The term 'green jobs' can
refer to employment in a narrowly defined set of industries
providing environmental services. But it is more useful for
the policy-maker to focus on the broader issue of the
employment consequences of policies to correct environmental
externalities such as anthropogenic climate change. Most of
the literature focuses on direct employment created, with
more cursory treatment of indirect and induced job creation,
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Library ResourceMarch, 2012
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Library ResourceJune, 2012
The concept of "Green Growth" is a focus of much interest and considerable debate among decision makers concerned with enhancing both nearer-term economic progress and longer-term environmental sustainability. Proponents of Green Growth emphasize not only the need to protect various forms of natural capital to sustain improvements in material living standards and poverty reduction, but also the potential for strategically crafted environmental policies to achieve sustainability at low cost, perhaps even to help stimulate growth.
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesMarch, 2017Global
This note is part of an Action Notes series and provides guidance for governments and companies on the type of information about agricultural investments that they should make publicly available.
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesMarch, 2017Global
This note is part of an Action Notes series and provides guidance for governments and companies on how to ensure that agricultural investments respect existing land rights, both formal and informal, and thereby avert land disputes.
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesMarch, 2017Global
This note is part of an Action Notes series and provides guidance for governments and companies on how to ensure that the impact of agricultural investments on water resources is effectively measured, monitored, and regulated.
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesMarch, 2017Global
This note is part of an Action Notes series and provides guidance for governments and companies on the conduct of environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs) and the implementation of associated environmental and social management plans (ESMPs).
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesMarch, 2017Global
This note is part of an Action Notes series and provides guidance for governments and companies on the overall approach to consulting, engaging, and partnering with local communities, to bridge gaps in information and expectation between communities and companies and create the social license to operate.
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesMarch, 2018Global
This note is part of an Action Notes series and provides guidance for governments and companies on good practice in occupational health and safety policies, programs, procedures and processes, a matter of critical importance given that half the world’s working population is in agriculture
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesMarch, 2017Global
This note is part of an Action Notes series and provides guidance for governments and companies on how to assist people from surrounding areas in gaining formal employment at the investment.
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesMarch, 2017Global
This note is part of an Action Notes series and provides guidance for governments and companies on how they can provide effective remedies to affected parties who perceive that their rights have been adversely affected by invesments.
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