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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation
    December, 1943
    Sierra Leone

    An Ordinance to provide for the regulation and control of ports and inland waters, for the levying of dues and for other matters connected with navigation.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    June, 2013
    Africa, Sierra Leone

    In sub-Saharan Africa, commercial bioenergy production has been hailed as a new form of ‘green capitalism’ that will deliver ‘win-win’ outcomes and ‘pro poor’ development. Yet in an era of global economic recession and soaring food prices, biofuel ‘sustainability’ has been at the centre of controversy. This paper focuses on the case of post-war Sierra Leone, a country that has over the last decade been consistently ranked as one of the poorest in the world, facing food insecurity, high unemployment and entrenched poverty.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    September, 2018
    Kenya, Morocco, United States of America, Mauritania, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Chile, Peru, Namibia, Tanzania, Ecuador, Liberia, China, India, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Eritrea, Brazil

    Drought is one of the main causes of food insecurity. In 2011, the horn of Africa has faced the worst drought in 60 years. An estimated 12.4 million people suffered from a massive food shortage. To mitigate the impact of agricultural drought, it is of high importance to dispose of timely and reliable information of the condition of food crops and grassland areas in all regions and countries in the world.

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2016
    Kenya, Mauritania, Gambia, Mali, Somalia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Niger, Africa

    Meeting Name: African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
    Meeting symbol/code: FO:AFWC/2016/10
    Session: Sess. 20

  5. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2000
    France, Benin, United States of America, Mozambique, Zambia, Gambia, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Rwanda, Mauritius, South Africa, Lesotho, Madagascar, Tanzania, India, Kenya, Africa

    One of the guiding mandates within the FAO Constitution is the following: “The Organization shall promote and, where appropriate, shall recommend national and international action with respect to: … the conservation of natural resources and the adoption of improved methods of agricultural production ...”. In many African countries, in addition to low yields, food production is limited by the availability of land and water resources.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1980
    Benin, Nigeria, Zambia, Mali, Ghana, Congo, Sierra Leone, Niger, Colombia, Kenya, Liberia, Japan, Cameroon, Chad, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Africa

    Policy makers as well as scientists have started to acquire an honest appreciation of the possibilities of reducing the wastage of materials which could be profitably utilized for improving or maintaining soil productivity. In addition, the great opportunities offered by making more efficient use of the potentials of biological nitrogen fixation in farming systems are now fully recognized. A number of recommendations and suggested guidelines were made by the various Working Groups during the two-week Workshop.

  7. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2013
    Kenya, Morocco, United States of America, Mauritania, Gambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Cape Verde, Africa

    The second meeting of Biodiversity, Habitat and Water Quality, subject of this report, was organized in Banjul (The Gambia) from 12 to 14 March 2013. All representatives of the countries (except from Morocco) as well as the RCU URC and the project partners were able to participate.

  8. Library Resource
    March, 2014
    Sierra Leone

    This review focuses on how public
    expenditure translates into the delivery of water supply and
    sanitation services in rural and urban areas in Sierra
    Leone. It describes the legal and institutional framework
    for the allocation of resources assesses access to Water
    Supply and Sanitation (WSS) services and past sector
    performance, and analyzes public expenditure in the sector,
    including the factors affecting the efficiency of use of

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