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Environmental policymaking plays a key role in determining the extent to which a country can exploit its natural resources while also protecting its ecosystems and avoiding land degradation.
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Opinions and Analysis
G8 must encourage biotech cooperation for Africa
G8 leaders must encourage cooperation in biotechnology to address Africa's food shortages, writes Calestous Juma.
Change in Protected Area categories needed
Luigi Boitani argues that a change in the classification of protected areas is needed to help preservation efforts.
UN over-regulation inhibits new biotechnologies
13 February 2008
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Source: World Politics Review
Policy Briefs
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Ten years since the UNCCD came into force, the problems remain. Despite some successes, varying definitions and restricted finance limit the convention's effectiveness, as Lindsay Stringer explains.
1 October 2006
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Conserving dryland biodiversity: Science and policy
Biodiversity in the world's drylands is fragile, easily disrupted and under threat. John Lemons sets out guidelines for tailoring policies to best protect these uniquely adapted species.
27 September 2006
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News and Features
China's Olympian efforts to tackle air pollution
Chinese action on Olympic air pollution is a huge experiment that will be closely watched across China, and further afield, writes Wang Ying.
Kenyan courts consider terminating biofuel plans
The Kenyan courts might halt a US$370 million biofuel project, following complaints from various environmental and nomadic groups.