World Resources 2008: Roots of Resilience - Growing the Wealth of the Poor

Publisher: World Resources Institute (WRI), Publication date: 2008 , Published in series: World Resources Report
The principles presented in the World Resources 2008 repor offers a way to screen development initiatives to ensure they best serve the poor by including investments in long-term conservation of the planet's natural wealth. Using community based natural resources management and support to rural enterprises ensures a new direction for the future.

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Poverty in Guatemala - rural and urban differences, 2000 and 2002

Guatemala, a country of 13 million inhabitants in Central America with some 30% of the population living in poverty. Despite economic growth, many social problems remain in Guatemala - one of the 10 [..] 		Poverty in Guatemala - rural and urban differences, 2000 and 2002

Projected agriculture in 2080 due to climate change

With our climate changes, we have to adapt our ways to a new environment – in most cases warmer and possibly wetter and drier. Projections on the climate in the future provide some guidance for us, [..] 		Projected agriculture in 2080 due to climate change

Status of inequitable access to land and natural resources, 2005

Strong access to land and natural resources have been found to be associated with increased economic growth among rural poor in developing countries. The study behind the data in the map examined the [..] 		Status of inequitable access to land and natural resources, 2005

Status of land tenure and property rights, 2005

Strong property rights have been found to be associated with increased economic growth. The study behind the data in the map examined the status on land ownership in selected countries, and created an [..] 		Status of land tenure and property rights, 2005

The greening of Niger - trends in vegetation

The Sahel region of Africa, a belt of savanna ecoregion south of the Sahara desert, stretched from coast to coast. This region is not only known for long spells of drought (and desertification), but [..] 		The greening of Niger - trends in vegetation