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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    June, 2016
    Papua New Guinea

    Papua New Guinea (PNG) has long been a site of analysis for exploring the links between natural resources and conflict, having been cited as an example in prominent studies of the “natural resource curse” and used as a source of learning in international debates on corporate social responsibility (CSR). Over the past decade, this scholarship has expanded to encompass conflict analysis and peace building.

  2. Library Resource
    Manuals & Guidelines
    July, 2016
    Global

    This topic guide for government agencies, service providers and other practitioners examines various dimensions of governance that are key to deliver appropriate benefit-sharing, ensure sustainable exploitation, minimise conflict over access and control, and maximise the contribution of resources to economies. This includes decentralised and collaborative governance, multi-level and adaptive governance, and the roles of institutions and politics.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    June, 2016
    Mali, Africa, Western Africa

    Decentralized governance of natural resources is considered one of the key strategies for promoting sustainable management of natural resources at local level. Effective decentralized natural resource management requires strong local natural resource institutions. Therefore, strengthening local institutions governing the management of natural resources is one of the core principles of decentralization reforms in Francophone West Africa countries.

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    July, 2016
    Mozambique

    This Country Programming Framework (CPF) sets out three government priority areas to guide the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) partnership and support with the Government of Mozambique – bringing together innovative international best practices and global standards with national and regional expertise during 5 years from 2016 to 2020.

  5. Library Resource

    Lixeira de Malhampsene

    Reports & Research
    June, 2016
    Mozambique

    Falar de meio ambiente é falar de saúde pública, pois uma das condições fundamentais para garantir o bem estar das pessoas é um meio ambiente sadio.

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    June, 2016
    Mozambique

    A partir de meados da década de 2000, a província de Tete passou a constituir um centro de atracção do grande investimento internacional, com particular impacto ao nível da indústria extractiva. De acordo com as informações disponibilizadas pela Direcção Provincial dos Recursos Minerais, o auge da prospecção e pesquisa aconteceu nos anos de 2009 e 2010, sobretudo ao nível do carvão, zinco, platina, ouro e metais básicos. Em 2011 a mineradora Vale iniciou o processo de extracção de carvão, em 2012 começou a Rio Tinto e, em 2013, a empresa Jindal.

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    July, 2016
    Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Chile, Guatemala, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Colombia, Caribbean, South America

    FAO busca promover prácticas y políticas que apoyen la integración de los sectores agrícolas y productivos (cultivos, ganadería, silvicultura y pesca), que aseguren el manejo responsable y la disponibilidad de recursos naturales a largo plazo. Para ello orienta sus esfuerzos en mejorar y estandarizar las actividades productivas, pues reconoce la necesidad de producir alimentos inocuos e implementar buenas prácticas agrícolas, como son el manejo integrado de plagas y enfermedades, manejo de cosecha y postcosecha, la innovación tecnológica y la conservación de la biodiversidad.

  8. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    July, 2016
    Nepal, Bangladesh, Rwanda, South Africa, Mozambique, Peru, Tanzania, Ecuador, Bolivia, India, Ethiopia, Republic of Korea, Mexico

    This paper aims at understanding: i) how gender-sensitive and transformative instruments promote territorial development through women’s empowerment and ii) how these instruments can contribute to food security, rural development and poverty reduction. But first, it should be borne in mind that, usually, resources accorded to development programs are limited. For this reason it is crucial to analyze the affordability of such SP schemes according to country specificities and priorities.

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