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December 2011

Extractive industry investment in Latin America has increased considerably since the early 1990s, especially in the last decade. Expansion of extractive activities into new territory has led to new rounds of conflict and contestation in the region, including over resource use and control,…

December 2011

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have published this annual report on joint projects financed during 2011 on ecosystems and biodiversity preservation, green development strategies, and sustainable use of water and ocean resources, among other topics.…

December 2011

This paper assesses the prospects of mitigating climate change through emission reductions from forestry and agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon. It uses official statistics, literature and case study material to identify the scope for emission reductions, in terms of potential additionality,…

December 2011

Market solutions based on the trade of carbon offset credits remain a dominant feature in international climate change negotiations. This paper undertakes a preliminary assessment of potential of climate change mitigation projects by evaluating Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects related…

Journal Articles & Books
December 2011

En tanto las mujeres enfrentan barreras para lograr acceso a la justicia en todo el mundo, existen retos particulares para las mujeres indígenas, la mayor parte de quienes enfrentan una triple discriminación sobre la base de su etnicidad, su género y su clase. Las mujeres indígenas en América…

Reports & Research
December 2011

En esta publicación se recogen cuatro estudios sobre los planes nacionales de igualdad de género a la luz de los compromisos y acuerdos regionales e internacionales en Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de), Chile, Guatemala y Uruguay. Para el análisis se utilizaron los indicadores adoptados por el…

Reports & Research
December 2011

La agricultura tiene un bajo rendimiento en muchos países en desarrollo por varias razones. Entre ellas está el hecho de que las mujeres carecen de los recursos y oportunidades que necesitan para rentabilizar al máximo el uso de su tiempo. Las mujeres son agricultoras, trabajadoras y empresarias…

Journal Articles & Books
December 2011

Esta ponencia presenta la distribución de la propiedad de la tierra para las mujeres rurales en América Latina.Argumenta, en primer lugar, las dificultades en la información estadística para cuantificar la distribución de la tierra por género y la magnitud de la desigualdad que se puede…

Reports & Research
December 2011

"Este libro es el resultado de un esfuerzo colectivo de muchas mujeres de diversos lugares de América Latina, que desde sus distintas experiencias y capacidades han aportado para que el día de hoy usted tenga en sus manos un documento peculiar. Peculiar porque es la acumulación de…

Reports & Research
December 2011

This toolkit is the first of its kind to provide information on promoting and protecting the nutritional status of mothers and children in crises and emergencies. Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to major crises and emergencies. This toolkit aims…

Policy Papers & Briefs
December 2011

This toolkit is the first of its kind to provide information on promoting and protecting the nutritional status of mothers and children in crises and emergencies. Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to major crises and emergencies. This toolkit aims…

Reports & Research
December 2011

The present study focuses on gender while analyzing the effects of the Rural Poverty Reduction Project (RPRP) on the use of time and income generation as well as on cultural and social capital aspects. The study was based on a pilot project in Rio Grande do Norte designed to reinforce actions of…