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Seventy years of FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment (1948-2018)

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2018
Kenya, Egypt, United States of America, Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, Guatemala, Denmark, Italy, Guinea-Bissau, Bolivia, Canada, Papua New Guinea, Sudan, Cameroon, Finland, Mexico, Brazil, Cambodia
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
The Global Forest Resources Assessment of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates its 70th Anniversary in 2018. FAO's forestry department whishes to commemorate this important occurrence with a special publication on the history of the past 70 years of Global Forest Resources Assessemnt.
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Transboundary River Basin Overview – Amazon

Journal Articles & Books
October, 2018
United States of America, Sweden, Peru, Italy, Ecuador, Bolivia, Suriname, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Brazil
agricultural land management
water management
natural resources management
This river basin overview describes the state of the water resources and water use, as well as the state of agricultural water management in the Amazon basin. The aim of this report is to describe the particularities of this transboundary river basin and the problems met in the development of the water resources, and irrigation in particular. Irrigation trends, existing policies and legislation to water use in agriculture, possible treaties and agreements between countries as well as prospects for water management in agriculture are presented, as described in literature.
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COMPLEJAS CONJUNCIONES: CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO Y REPRIMARIZACIÓN DE LAS ECONOMÍAS

Policy Papers & Briefs
February, 2019
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, United States of America, Venezuela, South America
climate change
territory

COMPLEJAS CONJUNCIONES: CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO Y REPRIMARIZACIÓN DE LAS ECONOMÍAS
Karen Mercado Andia *
Hace pocos días, como salidas de algún filme, rondaban imágenes de Chicago con temperaturas extremas de bajo cero, recordándonos, pero esta vez de manera rotunda, los comentarios cotidianos de los cambios en el clima, entre ellos: el calor esta insoportable o este frío no lo habíamos sentido nunca, las lluvias se han retrasado y no podemos empezar la sembrar, la sequía es cada vez más larga… comentarios que estación tras estación se hacen más recurrentes.
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Land tenure alternative conflict management

Reports & Research
December, 2006
United States of America, Kenya, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, United Kingdom, Canada, Mozambique, Philippines, South Africa, Nicaragua, Uganda, Italy, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Mexico, Brazil
property rights
natural resources management
land governance
land tenure
land rights
land access
private ownership
land ownership
This training manual focuses on how to manage and resolve conflicts over land tenure rights, security of tenure and land access in the field of rural development. It results from complementary activities undertaken within FAO's Livelihood Support Programme (LSP) and the Land Tenure and Management Unit and with the International Land Coalition. It addresses the specific issues of land tenure identified in the volume Negotiation and Mediation Techniques for Natural Resource Management published by the LSP.
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Rapport - Conférence internationale sur la contribution des critères et indicateurs pour la gestion forestière durable: perspectives futures (CICI - 2003) - Volume 1

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2003
Burkina Faso, Honduras, United States of America, Guatemala, Zimbabwe, Australia, Bolivia, Austria, Malawi, Finland, Uruguay, New Zealand, Kenya, Turkey, Argentina, India, United Kingdom, Gabon, Brazil, Americas
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
La Conférence internationale sur la contribution des critères et indicateurs de la gestion forestière durable: Perspectives d'avenir (CICI - 2003) a été accueillie par les Services forestiers nationaux du Guatemala (Instituto Nacional de Bosques, INAB) à Guatemala City du 3 au 7 février 2003, avec le concours de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO), l'Organisation internationale des bois tropicaux (OIBT) et les gouvernements de Finlande et des Etats-Unis.
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Payments for Forest Environmental Services in Sub-Saharan Africa

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2016
United States of America, Kenya, Sweden, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Peru, Namibia, Bolivia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Central African Republic, Rwanda, South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda, Madagascar, Botswana, Nicaragua, Mexico, Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
forest land
This publication responds to calls in regional and global forestry forums to strengthen capacity for effectively developing and implementing payment schemes for environmental services in sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission, at its 18th session, called for enhancement of the institutional capacities of member countries and the sharing of knowledge on payment schemes for forest environmental services at the national and subregional levels.
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El papel de la legislación forestal y ambiental en países de América Latina por la conservación y gestión de los recursos naturales renovables

Journal Articles & Books
October, 2005
United States of America, El Salvador, Chile, Guatemala, Bolivia, Canada, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Colombia, Nicaragua, Uruguay, Ecuador, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Cuba
natural resources management
agricultural and rural legislation
El marco político para la gestión forestal es un proceso dinámico de renovación e innovación. Nuevas actitudes públicas hacia el bosque y el desarrollo forestal y nuevos actores políticos presionan por un mayor énfasis en la importancia ambiental y social y por más participación en las decisiones de gestión. El desarrollo sostenible es el principio global de la silvicultura. Políticas transversales y redes políticas de nivel múltiple determinan el uso y la protección de los bosques tanto a nivel nacional como local.
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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (Lao version)

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2012
Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Americas, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Northern America, Canada, United States of America, Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Europe, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Holy See, Italy, North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland, Oceania, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Global
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land governance
land tenure
The guidelines are the first comprehensive, global instrument on tenure and its administration to be prepared through intergovernmental negotiations.

The guidelines set out principles and internationally accepted standards of responsible practices for the use and control of land, fisheries and forests. They provide guidance for improving the policy, legal and organizational frameworks that regulate tenure rights; for
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INFORME - Conferencia Internacional sobre la Contribuciَn de los Criterios e Indicadores para la Ordenaciَn Forestal Sostenible: El camino a seguir (CICI - 2003) - Volume 1

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2003
Burkina Faso, Honduras, United States of America, Guatemala, Zimbabwe, Australia, Bolivia, Ghana, Malawi, Finland, Uruguay, New Zealand, Kenya, Turkey, Argentina, India, United Kingdom, Gabon, Brazil, Austria, Americas
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
La Conferencia Internacional sobre la Contribución de los Criterios e Indicadores para la Ordenación Forestal Sostenible: El camino a seguir (CICI - 2003) fue organizada por el Instituto Nacional de Bosques (INAB) de Guatemala en la ciudad de Guatemala, del 3 al 7 de febrero de 2003, con el apoyo de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO), la Organización Internacional de las Maderas Tropicales (OIMT) y los gobiernos de Finlandia y Estados Unidos.
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REPORT OF THE FIFTEENTH SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

Reports & Research
December, 1999
Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, United States of America, Iraq, Germany, Australia, Morocco, Bolivia, Austria, Venezuela, Republic of Korea, Finland, Colombia, Pakistan, Belgium, Japan, Lesotho, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Tunisia, Argentina, Brazil
natural resources management
land use
land
water management
land management
Meeting symbol/code: CL 116 9