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THE CONSERVATION AND USE OF WILDLIFE-BASED RESOURCES: THE BUSHMEAT CRISIS. By Nasi, R; Brown, D; and Wilkie, D. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. 2008. This paper addresses the hunting of tropical forest wildlife for food - commonly known as ‘bushmeat’, ‘wildmeat’ or ‘gamemeat’. The authors see the bushmeat problem as unique - one in which the particular circumstances of a given native community must be evaluated. Villagers often turn to bushmeat when there are few alternatives for nourishment and livelihood. The authors explore the consequences of this problem on many tropical forest species, ultimately arguing that it is a development problem that must be addressed by acknowledging the particularities of the forest-dwelling or forest-dependant way of life. http://www.eldis.org/assets/Docs/36080.html
FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT, GOVERNANCE AND TRADE-THE EUROPEAN UNION APPROACH. European Forest Institute. September 2008. This policy brief introduces the Action Plan taken by the European Commission’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Group. The Action Plan focuses on EU trade policies by developing partnerships with producer countries, developing legislation to encourage importers to take responsibility for the provenance of the wood they buy, and promoting responsible purchasing by governments and timber importers in member States. http://www.illegal-logging.info/uploads/efipolicybrief2.pdf
THE CONTRIBUTION OF CHINESE EXPORTS TO CLIMATE CHANGE. By Christopher L. Webera, Glen P. Petersb, Dabo Guanc and Klaus Hubacek. Carnegie Mellon University, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Sustainability Research Institute, University of Leeds, July 2008. Emissions from Chinese exports have risen sharply over time as a percentage of China’s total emissions. This publication calls attention to this trend and the role of the developing world’s consumption of Chinese goods. It addresses the pros and cons of possible policy responses and argues that China’s rapidly expanding infrastructure and inefficient coal-powered electricity system need urgent attention. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V2W-4T1SFRC-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=df1d5037dca7de1f18660d435afc60c6
VERSION ZERO - PRINCIPLES FOR SUSTAINABLE BIOFUELS. By the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels. August 2008. The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels, an international initiative that brings together farmers, companies, NGOs, experts, governments, and inter-governmental agencies concerned with ensuring the sustainability of biofuels production and processing, has released the first draft of a Global Sustainability Standard for biofuels. The draft criteria of the Roundtable, developed through a multi-stakeholder process, are based on a comprehensive “land to tank” analysis, covering the whole chain of biofuels’ production. ‘Version Zero’ of the standard will now undergo six months of global stakeholder consultation for incorporation into what will become Version One to be released in April, 2009. http://cgse.epfl.ch/page70341.html
POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF A GLOBAL CAP AND SHARE SCHEME ON SOUTH AFRICA. By the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability. September 2008. This study seeks to identify the initial impact that a global Cap and Share scheme might have on South Africa, based on a set of limiting assumptions. It shows how South Africa might fare if the sharing was done by allocating each of its citizens an equal per capita share of the world’s total carbon dioxide emissions each year and then allowing them to sell them. http://www.feasta.org/documents/energy/Cap_and_Share_South_Africa.htm
DEVELOPING COUNTRY EMISSIONS: COMMON AND JOINT RESPONSIBILITIES. By Benito Müller. Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. September 2008. This Oxford Energy and Environment Comment looks at the fundamental issues involved in the problem of reducing developing country emissions and puts forward a new approach for dealing with them, namely (bilateral) joint-responsibility framework agreements, implemented by strategic partnerships http://www.oxfordclimatepolicy.org/publications/mueller.html
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