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Deforestation and fire ravage a forest area in Uganda (Photo: Paul Hatanga)
Random trials in Uganda to show if payments for ecosystems services really work
… sustainability is to pay villagers to protect local environmental resources, such as forests, because of the wider benefits this will …
Insight, 10 March 2014
Biocultural products of the Potato Park in Peru, an example of the goods and services that can be produced by indigenous peoples to provide income and enhance incentives to sustain biocultural heritage (Photo: ANDES)
Consultation: designing a new biocultural heritage indication
… be highly appreciated. Please respond by 30 December 2015. Feedback resources Complete the consultation document Complete the survey To …
Insight, 20 August 2015
Cecil the lion, who was controversially hunted and killed last week, is pictured in 2014. But a ban on trophy hunting may not save lions and have unintended consequences (Photo: Vince O'Sullivan, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
RIP Cecil the lion – what will be his legacy? And who should decide?
Insight, 31 July 2015
PLA 48 cover
PLA 48: Learning and teaching participation
Article, 01 December 2003
Kazakhstan's capital Astana will host the EXPO trade fair in 2017. Credit: Ken & Nyetta/Flicker (Creative Commons)
Kazakhstan: Green economy of the future?
Insight, 30 January 2014
Participants at D&C Days took part in virtual reality game to help explain the complexities of making climate-related decisions (Photo: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre)
Development & Climate Days 2016
Event, 12 November 2016
A Rwandan farmer checks his coffee beans. A banana tree is visible behind him.
Rwanda: test case on international commitment to financing climate change adaptation?
Insight, 06 March 2013
Chinese supermarket. Photo: Simon Lim
Reflections on ten years of rating big brands for sustainability
… such as the exploitation of farm workers, and grabs on land and water resources. The big surprise is the company sitting at the top of the …
Insight, 27 February 2013
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Analysing Urban Solid Waste in Developing Countries: A perspective on Bangalore, India
… cities. These include:- inadequate municipal services due to limited resources;- an absence of hygienic and scientific disposal systems;- a …
Publication, 01 January 1999
Campaigners celebrate the UK becoming the first G7 country to enshrine in law the UN-agreed target of spending 0.7 per cent of GDP on oversea aid (Photo: UNA-UK via Google licence)
Cameron can assure a lasting legacy
Insight, 07 June 2015