Lima, 6 December 2014 – A large audience attended an interactive exchange of experience and dialogue led by Mariano Castro,…
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Dec 09, 2014
Malawi’s national parks and its wildlife generate important revenues for the Government. Nature-based tourism has been estimated to contribute to 2.7% of GDP and is one of the principal foreign exchange earners for the country according to an economic valuation of…
Dec 06, 2014
A vital round of United Nations climate change negotiations will get underway in Lima, Peru, in December. This will mark a significant milestone for the crucial Paris Summit on climate change that is a year away. The summit will determine if a global deal on climate is possible. As government…
Dec 01, 2014
The Poverty-Environment Initiative conducted an international Seminar “Green Economy and Poverty Reduction” in Asuncion, Paraguay, on 26-27 November 2014. National and international experts presented on the Green Economy and introduced Poverty-Environment Initiative tools and approaches to the…
Nov 03, 2014
The identification and integration of poverty-environment linked indicators is part of the Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) mainstreaming approach of supporting and influencing national planning processes and key strategies and plans. While changes in the…
Sep 26, 2014
Guatemala launched the National Development Plan K’atun, Nuestra Guatemala 2032 (“K’atun, Our Guatemala 2032”) on 12 August 2014. The National Development Plan had been formulated within the National Urban and Rural Development…
Aug 31, 2014
Santo Domingo, 28 August 2014 – Dr. Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, the Vice-President of the Republic, speaking today from the National Palace, presented the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Environmental…
Aug 23, 2014
Vientiane, Lao PDR (23 August 2014) – The National Assembly of the Lao PDR has highlighted that many foreign investment projects working in the natural resource sector are not operating in accordance with the law and National Assembly officials need to educate themselves on the issues to better…
Jul 17, 2014
Rice is extensively cultivated in Mali constituting an important source of food and income for many Malians living along the banks of Niger. Rice production in Mali generates 5% of the country’s annual GDP, equivalent to 220 billion CFA Francs (USD 457 million), and is as such very…
Jul 09, 2014
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Myanmar’s natural resource base (oil, gas and mineral resources including gems) is rapidly growing and presents an economic opportunity for the country. To ensure sustainable development it is important for the Government of Myanmar to manage FDI in…