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World Resources 2005 -- The Wealth of the Poor: Managing ecosystems to fight poverty

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Ecosystems are -- or can be -- the wealth of the poor. For many of the 1.1 billion people living in severe poverty, nature has always been a daily lifeline -- an asset for those with few other material assets.

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Ecosystems are -- or can be -- the wealth of the poor. For many of the 1.1 billion people living in severe poverty, nature has always been a daily lifeline --an asset for those with few other material assets.

A Guide to World Resources 2005 (Full text)
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Ecosystems are -- or can be -- the wealth of the poor. For many of the 1.1 billion people living in severe poverty, nature has always been a daily lifeline -- an asset for those with few other material assets.

Guide de Lecture de Ressources Mondiales: Richesse des Pauvres: Gérer les écosystèmes pour combattre la pauvreté
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French version of World Resources 2005 Executive Summary.

Journalists Guide to World Resources 2005 (Spanish)
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This guide is designed as a quick and helpful reference to the book for journalists.

Journalist Guide to World Resources 2005
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This guide is designed as a quick and helpful reference to the book for journalists.

Case study excerpts from World Resources 2005
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Highlights from three of the five real-world examples demonstrating how environmental stewardship through governance leads to poverty relief.

News release announcing World Resources 2005: Chinese
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World Resources 2005: Brochure
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World Resources 2005 Data Tables
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A statistical appendix, a compilation of country-level data culled from a variety of sources including a selection of data on global poverty and, in particular, on how the poor use natural resources.

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