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Guidelines on biofuels and invasive species
The issues of biofuels and invasive species have rarely been tackled together. These guidelines aim to fill this gap by highlighting the risks of biological invasion by species introduced for biofuels production and to provide constructive recommendations on how to prevent the introduction, establishment and spread of invasive species resulting from biofuel developments.  
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The financial costs of REDD : Evidence from Brazil and Indonesia
This study reviews the financial costs of abating greenhouse gas emissions through reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). It is written from the perspective of an institutional investor seeking cost-effective climate mitigation options. A review of empirical data from Brazil and Indonesia suggests that REDD may, in many areas, provide a cost-effective climate mitigation option, with estimated costs lying in a range of US$ 2-10 per ton of CO2e.
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Dryland opportunities : A new paradigm for people, ecosystems and development
Drylands cover 41 percent of the earth’s terrestrial surface. The urgency of and international response to climate change have given a new place to drylands in terms both of their vulnerability to predicted climate change impacts and their potential contribution to climate change mitigation. This book aims to apply the new scientific insights on complex dryland systems to practical options for development. A new dryland paradigm is built on the resources and capacities of dryland peoples, on new and emergent economic opportunities, on inward investment, and on the best support that dryland science can offer.
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Coral Reef Resilience Assessment of the Pemba Channel Conservation Area, Tanzania
The coral reefs of Pemba, Tanzania, are among the most diverse in East Africa. However, they are extremely vulnerable to climate change. This report outlines results of an IUCN assessment of the resilience to climate change of Pemba’s coral reefs. Thirteen reef sites on western Pemba covering a range of reef habitats were surveyed using a recently developed resilience assessment methodology, covering coral and algal community, herbivorous fish populations and specific resilience indicators.
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Tropical cyclones : Impact on coastal livelihoods. Investigation of the coastal inhabitants of Bangladesh
The The coastal zone of Bangladesh is highly prone to disasters, particularly tropical cyclones and storm surges.The agriculture and fisheries sector suffer the most. This study points out a number of steps and policy options for coping with the change and sustaining livelihood activities using scientific, technological and institutional measures.
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Adrift : tales of ocean fragility
This book is a product of the Marine Conservation Sub-Committee, an advisory body on marine species issues within IUCN. The book features twelve stories of different ocean animals that highlight the latest issues in marine conservation. The tales in this exquisitely illustrated book are testament not only to the eccentricity of life in our oceans, but also the diversity of challenges and opportunities we face to conserve these marine marvels.
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Negotiating equitable fisheries access agreements : a capacity-building and reference manual for developing coastal states
Fish and fish products provide important trade and livelihoods opportunities in many coastal developing countries. Fishing access agreements do not always result in fair and equal arrangements and may contribute to the overexploitation of resources and threaten the food security of these countries. This manual provides a practical, theoretically informed handbook to support the negotiation of bilateral fisheries access agreements. Typically such agreements are negotiated by a Coastal State Negotiating Team (CNST) and this manual seeks to provide the negotiating teams with guidance on process as well as content issues.
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Extractive industries in arid and semi-arid zones : environmental planning and management
This publication aims to contribute to planning and management approaches that minimize land degradation and desertification in arid and semi-arid zones as a result of extractive industries operations. Both operational and policy guidance are included to help those government departments responsible for the licensing, planning and monitoring of extractive industries activities to take account of environment and development issues in their decision making.   
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