Causes of Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon
Title | Causes of Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon PDF eBook |
Author | Sérgio Margulis |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 106 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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Annotation This title studies the role of cattle ranching its dynamic and profitability in the expansion of deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia. It provides a social evaluation of deforestation in this region and presents and compares a number of different scenarios and proposed recommendations.
World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil
Title | World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil PDF eBook |
Author | John Redwood (III.) |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 126 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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This study examines how the Bank approached environmental concerns in several large projects in Brazil, so as to draw lessons for future Bank operations involving environmental protection, assessment, and management for the guidelines and procedures that shape these activities. The study also illustrates the evolution of environmental awareness both in the Bank and Brazil, and the growing integration of environmental concerns into Bank-assisted projects over the past two decades. The report traces the direct and indirect impacts of the investments involved on both the natural resource base and existing communities, new settlements, and productive activities and to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of planned mitigatory measures. The report draws lessons in three overlapping areas: environmental protection; environmental assessment and management; and Bank activities and procedures. Preconditions for effective environmental protection are: policy, legal, and regulatory framework; institutional and technical capacity; political commitment and accountability; public awareness and community participation; regulations and economic incentives. It concludes with lessons for environmental assessment and management and recommendations for Bank operations.
World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil: The middle and lower San Francisco valley
Title | World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil: The middle and lower San Francisco valley PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Brazil |
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World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil: Overview
Title | World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil: Overview PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 122 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Brazil |
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World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil: The POLONORESTE [i.e. POLONOROESTE] Program
Title | World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil: The POLONORESTE [i.e. POLONOROESTE] Program PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 390 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Brazil |
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World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil
Title | World Bank Approaches to the Environment in Brazil PDF eBook |
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Release | 1992 |
Genre | Brazil |
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Financing Energy Efficiency
Title | Financing Energy Efficiency PDF eBook |
Author | Robert P. Taylor |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2008-02-08 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0821373056 |
While energy efficiency projects could partly meet new energy demand more cheaply than new supplies, weak economic institutions in developing and transitional economies impede developing and financing energy efficiency retrofits. This book analyzes these difficulties, suggests a 3-part model for projectizing and financing energy efficiency retrofits, and presents thirteen case studies to illustrate the issues and principles involved.