Ce guide illustre les aspects clé des lois et des droits fonciers essentiels pour garantir la propriété et la contrôle des terres et des ressources par les communautés, exprimés également par le concept de la sécurité foncière des...
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The word ‘carbon’ appears with relentless ubiquity in the news and in government policy and legislation. It is discussed as if it were a simple, almost abstract and easily quantifiable substance. However, like many ubiquitous...
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This is the summary version of misleading numbers. It outlines that fossil and land-based carbon are not interchangeable and that emissions from fossil fuels cannot be negated by increasing or protecting the storage potential of...
Cette note d’information, qui constitue le second numéro d’une série portant sur la politique européenne en matière de biodiversité, explique ce qu’est la compensation de biodiversité. Elle décrit également les raisons pour...
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Export Credit Agencies, commonly known as ECAs, are public agencies and entities that provide government-backed loans, guarantees and insurance to corporations from their home country seeking to do business overseas in developing...
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Environmental offsetting enables a company, country or individual to be legally or morally allowed to pollute or otherwise damage the environment as long as they pay someone else somewhere else to attempt to compensate for some or all of the negative consequences.
Cette première note d’information explique ce qu’est la biodiversité et décrit les raisons de son importance. Les prochaines notes traiteront de la législation en matière de biodiversité, présenteront plusieurs études de cas de...
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Carbon trading is the process of buying and selling permits and credits that allow the permit holder to emit carbon dioxide.
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