*** id21NRNews 47, April 2008
RECENT RESEARCH
* Does formal microcredit in Bangladesh reach the right people?
* Payments for ecosystem services from tropical forests
* How sustainable are different approaches to ecotourism?
* Could agriculture help to prevent further climate change?
OTHER NEWS
* id21 viewpoint - The balance of resources for mitigating climate change * Blue Gold Water Blog *
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FISHERIES
Does formal microcredit in Bangladesh reach the right people?
Formal microcredit schemes include small loans given to people unable to obtain credit from banks. These schemes are increasingly popular in Bangladesh as an alternative to bank loans, but do they reach the most suitable borrowers?
http://www.id21.org/nr/n3ca1g1.html
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FORESTRY
Payments for ecosystem services from tropical forests
Payments for ecosystem services (PES) from tropical forests have high potential for sustainable forest management (SFM) and conservation, through giving greater value to forests than less sustainable land uses. However, PES will only succeed with fair property rights, good governance and supportive policies from outside the forestry sector.
http://www.id21.org/nr/n4mr1g1.html
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CONSERVATION
How sustainable are different approaches to ecotourism?
Ecotourism is promoted as an approach to both conservation and development, creating opportunities for communities to manage natural resources in a sustainable way. But there are many approaches to ecotourism, in both the public and private sectors. What impacts do different ecotourism initiatives have?
http://www.id21.org/nr/s11df1g1.html
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AGRICULTURE
Could agriculture help to prevent further climate change?
There is growing evidence that greenhouse gas emissions from human activity contribute to climate change. Many people blame modern farming practices for accelerating this - agriculture produces between 16.8 and 32.2 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. But could agriculture also hold some solutions to climate change?
http://www.id21.org/nr/s3jb1g1.html
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OTHER NEWS
id21 viewpoint
The balance of resources for mitigating climate change
Alex Morrell, a Climate Change Analyst currently studying at Dundee University, discusses how imbalances in resource allocation, including for climate change mitigation, are symptomatic of current economic and political systems.
http://www.id21.org/viewpoints/MorrellApr08.html
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The Blue Gold Water Blog
Blue Gold is a communications platform for the European Water Partnership (EWP), its members and those interested in water at large.
Blue Gold is a platform for exchanging views, finding solutions for water challenges in wider Europe and stimulating cooperation and partnerships.
http://www.questjournalists.com/
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