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Capability and cost assessment of the major forest nations to measure and monitor their forest carbon
Date: April 7, 2008
Creator: Harcastle, P. D.
Description: According to the Executive Summary, the aims and objective of this report are to provide an assessment of national capacity and capability in 25 tropical countries for measuring and monitoring forest as a requirement for reporting on REDD under IPCC guidelines. This paper was commissioned by the United Kingdom Office of Climate Change as background work to its report 'Climate Change: Financing Global Forests' (the Eliasch Review).
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The Cost of Avoiding Deforestation: Update of the Report prepared for the Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change
Date: May 2008
Creator: Grieg-Gran, Maryanne
Description: According to the introduction, this report provides a global estimate of the cost of reducing the rate of deforestation.
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GEO Year Book 2004/5: An Overview of Our Changing Environment
Date: 2005
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Description: This publication discusses global environmental efforts, successes, and setbacks of 2004.
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GEO Year Book 2006: An Overview of Our Changing Environment
Date: 2006
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Description: This publication describes major global environmental issues and policy decisions during 2006.
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GEO Year Book 2007: An Overview of Our Changing Environment
Date: 2007
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Description: This publication is an overview of major global environmental issues and policy decisions during the course of 2007.
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Global Carbon Finance: A quantitative modelling framework to explore scenarios of the Global Deal on Climate Change
Date: April 2009
Creator: Great Britain. Office of Climate Change
Description: According to the abstract, the purpose of this paper is to provide a quantitative research methodology for analyzing the costs of dealing with climate change.
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Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2010: Analysis of Trends and Issues in the Finacning
Date: 2010
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Description: This report shows that in spite of the global economic downturn, investment in sustainable energy is still strong.
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Inter-American Convention on Sea Turtles : message from the President of the United States transmitting Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles, with annexes, done at Caracas December 1, 1996, (The "Convention"), which was signed by the United States, subject to ratification on December 13, 1996
Date: 1998
Creator: United States. President (1993-2001 : Clinton)
Description: This treaty provides the legal framework for member countries in the Americas and the Caribbean to take actions for the benefit of sea turtles
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Kew-Eliasch Review Consultation: Report to the Office of Climate Change
Date: unknown
Creator: Moat, Justin
Description: This paper discusses the research tools used to create baseline data for carbon offset mechanisms. The paper explains vegetation survey methodologies with examples of their application in a variety of contexts. These range from rapid studies using remote sensing imagery, to full multiphase survey methods. The paper gives specific examples of how these methods are used to monitor deforestation and forest regeneration.
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Labour and the Environment: A Natural Synergy
Date: 2007
Creator: Smith, John
Description: This report presents examples of tools and practices that promote workers' health and safety as well as environmental protection, public health, and corporate responsibility. Issues include climate change, hazardous materials,
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