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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2012
    Cambodia

    Twenty years after the Paris Peace Agreements, the Special Rapporteur takes stock of progress in Cambodia's human rights situation, with particular emphasis on land issues and land concessions. The report is based on missions to Cambodia in December 2011 and May 2012. The first enabled a human rights assessment of State institutions relevant to the electoral process in Cambodia, including the laws, policies and practices applicable to elections.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2012
    Cambodia

    This 2012 report is an assessment of the human rights impact of economic land concessions (ELCs) and other land concessions and major development projects in Cambodia. It includes not only an analysis of concessions pertaining to agroindustry (for example, rubber, sugar, acacia and cassava plantations), but also to concessions for mining, oil and gas, forestry, and concessions for the purposes of tourism, property development, and large scale infrastructure, such as hydropower dams.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2012

    In this letter, we present the methodology and accuracy assessment of a new regional 250-m spatial resolution land cover map of insular Southeast Asia. Nearly 500 daily Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer images (acquired 2 January–3 July 2010) were used in the production of the map. Additionally, peatland maps, elevation information and Daichi-Advanced Land Observing Satellite mosaic data were utilized in the mapping process.

  4. Library Resource
    December, 2012

    CCAFS got off to a strong start in 2011, releasing high?profile scientific results and helping achieve, in collaboration with multiple partners, a significant outcome in the global climate change negotiations. The full set of reports from Centers, Themes and Regions on which this CRP synthesis report is based are available here.

  5. Library Resource
    Peer-reviewed publication
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2012
    Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Asia, Africa, Asia, South America, Americas

    The year 2011 highlighted ongoing challenges to global food security, from food price volatility, extreme weather shocks, and famine to unrest and conflicts. On the policy front, major devel­opments at the global and national levels both offered grounds for encouragement and pointed to areas where further action is needed.

  6. Library Resource
    Peer-reviewed publication
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2012
    Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Asia, Africa, Asia, South America, Americas

    The year 2011 highlighted ongoing challenges to global food security, from food price volatility, extreme weather shocks, and famine to unrest and conflicts. On the policy front, major devel­opments at the global and national levels both offered grounds for encouragement and pointed to areas where further action is needed.

  7. Library Resource
    Peer-reviewed publication
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2012
    Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Africa

    Depuis 2007, deux séries successives d’envolée des prix des denrées alimentaires ont causé la faim ou la malnutrition pour des millions de personnes dans le monde. Les mêmes facteurs qui avaient contribué à la hausse des prix en 2007-2008 ont refait surface en 2011 et ont pour nom : la baisse du taux de croissance de la productivité agricole, le niveau élevé du coût de l’énergie favorisant l’expansion de la production de biocarburants, la dépréciation du dollar américain, une forte demande des pays émergents en matière de produits agricoles et les bouleversements climatiques.

  8. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2012
    Switzerland, India, Uganda, Germany, China, Italy

    ويضع نُهجاً جديدة التقدم » العالم الآن إلى أن يغير أفكاره عن للنجاح الاقتصادي في المستقبل. والغرض من تقرير حالة الغابات في العالم 2012 ، مثل التقارير التسعة التي سبقته، هو أن يكون بمثابة مرجع لدعم السياسات والبحوث المتعلقة بالغابات. وعلاوة على ذلك، فإنني آمل أن تساعد بعض الأفكار التي يقدمها التقرير في تنشيط النقاش ووضع نُهج مبتكرة تساعد على دفع الاقتصاد العالمي في اتجاه أكثر اخضراراً.

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