Description

Outline: Agriculture and Natural Resources: An Overview – Agricultural Expansion and Deforestation – Land Degradation and Soil Erosion – Water Use and Management – Externalities from Agricultural Chemicals Role of Policy Toward a Framework for Policy Analysis and Design – Markets – Institutions – Technology Summary Opportunities on the Horizon – Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol – Payments for Environmental Services – Ecoagriculture and Organics