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In many developing countries, wildlife is an essential food resource, a source of income for rural peoples, and an important part of human spiritual and cultural systems (Robinson & Redford, 1991; Hladik et al., 1993; Robinson & Bennett, 2000). In tropical forest regions, there is often little tradition of domestic livestock management; in regions without strong food production sectors...
The Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Legal Obligations of REDD+ Actors
The purpose of the International Law Principles for REDD+: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Legal Obligations of REDD+ Actors (REDD+ Principles) is to address the significant risks that “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (REDD+) initiatives pose for Indigenous peoples’...
This document is part of the publications series produced by the Forest and Climate Change Programme of FAO. The programme seeks to provide timely information and tools to a wide range of stakeholders, with the ultimate objective of assisting countries’ efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change through actions consistent with sustainable forest management.
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We develop the economist’s concept of value as opportunity cost and discuss the ways in which decisions imply values through revealed preference. We distinguish between the ideas of incremental and total value and argue that only the former is of importance in practical decision-making. The relationship between price and value is articulated and related to the distinction between public and...
There are signs of a small shift of emphasis, amongst some agencies, from a total concern for disaster relief towards policy inclusions for the instigation of measures for disaster preparedness; the paramount distinction, however, between relief as an external operation mobilized by outsiders in response to internationally significant events, and preparedness measures initiated or undertaken...
he cental argument of the paper is that social and economic processes may increase the vulnerability of populations to natural disasters. Such processes are to be considered as causes of disaster in the same way as the more obvious physical or environmental phenomenon. The concept of natural hazard as a normal part of people’s relationship to their environment is discussed. It is suggested...
On January 10, 2010, an earthquake of 7.0 M magnitude struck Haiti, killing more than 230,000 people. At least 300,000 Haitians were injured and around 1.5 million people became homeless. However, in October of 1989, the same magnitude of earthquake in San Francisco killed only 62 people and injured 3,757 people. Why did Haiti suffer so much devastation and lose so many of its innocent...
This research focuses on the place of religion in two lower caste movements for social change in the Indian states of Punjab and Maharashtra. The paper notes that both groups faced the challenge of distancing themselves from Hinduism, whilst at the same time developing a cultural and critical system that would give coherence and legitimacy to the movements.
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This paper questions the methodology that is widely used to assess progress in implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a methodology that asks whether the targets are likely to be met. The paper demonstrates that the appropriate question should be whether more is being done to live up to that commitment, resulting in faster progress....
(NCCR) North-South is based on a network of partnerships with research institutions in the South and East, focusing on the analysis and mitigation of syndromes of global change and globalisation. Its sub-group named IP6 focuses on institutional change and livelihood strategies: State policies as well as other regional and international institutions – which are exposed to and embedded in...
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