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30-Sep-2010
Aquaculture now provides more than 50% of the global supply of fisheries products for direct human consumption. The economic, environmental and social implications of this were discussed by policy makers and experts at this April 2010 conference.
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17-Sep-2010
The DAC Policy Statement on Integrating Biodiversity and Associated Ecosystem Services into Development Co-operation outlines 30 key actions that international donors can help to halt to loss of biodiversity and associated ecosystems. The OECD Development Assistance Committee endorsed this Statement on 15 April, 2010.
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01-Sep-2010
Our changing lifestyles and habits have influenced the fishing industry, as have globalisation and the way we manage our natural resources. Learn about the history and development of fishing, plus the issues facing the industry today, in this basic guide in the OECD Insights series.
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24-Aug-2010
This new study looks at the design and implementation of environmental standards and regulations, taxes, payments and tradable permit schemes to address agri-environmental issues. It finds that no single policy measure will achieve all goals; a combination of complementary policy instruments is needed.
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18-Aug-2010
The proceedings of the OECD Workshop on the Economics of Rebuilding Fisheries, held in Newport, Rhode Island, USA in May 2009, have now been published. The workshop discussed major economic and institutional issues related to rebuilding fisheries, with participants relating their experiences and initiatives.
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05-Aug-2010
OECD Factbook is the best-selling, annual title from the OECD. It provides a global overview of today’s major economic, social and environmental indicators, in a range of user-friendly formats.
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29-Jun-2010
The implementation of a feasible Finance Strategy (FS)/Strategic Financial Plan (SFP) is even a bigger challenge than just developing it, as it requires a number of measures to integrate the FS/SFP into the policy framework, foremost into the country development strategy (equivalent of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, PRSP), regional and WSS sector development strategies (if exist) and the budget process, i.e. the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and annual budgets. Read more..
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18-Jun-2010
Management strategy evaluation (MSE) is designed to identify fishery rebuilding and harvest strategies that are robust to uncertainty and natural variation, and that balance biological and socioeconomic objectives. Case studies demonstrate its application and compare usage of MSE with bioeconomic modelling suggesting how each procedure can profit by drawing from the other.
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11-Jun-2010
Many countries have pledged targets or actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Copenhagen Accord. New OECD analysis shows that these pledges go towards but are not ambitious enough to limit long-term temperature rise to 2°C. While not cheap, the costs of these pledges are limited compared to expected economic growth. Ambitious global action to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions is not only necessary, but also economically rational. Using market-based instruments to implement the pledges also has the potential to generate sizable fiscal revenues.
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