Publication | 2009
Payments for ecosystem services : legal and institutional frameworks
Analysis and engagement with partners working on ecosystem services transactions, policies and laws over the past 10 years have demonstrated a clear need to better understand the legal and institutional frameworks that have the potential to promote or hinder the development of payments for…
Publication | 2009
Legal frameworks for REDD : design and implementation at the national level
This publication identifies and analyzes critical issues in the formulation and implementation of national and sub-national legal frameworks for REDD activities. It is based on substantive findings from four national case studies (Brazil, Cameroon, Guyana and Papua New Guinea) chosen for their…
Publication | 2009
The financial costs of REDD : Evidence from Brazil and Indonesia
This study reviews the financial costs of abating greenhouse gas emissions through Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD). It is written from the perspective of an institutional investor seeking cost-effective climate mitigation options. A review of empirical data…
Publication | 2009
Towards sustainable fisheries law : a comparative analysis
Publication | 1993
Marine protected area needs in the South Asian seas region. Vol. 4 : Pakistan
This series provides extensive details on the various issues that need to be considered in the planning of a system of marine and coastal protected areas, from legislation and administrative frameworks to key habitats and species, resource use and environmental problems. Each report concludes…
Publication | 2000
Communities and forest management in South Asia
Second in the series, this Regional Profile focuses on five South Asian countries including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This Profile seeks to explain why and how some of the earths poorest people have been able to establish effective management systems over millions of…
Jointly published | 1999
Ecosistemas de manglar en América tropical = Mangrove ecosystems in tropical America
Coastal management is a prominent topic of concern to the world, and an understanding of the ecological processes in mangrove ecosystems is essential. These ecosystems are a distinctive feature in the tropical and subtropical coastlines of the Americas and the Caribbean, with great scientific,…
Grey literature | 1999
Ecosistemas de manglar en América tropical = Mangrove ecosystems in tropical America
Coastal management is a prominent topic of concern to the world, and an understanding of the ecological processes in mangrove ecosystems is essential. These ecosystems are a distinctive feature in the tropical and subtropical coastlines of the Americas and the Caribbean, with great scientific,…