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The Changing Face of Rural Space : Agriculture and Rural Development in the Western Balkans

Maio, 2013

This report brings together lessons from previous studies, supplemented by new analysis. It frames the challenges facing the rural and agri-food sector in the Western Balkans to illustrate the directions for policies, now and in the future. Part one looks at the characteristics of the rural and agri-food sector today, its potential and its obstacles. Part two looks at the future of the agri-food sector and rural space.

State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2009

Maio, 2013

Over the past year, the global economy has cooled significantly, a far cry from the boom just a year ago in various countries and across markets. At the same time, the scientific community communicated the heightened urgency of taking action on climate change. Policymakers at national, regional, and international levels have put forward proposals to respond to the climate challenge. The most concrete of these is the adopted European Union (EU) climate and energy package (20 percent below 1990 levels by 2020), which guarantees a level of carbon market continuity beyond 2012.

State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2006 : Update, January 1-September 30, 2006

Maio, 2013

Carbon transactions are defined as purchase contracts or ERPAs (Emission Reductions Purchase Agreements) whereby one party pays another party in return for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions that the buyer can use to meet its compliance or corporate citizenship - objectives vis-a-vis GHG mitigation. Payment is made using one or more of the following forms: cash, equity, debt, or in-kind contributions.

State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2006 : A Focus on Africa

Maio, 2013
África

Many African countries have thin energy and industrial sectors with limited opportunities to reduce carbon emissions, certainly relative to countries such as China and India. Carbon sequestration from avoided deforestation and from agriculture--potentially important areas for climate mitigation and important in many African economies--has been systematically excluded from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Críticas de Colectivos Sociales Brasileños a Impactos Socioambientales Asociados a Proyectos Financiados por el BNDES

Reports & Research
Junho, 2011
Brasil
América Latina e Caribe

Teóricamente, el Banco Nacional de Desarrollo Económico y Social (BNDES) de Brasil es una herramienta estatal para promover el crecimiento económico con desarrollo social y modernización de la infraestructura en el país. Sin embargo, colectivos sociales han denunciado la asociación de algunos emprendimientos financiados por este banco con los impactos sanitarios y ambientales que los afectan, principalmente, a nivel local.

La integración regional a comienzos del siglo XXI: MERCOSUR y UNASUR

Reports & Research
Junho, 2011
América Latina e Caribe

Durante la primera mitad del siglo XX, se presentaron proyectos de integración en América Latina a la luz del concepto "Panamericanismo" y estrechamente ligados al surgimiento de Estados Unidos como potencia mundial. Para la segunda mitad de siglo, después de la creación de la Comisión Económica para América Latina (CEPAL), aparecieron proyectos que bajo el apellido "latinoamericana" (ALALC, ALADI), reflejaron la renovación de los propósitos de integración. No obstante, reaparecieron dificultades para la comunidad regional.

Soberanía alimentaria, entre el despojo y el Buen Vivir

Policy Papers & Briefs
Dezembro, 2012
Bolívia

En esta oportunidad el Exploraciones 15 publica un trabajo realizado por Andrea Baudoin, quien plantea una serie de desafíos que deberían enfrentar Bolivia y Perú, los principales países andinos productores de quinua. El documento propone que, para no repetir la historia de la papa, estos países deben trabajar de manera inmediata asegurando entre otras cosas la rentabilidad y la sostenibilidad del cultivo de este grano.