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Conflicts over land

The report examines the rise of “land grabs” in Asia and how this impacts on poor and vulnerable people in the region.

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Towards a circular economy: A zero waste programme for Europe

Valuable materials are leaking from our economies. In a world where demand and competition for finite and sometimes scarce resources will continue to increase, and pressure on resources is causing greater environmental degradation and fragility, Europe can benefit economically and environmentally from making better use of those resources.

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Food losses and waste in the context of sustainable food systems

This policy-oriented report from the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) presents a synthesis of existing evidence about the causes of food losses and waste and suggests action to reduce them in order to improve food and nutrition security and the sustainability of food systems.

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Primary energy demand of renewable energy carriers

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This report investigates to what extent different definitions of ‘Primary energy factors’ can have implications on EU energy policy. Primary energy factors (PEF) have been developed as a form of comparison and a number of EU directives refer to the implementation of primary energy factors in setting energy and climate targets.

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Analyzing the pathway to improve tiger conservation in India

Despite substantial conservation investments by governments and international agencies, the existence of tigers in the wild is still threatened. The main threats to the survival of wild tigers are poaching, prey depletion, and habitat degradation and fragmentation.

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Results-based financing for municipal solid waste

Cities worldwide generated more than 1.3 billion tons of solid waste in 2010. As drivers of economic activity and recipients of millions of rural migrants every year, cities expect to see this number to grow to 2.2 billion tons annually by 2025 –the equivalent weight of the Great Pyramid of Giza, in trash, every single day.

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Economic survey of Punjab 2013-14

Economic survey of Punjab is prepared by the Economic and Statistical Organisation, Department of Planning every year which is presented in the budget session of State Vidhan Sabha. It analyses the important economic activities and achievements of the Government during the previous year.

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Family farming in Latin America: a new comparative analysis

Since the beginning of the millennium, circumstances have changed in Latin America with respect to agriculture and rural development.

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