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I. Environment
A. Natural Resources Management (Forestry, Protected Area, Fresh Water, Coastal and Marine) and Landscape Management
1. Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Area Management
a. Greater Landscape Approach, Ecosystem, Species, and Population Management
b. Protected Area Management
c. Valuation of Environmental Goods and Services
d. Conservation Financing Approaches (e.g., Payment for Environmental Services, Debt for Nature Swaps, Bioprospecting)
General Information on Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Area Management
2. Forestry and Forest Resource Management
a. Forestry, Silviculture, and Community-based Forest Management
b. Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Restoration (e.g., Land-use Change and Change in Forest Land Cover)
c. Timber Industry: Processing and Wood Science
d. Fast Growing Woodlots and Charcoal/Fuelwood Plantations
e. Agroforestry
f. Non-Timber Forest Resources
General Information on Forestry and Forest Resource Management
3. Aquatic, Coastal Zone and Marine Resource Management
a. Freshwater and Wetlands
b. Marine and Coastal Zone
c. Coral Reef
4. Watershed Management and Water Resource Management
a. Integrated Water Resources and Watershed Management
b. Bankable Water and Sewerage Utilities (including Institutional Capacity in Water Delivery)
c. Water-Energy Nexus
d. Water and Aquatic Resource Policies
General Information on Watershed Management and Water Resource Management
5. Community-based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM)
a. Community-based Natural Forest Management
b. Community-based Coastal / Marine Management
c. Community-based Protected Area Management and Co-Management
d. Community-based Watershed Restoration Partnerships
General Information on Community-based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM)
General Information on Natural Resource Management and Landscape Management
B. Green Markets, Conservation Financing, and Socially Responsive Corporate Policies and Practices
1. Timber Certification
2. Organic Certification
3. Sustainable Tourism
4. Corporate Social Responsibility
5. Carbon Offsets
C. Environmental Policy, International Conventions, and Environmental Justice
1. Environmental Policy and Policy Reform Process
2. International Conventions, Treaties, Protocols and Agreements
3. Environmental Justice
D. Environmental Pollution and Environmental Quality
1. Integrated Pollution Prevention (P2) Practices2. Pollution Control: Policies and Measures
3. Pollution Control: Cap and Trade and "Polluter Pays" Systems
4. Pollution and Environmental Quality Related to International Trade and Competitiveness
5. Multiple-Use and Management (Air, Water, Land Resources and Biodiversity Conservation)
E. Environmental Education and Communications
1. Environmental Education for Behavior Change
2. Case Studies, Tools and Approaches
3. Environmental Journalism and Social Marketing
F. Climate Change and Weather
1. Science of Climate Change, Climate Variability, and Ozone Depletion
2. Climate Policy, Impacts and Adaptation
3. Vulnerability and Mitigation
4. Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Offset Projects and Markets
General Information on Climate Change and Weather
G. Natural and Human Caused Disasters
1. Drought
2. Flooding / Tsunami
3. Hurricane / Tornado
4. Fire / Volcanic Eruption
General Information on Environmental Issues
II. Social Development
A. Health
- Maternal and Child Health including Reproductive Management and Family Planning
- Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases
- Other Diseases and Conditions including cancer/carcinogens and Mental Health and Nutrition
- Water and Sanitation Related to Human Health
- Public Health Policies, Programs, and Issues
- Other Healthcare Information and Medical Technologies
- Healthcare Delivery and Services including Rural Clinics and Satellite Health Care Services Linked by Internet Technologies
B. Education
- Formal Education and Education Policy
- Education Policy
- Primary Education
- Secondary Education
- Higher Education including Internships, Fellowships, Experiential Learning
- Science Education
- Teaching Materials and Tools
- Informal and Adult Education
- Professional or Trade Education and Training/Workforce Development
- Communication Technologies in Education and Outreach
- Information Technologies (infrastructure)
- Rural and Urban Access to Information and Communication Technologies
General Information on Education
C. Gender and Development
General information on Social Development
III. Economic Growth
A. Agriculture and Rural Development
- Rural Development
- Agricultural Policy and Markets
- Biotechnology (includes Genetic Engineering / GMO)
- Food Safety
- Livestock and Dairy Management
- Integrated Pest Management / Pest Control
- Micro-Enterprise Development
- Rural Livelihoods and Alternative Livelihoods
B. Trade and Markets
C. Energy
- Bioenergy
- Hydropower
- Solar/Photovoltaics (PV)
- Wind, Geothermal, Hydrogen, and Other (hydrogen, fuel cells…)
2. Energy Conservation
3. Energy Resources / Extractive Industries / Mining and Natural Gas
4. Energy Policy
5. Energy Research
6. Other Technologies
D. Global Development Partnerships
1. National & Multinational Public Partnerships
2. Public-Private and Public-University Partnerships
3. Private Partnerships
E. Institutions, Laws and Regulations
IV. Humanitarian Assistance
A. Emergency Relief, Disaster Response/Mitigation, and Refugee Assistance
1. Shelter
2. Food Security /Food Aid
3. Cash for Work Programs
B. Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
C. Prevention, Preparedness and Response Planning
V. Democracy and Governance
A. Local Governance
B. Civil Society
1. Decentralization (including Participatory Development Planning)
2. Institutions
3. Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution
4. Judiciary and Legal Code / and Policing
C. Corruption and Resource-based Conflict
1. Illegal Logging /Illegal Extraction of Renewable Resources
2. Money Laundering /Financial and Banking Reforms
3. Illegal Mining /Illegal Extraction of Non-Renewable Resources
D. Justice /Rule of Law
1. Property Rights, Land Tenure and Access to Resources
2. Elections (Monitoring, Reform etc.)
E. Human Rights
1. Minorities and Underrepresented Members of Society
2. Indigenous Peoples and Cultures
