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New Zealand's Preferential Trading Arrangements: Implications for the New Zealand Dairy Industry

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2011
United States of America, Vietnam, Peru, Belarus, Australia, Kazakhstan, India, Russia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand
This paper discusses the economic implications of the preferential trade agreements that New Zealand is currently negotiating, using a computable general equilibrium modelling framework. The New Zealand dairy industry is a particular focus in the results, which come from the GTAP model produced by Purdue University.
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Assessing and Responding to Land Tenure Issues in Disaster Risk Management

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Fiji, Bangladesh, Switzerland, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Afghanistan, China, Indonesia, Australia, Myanmar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, Italy, Ecuador, Cambodia, India, Sudan
natural disasters
land governance
land ownership
land tenure
This training manual is for people working in natural disaster risk management and response as well as for people who work in the land tenure sector. In a self-training format this publication aims to provide an overview of the major land tenure issues that may arise following a natural disaster which need to be considered and included in the decision-making processes associated with the whole disaster risk management phases.
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Manual for local level assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management - Part 2. Field methodology and tools

Reports & Research
December, 2011
South Africa, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Italy, Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Tunisia, Argentina, Senegal, Sudan, New Zealand, Brazil, Cuba
Land, Climate Change & Environment
sustainable land management
natural resources management
land degradation
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Manual for local level assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management - Part 1. Planning and methodological approach, analysis and reporting

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Kenya, South Africa, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Italy, Zambia, Australia, Netherlands, Tunisia, Argentina, Senegal, New Zealand, Mongolia, Cuba
Land, Climate Change & Environment
sustainable land management
natural resources management
land degradation
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Private Investment in Land

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Qatar, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ukraine, China, Australia, Ghana, Congo, Ethiopia, Mozambique, South Africa, Malaysia, Brazil, India, Sudan, Saudi Arabia
forestry
fisheries
land policies
land governance
land tenure
Land Tenure Working Paper 21. This paper draws on proceedings of a meeting held to discuss the impact of growing private sector investments in land, fisheries and forests. This meeting, aimed at the private sector, took place at FAO headquarters on 28 February and 1 March 2011. The purpose of this paper is to provide a record of the discussion from the private sector perspective. The first section provides the context which led to the workshop concept.
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Communal Tenure and the Governance of Common Property Resources in Asia

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Bangladesh, United States of America, Afghanistan, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, Laos, United Kingdom, Guinea, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Nepal, Pakistan, Yemen, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Japan, India, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Asia, Oceania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
property rights
customary tenure
natural resources management
land governance
private ownership
land tenure
Indigenous Peoples
common property
land tenure systems
land ownership
indigenous people's tenure
Land Tenure Working Paper 20. This paper presents an analysis of communal tenure and its role for natural resource management system, in different contexts of selected Asian countries. The current market driven pressures on natural resources create both challenges and opportunities for communities and governments to use and strengthen communal tenure in order to promote sustainable management of some natural resources.