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.

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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.

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Best regards,

Viera Petrulakova
Marketing and Production Coordinator
Development and Transition

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