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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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  3. European Report on Development 2011/2012 - Confronting scarcity: managing water, energy and land for inclusive and sustainable growth

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 16 May 2012
    Dirk Willem te Velde (Overseas Development Institute) James Mackie (European Centre for Development Policy Management) and Imme Scholz (Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik)
    The third edition of the European Report on Development focuses on water, energy and land. It examines the constraints on each, the interrelationships between them and then considers how they can be managed together to promote growth in developing countries that is both socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.
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  4. A villager brings oil palm fruits out from the plantation. Jambi, Indonesia
    A villager brings oil palm fruits out from the plantation. Jambi, Indonesia

    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: Iddy Farmer/Center for International Forestry Research
    Source: Flickr

    Are biofuels more costly than fossil fuels?

    Event - Round-table - 28 March 2012

    This event explored whether biofuels be more costly than fossil fuels. Discussion built upon a review of the evidence and arguments on likely developments in landed prices of biofuels in the UK/EU up to 2020; and explored the implications of sourcing biofuels from outside the EU.

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  7. Anna Locke

    The conundrum of agricultural investment: is jatropha the problem?

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 18 November 2011
    Once again, the media has accused a biofuels project of harming local communities, and a non-governmental organisation – in this case ActionAid – has taken up arms against biofuels. This time the focus of attention is on Sun Biofuels growing jatropha in Tanzania.

    According to these reports, communities no longer have the same access to land and water since the company took over land in the area. Many people used the land to gather wood and make charcoal, earning much-needed money for their children’s school fees and other needs.

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  9. REDD+ and agriculture: A cross-sectoral approach to REDD+ and implications for the poor

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 31 August 2011
    Kristy Graham and Raffaele Vignola
    The paper outlines the linkages between forests and agriculture, and the need for REDD+ to effectively address the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation from the agriculture sector. It goes onto discuss the potential policy options for doing this, including their potential socio-economic impacts and how policy design and targeted REDD+ revenues can be used to mitigate these impacts.
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