Policy Matters - the CEESP Journal
Policy Matters 18, November 2011
Macroeconomic Policies, Livelihoods and Sustainability
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- Cover, Table of Contents & Foreward
- Overview: Macroeconomic Policies for Sustainability
- Macroeconomic policy and environmental sustainability: the case of transgenic soybean production in Argentina
- The financial and fiscal roots of deforestation in the Amazon
- Costa Rica: Fiscal policy and payment for environmental services
- Ecuador: Environmental deterioriation and monetary policy
- Mexico: The Neoliberal Macroeconomic Policy Package, Stagnation and Environmental Degradation
- The challenge of socio-economic and ecological sustainability in India under neo-liberal macroeconomic policies
- Globalisation and its Alternatives: A View from India
Policy Matters 17, October 2010
Exploring the Right to Diversity in Conservation Law, Policy, and Practice
Table of Contents, Acronyms, Editorial Team Biographies, Acknowledgments, Foreword, and Editorial
- Section 1: Initiatives of Duty-bearers (part 1, pg. 15-54)
- Section 1: Initiatives of Duty-bearers (part 2, pg. 55-77)
- Section 1: Initiatives of Duty-bearers (part 3, pg. 78-99)
- Section 2: Initiatives of Rights-holders (part 1, pg. 101-142)
- Section 2: Initiatives of Rights-holders (part 2, pg. 143-172)
- Section 3: Challenges and Opportunities (part 1, pg. 173-204)
- Section 3: Challenges and Opportunities (part 2, pg. 205-241)
- Book Reviews, CEESP News and Information
Policy Matters 16, October 2008
Climate Change, Energy Change and Conservation
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Table of Contents, Letter of the Chair and Editorial
Section 1 - Climate change and the energy crisis
Section 2 - Climate change and protected areas
Section 3 - Climate change and livelihoods
Section 4 - Climate change and forests
Section 5 - Climate change and policy
Book reviews, CEESP activities and Steering Committee
Policy Matters 15, July 2007
Conservation and Human Rights
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Cover, Table of contents and letter from the Chair and Editorial
Section I: What ARE human rights anyway?
Section II: Conservation can undermine human rights...
Section III: ... but conservation and human rights can also work in mutual support ...
Section IV: ... within, and only within, a supportive enabling environment ...
Policy Matters 14, March 2006
Poverty, Wealth and Conservation
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Cover, Table of contents and letters from the Chair and Editors
Section I: Policy that matters!
Section II: Livelihoods and conservation- arguments shaping the debate
Section III: The intertwined roots of poverty, wealth and environmental degradation
Section IV: Conservation can end up enhancing poverty
Section V: ...but conservation can also provide livelihood benefits...
Section VI: ...if initiatives embrace rights, secure access to resources and real participation..
Section VII: Resources from CEESP members
Policy Matters 13, November 2004
History, Culture and Conservation
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Table of Contents and letters from the Chair and Editors
Section I: Conservation as cultural and political practice
Section II: A “cultural approach” to conservation?
Section III: Understanding and measuring biocultural diversity
Section IV: New resources from CEESP members
Policy Matters 12, September 2003
Community Empowerment for Conservation
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Cover and Table of Contents
Section 1: The complexities of governing protected areas
Section 1 (part 1)
Section 1 (part 2)
Section 1 (part 3)
Section 2: The civil society speaks out!
Section 3: CCAs and CMPAs: A full spectrum of learning and struggles
Section 3 (part 1)
Section 3 (part 2)
Section 3 (part 3)
Section 3 (part 4)
Section 3 (part 5)
Section 3 (part 6)
Section 3 (part 7)
Section 4: New resources for CEESP members
Policy Matters 11, September 2003
Trade, Environment and Investment: Cancun and beyond
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Cover, Table of Contents and Letters from the Editor and Chair
Section 1: Trade, Biodivesity and Environment: Crafting the link
Section 2: Environment and Trade Regimes: Relations and linkages
Section 3: Regional and national focus
Section 4: Trade and IUCN
Letters to the editor, Network News, Events at Cancun and beyond, CEESP Steering Committee
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Policy Matters 9 - Environment and Security | PDF Document 1.44MB |
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Policy Matters 8 - Sturgeon | PDF Document 2.04MB |
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Policy Matters 7 - Ecospace | PDF Document 215KB |
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Policy Matters 6 - Governance | PDF Document 158KB |
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Policy Matters 5 - Sustainable Livelihoods | PDF Document 288KB |
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Policy Matters 4 - Climate Change | PDF Document 673KB |
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Policy Matters 3 - Environment and Security | PDF Document 158KB |
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Policy Matters 2 - Trade | PDF Document 138KB |
Policy Matters 10, September 2002
Sustainable Livelihoods and Co-management of Natural Resources
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Table of Contents
Section 1 - Policy affects livelihoods!
Section 2 - Community organizing and action
Section 3 - Co-managing the sources of livelihoods
Section 4 - Learning from practice
Section 5 - New resources from CEESP members







