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  1. Library Resource
    Shifting Cultivation in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal
    Reports & Research
    July, 2015
    Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal

    Shifting cultivation is a dominant form of farming in the eastern Himalayas, practised by a diverse group of indigenous people from the most marginalized social and economic groups. The survival of these indigenous people and the survival of their forests are inextricably linked. However, policy makers and natural resource managers perceive shifting cultivation to be wasteful, destructive to forests, and unsustainable.

  2. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    December, 2015
    Nepal, Liberia, Kenya, Zambia, Gambia, Guatemala, Myanmar, Bolivia, Nicaragua

    El Mecanismo para bosques y fincas (FFF, por sus siglas en inglés) es una asociación entre la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), el Instituto Internacional de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo (IIED, por sus siglas en inglés), la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN), y AgriCord que actualmente recibe financiamiento de Suecia, Finlandia, Alemania, Estados Unidos de América y AgriCord, a través del programa “Agricultores en lucha contra la pobreza”.

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    November, 2015
    Nepal, Kenya, Zambia, Guatemala, China, Tanzania, Ecuador, Congo, Guinea, Ethiopia

    Esta brochure presenta los mensajes clave de la FAO sobre el cambio climático y la seguridad alimentaria. Se incluye un resumen de la ayuda más reciente de la FAO a los países para hacer frente a los impactos del cambio climático. También se reúne los conocimientos más relevantes en materia de cambio climático, incluyendo las herramientas y metodologías de la FAO que puede proporcionar a los países para informar sobre sus emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero procedentes de la agricultura, la ganadería y la silvicultura.

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    July, 2015
    France, Nigeria, Nepal, Luxembourg, Mali, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Congo, Malawi, Niger, Kenya, Nicaragua, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Côte d'Ivoire, Africa

    Ce numéro du journal Nature & Faune aborde le thème central suivant : « Les Forêts et les populations : Investir dans un avenir durable pour l’Afrique ». Il s’agit d’un numéro spécial pour célébrer la toute première édition du Congrès forestier mondial (CFM) en Afrique. Cet évènement offre aux pays, scientifiques, forestiers, décideurs et professionnels africains du secteur forestier et des domaines afférents, une opportunité de présenter leurs activités en cours dans le cadre du développement de la foresterie en Afrique.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2015
    France, Honduras, United States of America, Nepal, Germany, Peru, United Kingdom, Canada, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Niger, Eritrea, New Zealand, Rwanda, Morocco, Malaysia, Somalia, Italy, Tanzania, China, Kenya

    FAO and the Global Mechanism of the UNCCD have joined efforts to prepare this discussion paper on sustainable financing for FLR. It provides an overview of existing funding sources and financial instruments that could be used and adapted specifically for the implementation of FLR efforts at the national, regional and global levels. It identifies innovative financing mechanisms to support the achievement of these global targets and discusses the main challenges for enhanced FLR financing.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    November, 2015
    Egypt, Nigeria, United States of America, Mozambique, Peru, Indonesia, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Republic of Korea, Colombia, Panama, Nepal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nicaragua, Turkey, Belize, Italy, Cambodia, India, Mexico, Brazil

    This publication contains key messages from the International Conference on the Economics of Climate Change Mitigation Options in the Forest Sector, organized by FAO and held online in February 2015. It summarizes key points from 51 technical presentations and panel and plenary discussions of 6 thematic sessions: afforestation and reforestation, reduced deforestation and degradation, changing forest management practices, wood energy, green building and sustainable packaging.

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2015
    Nepal, Austria, Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Guatemala, Europe

    Meeting Name: European Forestry Commission
    Meeting symbol/code: FO:EFC/2015/6 - ECE/TIM/2015/6
    Session: Sess. 38 - Sess. 73

  8. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2015
    Switzerland, Chile, Germany, Peru, Guatemala, Indonesia, Norway, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Guyana, Costa Rica, Colombia, Nepal, Laos, Japan, Vietnam, Madagascar, Cameroon, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Mexico, Brazil, Ghana, Asia, Americas, Africa

    <p>The information in the document corresponds to the situation in October 2014, for the most recent overview of UNFCCC FREL/FRL submissions please consult <a href="http://redd.unfccc.int/fact-sheets/forest-reference-emission-levels.html">this link.</a> </p> This document provides examples of emerging approaches to FREL/FRL development adopted in different contexts, including for demonstration activities by countries seeking to take actions to reduce GHG emissions or enhance forest

  9. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    November, 2015
    Seychelles, Kenya, Ecuador, Philippines, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nepal

    Cette brochure présente les messages clés de la FAO sur le changement climatique et la sécurité alimentaire. Elle comprend une synthèse des exemples les plus récents de l'appui de la FAO aux pays pour faire face aux impacts du changement climatique. Elle rassemble également les connaissances les plus pertinentes sur le changement climatique, y compris les outils et méthodologies que la FAO peut offrir aux pays pour évaluer leurs émissions de gaz à effet de serre provenant des secteurs de l'agriculture, de l'élevage et de la foresterie.

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