Environment as a crosscutting issue
Environmental changes are not confined by any borders. Instead, they span the entire globe and affect all of mankind. Their impact is particularly merciless on those individuals who rely directly on the natural environment for their sustenance and livelihood. The ultimate consequences are poverty and hunger. Under this block you will find sites and publications on "Environment as a cross-cutting issue". |
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Forests, Landscapes & Governance: multiple roles, multiple actors September 2009 Author: Carter, J. et al. The overwhelming conclusion of the two workshops documented in this publication is that the future of the world’s forest depends not so much on technical knowledge or financial investment (although both are important), but on their good governance – based on mutual respect and agreement between different stakeholders on the way forward. Simply said (but far more difficult to implement), political, social and economic decisions over resource management, use and benefit sharing should be based on legal frameworks and procedures that are equitable, transparent, and broadly accepted by members of society. Society here encompasses different levels – from the very local level (that of individual village or forest), to the landscape level, to the national, regional and also the international level.
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InfoResources: News, Focus, Trends May 2008 InfoResources News: If you wish to be updated on the latest developments and debates, subscribe to the newsletter. InfoResources Focus: provides a general overview of pertinent and topical subjects to guide one through the information jungle. Each issue focuses on a current theme relative to forests, agriculture, natural resources and the environment, in the context of international development cooperation. InfoResources Trends: compiles personal assessments of predicted changes by experts from the realms of politics and science, as well as from implementing agencies of NGOs around the world, and it makes these assessments accessible to a broader professional public.
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Forests and Energy May 2008 Author: FAO Soaring energy consumption and fossil fuel prices, increasing greenhouse gas emissions and concerns over energy import dependence are driving the search for alternatives to fossil fuels for energy production. Biofuels currently constitute the largest source of renewable energy produced on earth. As biomass, wood offers some of the highest levels of energy and carbon efficiency. This publication explores the relationship between forests and energy. It considers the present and future contribution of wood in the production of bioenergy as well as the effects of liquid biofuel crop development on forests. The paper begins with an overview of global energy supply and demand with projections to the year 2030. The contribution of wood energy is then considered in the context of a general discussion of a variety of bioenergy crops and their use in the production of first- and second-generation biofuels. The analysis evaluates the payoffs in developing different sources of bioenergy and the risks of land conversion. It also discusses market forces and ongoing technological innovations for wood energy production. Policy options and recommendations for bioenergy development are given, stressing the importance of integrated planning and monitoring of land use, and the transfer of advanced wood energy technologies to developing countries. This publication will be useful to both specialized and general audiences interested in learning more about the role of forests in energy production.
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Greenfacts - Facts on health and environment 2008 Author: Greenfacts Greenfacts’ Mission is to bring complex scientific consensus reports on health and the environment to the reach of non-specialists. Greenfacts publishes clear and faithful summaries of existing scientific reports on environmental and health topics: GreenFacts Digests and GreenFacts Co-Publications. Greenfacts are an independent non-profit organization with a multi-stakeholder governance and a non-advocacy policy.
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Learning for Sustainability December 2007 Author: CDE Learning for Sustainability is an innovative approach for facilitating group learning processes concerned with issues relevant to sustainable development. Its main characteristics are: group learning; learning in the local context; a multi-level and multi-stakeholder approach; active, process-oriented learning. A series of training guidelines for workshop facilitators as well as didactic games have been developed.
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World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development October 2007 Author: Core Team WDR 2008 The World Development Report 2008 calls for greater investment in agriculture in developing countries. The report warns that the sector must be placed at the center of the development agenda if the goals of halving extreme poverty and hunger by 2015 are to be realized. Download Full Text, Press Releases, Slideshow, Policy Briefs, Graphs and Figures, Audio and Video, Buy the Book
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Capitalisation of Experiences of the Swiss Support to Sustainable Management (SMNR) in Bulgaria 2007 Author: Markus Giger (CDE), Dimitrina Boteva & Svetlana Aladjem (Ecologic Consultancy LTD), Nikola Yoranov, Heino Meesen Following the collapse of the communist regime in 1989, Bulgaria has undergone dramatic political, economic and social transformations. Since 1992, Switzerland has been active in Bulgaria providing assistance to the transition process, with support to Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR) starting in 1995. The SMNR Capitalisation of Experiences (CapEx) took place between March and September 2007 and has culminated in the identification of 17 lessons learnt. In the view of the CapEx team, many of these lessons are relevant for countries that are in the process of joining the EU, facing similar democratisation challenges as Bulgaria. The specificity of the Swiss support stems from an approach that combines a long-term commitment with a clear thematic focus (forestry, biodiversity conservation and organic agriculture). The multistakeholder approach and diversification of support between local, regional and national levels are also important elements that contributed to make a difference in relation to other donors supporting the Bulgarian transition.
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CGIAR Annual Report 2007 Author: The CGIAR partnership This report celebrates the partnerships through which demand-driven research is conducted to mold discoveries made in the laboratory and the field into international public goods. These public goods are the tools with which regional, national and local organizations — as well as individual farm families — help to foster economic growth and build more sustainable livelihoods for all. Millions of people worldwide benefit directly from CGIAR innovations and interventions, while thousands have a hand in producing the international public goods from which these benefits derive. But the process begins with the contributions of the few, the 64 Members of the CGIAR.
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IPCC 4th Assessment Report - Summaries, Full report, reports of the Working groups 2007 Author: IPCC The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. were awarded of the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change". Full reports and summaries for policymakers Reports of the Working groups and summaries available in Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Spanish - Russian • Working Group I Report "The Physical Science Basis" • Working Group II Report "Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability • Working Group III Report "Mitigation of Climate Change"
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Vademecum: hazard maps and related issues December 2005 Author: SDC Documentation of Swiss key experiences in hazard management; outlining possibilities of implementation in other contexts. Included are technical instruments such as hazard mapping, legal, social and economic tools.
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