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The rational optimist - How prosperity evolves
With population exceeding resources and greenhouse gas emissions fueling climate change, Matt Ridley argues that while the future looks bleak, rational optimism holds that the world will pull out of the current crisis.
Date published: July 2010
The rise of India and China in Africa
Through case studies from selected countries and specific sectors, including energy, agriculture, manufacturing and telecommunications, the contributing authors examine the opportunities and challenges created by Asian investment in Africa.
Date published: July 2010
The plundered planet - How to reconcile prosperity with nature
In The plundered planet, Oxford economist Paul Collier endeavours to 'square the circle' between the usually conflicting demands of conservation and exploitation of natural resources.
Date published: July 2010
By comparing the African Guinea Savannah zone with the Cerrado region of Brazil and the Northeast region of Thailand, Awakening Africa's sleeping giant explores the feasibility of stimulating international competitiveness and growth in African agriculture.
Date published: July 2010
Greywater use in the Middle East: Technical, social, economic and policy issues
Greywater use in the Middle East examines approaches to treat and use greywater for irrigation, discusses issues that influence the effectiveness and sustainability of greywater use, and identifies the need for comprehensive water-use policies.
Date published: July 2010
The Earthscan reader in poverty and biodiversity conservation
Areas of debate covered in this Earthscan reader include the decline in funding for conservation, lack of attention for biodiversity in development policy and the social implications of protectionist conservation.
Date published: July 2010
Fighting sand encroachment: Lessons from Mauritania
By explaining how a project in Mauritania, implemented by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, fixed sand dunes and stopped sand encroachment, Fighting sand encroachment aims to serve as a useful blueprint for similar projects across Africa.
Date published: July 2010
This report offers an overview of small and medium scale forest enterprises in Ghana, including governance, finance and marketing issues and the mechanisms that exist to promote small and medium scale forest businesses.
Date published: July 2010
Status and prospects for smallholder milk production: A global perspective
With more than 750 million people engaged in milk production worldwide, Status and prospects for smallholder milk production analyses the global dairy sector in order to provide a better understanding of the opportunities available to smallholder milk producers in developing countries.
Date published: June 2010
Natural solutions: Protected areas helping people cope with climate change
Warmer temperatures, rising sea-levels and unpredictable rainfall are just some of the consequences of climate change, and according to the authors, protected areas are an essential part of the global response.
Date published: June 2010
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