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Land issues have been rising up the agenda of policy makers due to rapid urbanisation and high food prices. Yet, land administration is one of the mos...
Forest certification schemes regulate forest exploitation and trade across many countries. In the absence of a multilateral agreement on limiting defo...
Do natural resources reduce social trust? And if so, do natural resources have a direct effect on trust, or is their effect indirect through variables...
Lack of transparency in commercial fisheries has been a longstanding issue for those working to promote small-scale fishers’ rights in developing coun...
Countries highly dependent on natural resources are among the most severely affected by the problem of illicit financial flows. Despite a lack of defi...
Global problems facing the marine fisheries sector, including overfishing and the marginalization of the small-scale sector, are leading to increased ...
Multistakeholder processes – involving representatives from civil society, government and the private sector — are increasingly viewed by donors as a ...
Forest governance in the Philippines during the post-colonial period has involved protracted efforts to arrest and reverse patterns of overexploitatio...
Donor-backed programmes for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) intend to financially reward individuals, communities ...
Prominent contributions to the resource curse literature suggest that weak governance and corruption are key factors behind continued poverty in resou...
Innovative management of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) forests is an international priority. It is important to promote socio-economic well...
Use of Afghanistan’s oil and gas resources, if properly handled, could have considerable spinoff effects for development and reduce dependence on high...
Oil dominates the Nigerian economy and generates the vast majority of government revenues. At the same time, Nigeria is perceived as one of the world'...
A former programme officer at the Norwegian Embassy in Tanzania considers challenges to aid effectiveness in a major natural resources programme. Afte...
In Nigeria, as elsewhere, corrupt practices impair oil sector performance. This U4 Brief looks at five approaches to advancing anti-corruption reform ...
This Practice Insight describes the Norwegian Embassy’s decision in 2006 to independently evaluate their long-term support to the Management of Natura...
Corruption plays a role in structuring wildlife governance systems in many African states. Donor efforts to support wildlife reforms in East and South...
The water “business” involves large numbers of consumers using water in different ways including households, industries, and farms. Management of wate...
Multi‑million dollar water infrastructure projects carry some of the largest corruption risks in the sector linked to the procurement of civil works a...
It has been recognised that the world’s failure to provide many of its citizens with access to water and sanitation is an issue of governance, and ins...
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