempt to address emerging land markets and their implications for poverty, equity, and efficiency across a number of African countries. The high incidence of poverty and the need for increased agricultural productivity remain acute in rural areas of sub-Saharan …
