Independent Evaluation of IFC's Development Results 2007
Independent Evaluation of IFC's Development Results 2007

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Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 0821372653

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As part of the World Bank Group, IFC's overriding objective is to help reduce poverty and support sustainable development in developing countries. IFC pursues this mission by supporting the private sector to create jobs and simulate markets. This report, which assesses the impact of IFC toward that mission, appears at a time of unprecedented levels of private investment in the emerging markets. The report takes a look back at the development results that the IFC-supported projects have achieved in the last 10 years, the main lessons that have emerged at the project level and the strategic implications for IFC going forward, in the context of rapid organizational growth. Going forward, the report highlights major challenges IFC faces to achieving overall development effectiveness.

La evaluación del impacto ambiental de proyectos y actividades agroforestales
La evaluación del impacto ambiental de proyectos y actividades agroforestales

Author: Manuela Andrés Abellán

Publisher: Univ de Castilla La Mancha

Published: 2006-11-03

Total Pages: 636

ISBN-13: 9788484274162

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Este libro es un intento de abordar el procedimiento de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental (E.I.A.) de proyectos y actividades con repercusión en el medio rural, desde todos sus diferentes aspectos. En él se aúnan los fundamentos científicos y técnicos básicos del proceso, las herramientas aplicables a los Estudios de Impacto Ambiental y la normativa vigente en materia de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental, con el seguimiento y desarrollo de casos prácticos referidos a proyectos y actividades en el medio agrario e industrias agroalimentarias. Además también se hace una breve introducción de la Evaluación Ambiental estratégica (E.A.E.) de planes y programas, destacando los planes de ordenación de territorio.

The North American Mosaic
The North American Mosaic

Author: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Montréal, Québec). Secretariat

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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The North American Mosaic has four overarching features. First, it is, to the extent feasible, based on comparable information on the status and trends of major indicators of the state of the environment in Canada,Mexico, and the United States. Second, the report confirms that these three countries together make up an incredibly complex, dynamic, and interconnected ecosystem in which humans play a dominant and decisive role. Third, the report raises important and sometimes disquieting questions concerning the sustainability of some current trends. Finally, the report is a reminder that our economic, social, and physical well-being are utterly dependent on the life-sustaining services provided by nature. This report emphasizes the importance of developing mutually compatible economic, social, and environmental goals and policies across the three-country region.

Land Tenure and Rural Development
Land Tenure and Rural Development

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: FAO

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13:

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This publication deals with key issues in land tenure, especially as they relate to food insecurity and rural development situations. Land tenure issues are frequently ignored in rural development interventions, with often long-lasting, negative results. This guide is designed to assist technical officers in governments and civil society in understanding why and how land tenure issues should be considered in rural development projects. It analyses important contexts such as environmental degradation, gender discrimination, and conflicts, where land tenure is currently of critical concern.

VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON NATIONAL FOREST MONITORING
VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES ON NATIONAL FOREST MONITORING

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2018-06-27

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 9251096198

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National information needs on forests have grown considerably in recent years, evolving from forest area and growing stock information to key aspects of sustainable forest management, such as the role of forests in the conservation of biodiversity and the provision of other ecosystem services. More recently, information on changes in carbon stocks, socio-economic aspects including the contribution to livelihoods and poverty reduction, governance and broader land use issues has become critical for national planning.