[Daviscenter-list] New publication: Development and Transition

It is my pleasure to present you with the latest issue of /Development and Transition/, focusing on questions of* energy and the environment *in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The issue discusses land degradation in Central Asia, reforestation in Uzbekistan, potential flooding in Tajikistan, biodiversity in Cyprus, environmental NGOs in Central Europe, as well as the successes, failures and implications of Russia's post-2005 gas policies. The newsletter is available in both English and Russian at www.developmentandtransition.net <http://www.developmentandtransition.net/> . To receive future issues, please sign up for a free subscription on the website. /Development and Transition /is a joint publication of the United Nations Development Programme and the London School of Economics. It aims to be a forum for policy-oriented discussions and debates about how the nature, evolution and challenges of development and transition intersect in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and also Turkey. Please take this opportunity to forward this message to your colleagues, university students, researchers and anyone who may be interested in this publication. Currently we have over 2,500 external subscribers, and we aim to increase this number substantially in the coming months. Best regards, Viera Petrulakova Marketing and Production Coordinator Development and Transition -- ---------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu