Natural resources – minerals

In more than hundred countries around the world, miners dig minerals and metals out of the ground, satisfying a slowly but continuously increasing demand…

Government revenue from diamond exports in Sierra Leone

The government of Sierra Leone saw a total of USD 5.2 million (2004) in revenues from diamond related activities. This comes in the form…

Human vulnerability and food insecurity – rainfall and economy in Sub-Saharan Africa

For Sub-Saharan Africa, patterns in economic growth follow precipitation patterns closely. As rainfall has decreased over the last 30 years, so has the financial…

The development potential – available land per capita, in land use class

The amount of land area available per capita provides a rough measure on the current carrying capacity for food security and for the development…

The economy of legal wildlife trade

The trade in wild species can contribute significantly to rural incomes, and the effect upon local economies can be substantial. The high value of…

Natural resource – solar power (potential)

More than two billion people cannot access affordable energy services today. They depend on inefficient locally collected and often unprocessed biomass-based fuels, such as…

Money talks for turtles – conservation and economy

Marine turtles have been used for eggs, meat, shell, oil, leather or other products for 7000 years. Modern times have introduced another way for…

World map of forest distribution (Natural resources – forests)

Approximately 240 million of the world's poor that live in forested areas of developing countries depend on forests for their livelihoods. Forest and its…

Natural resources path to poverty reduction – diagramme

The rural poor of the World, and the poor countries that they live in, do not have much in monetary wealth - but natural…

Catches in the Mauritania Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) 1950-2002

Marine fisheries represent a significant, but finite, natural resource for coastal countries. The majority of the catches in some of the areas of the…

Electrification and traditional fuels in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) consists of 15 countries, with 233 million inhabitants. Apart from Mauritius and the countries around South Africa in…

Forest vs. Agriculture – The case of the Mabira forest reserve, Uganda

The Mabira forest reserve, on the shores of Lake Victoria hosts valuable wildlife, serves as a timber resource, provides ecosystem services for the water…