Frontiers – Emerging issues of environmental concern (UNEP, 2017)

Frontiers – Emerging issues of environmental concern (UNEP, 2017)

In 2016, about 31.1 million people were newly displaced within their own countries because of conflicts, violence and natural disasters—the latter responsible for 24.2 million of them. The increased awareness of risks from a changing environment and climate reinforces the need for good planning for in-place adaptation and policy design to prevent or manage human displacements.

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Cutting our Losses? Reducing the Illegal Trade in Natural Resources (IISD 2004)

Nature

Since independence, the self-governing nations of Melanesia – Papua New The illegal trade of natural resources, such as wildlife and tropical…

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Aiding or Abetting? Dilemmas of foreign aid and political instability in Melanesia (IISD, 2005)

Aid

Since independence, the self-governing nations of Melanesia – Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu – have…

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Regional Trade Agreements and conflict: Promoting conflict or building peace (IISD, 2005)

Development

Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) have become defining features of the modern economy and a powerful force for globalization. By the…

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