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  1. Library Resource
    Gender and equity

    A Case Study of Selected Agricultural Investments in Zambia

    Reports & Research
    December, 2013
    Africa, Zambia

    In recent years, Zambia has witnessed increased interest from private investors in acquiring land for

    agriculture. As elsewhere, large-scale land acquisitions are often accompanied with promises of capital

    investments to build infrastructure, bring new technologies and know-how, create employment, and

    improve market access, among other benefits. But agricultural investments create risks as well as

    opportunities, for instance in relation to loss of land for family farmers. While much debate on ‘land

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2002
    Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Mauritania, Gambia, Mali, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Niger, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Uruguay, Zambia, Senegal, Togo

    Meeting symbol/code: ARC 02 2

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2011
    France, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Israel, Indonesia, Australia, Ireland, Ghana, Congo, Senegal, Malawi, Niger, Cameroon, Rwanda, South Africa, Lesotho, Hungary, Italy, United Kingdom, Gabon, Africa

    This issue examines the ¿Economic and social significance of forests for Africa¿s sustainable development¿. It addresses efforts of African nations to sustainably manage their forests. Authors share cases and experiences highlighting attempts made by forest and natural resource managers to develop innovative partnerships with new stakeholders outside the traditional forest sector. The present edition of Nature & Faune points out where to obtain information on the contribution of wildlife to national economies. The regular feature Country Focus shines the spotlight on Lesotho.

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2012
    Egypt, Benin, Zambia, Burundi, France, Australia, United Kingdom, Ghana, Congo, Malawi, Cameroon, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Italy, Tanzania, Central African Republic, Senegal, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

    This issue of Nature & Faune aims at highlighting the complexity of the interface between forest and agriculture in Africa. It strives to unfold the realities of managing the physical and economic zones where forests meet farms in Africa.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2013
    Angola, Algeria, France, United States of America, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Australia, United Kingdom, Ghana, Congo, Malawi, Cameroon, Kenya, Liberia, Japan, South Africa, Italy, Tanzania, Senegal, Gabon, Africa

    The present issue of Nature & Faune looks at the theme “Promoting good governance in natural resource management in Africa”. It is made up of some 17 articles, a good number of which dwell on structures and processes. They describe and analyse how projects and programs were designed and how committees etc. were composed; how transparent the governance is, whether adequately decentralized or participatory etc.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2010
    Angola, Benin, Zambia, Gambia, Mali, Burundi, Ghana, Congo, Malawi, Niger, Ethiopia, Cape Verde, Rwanda, Liberia, South Africa, Uganda, Somalia, Tanzania, Senegal, Togo

    Reviews FAO Regional Office for Africa’s activities in 2010, with focus on, among others, the following: Regional Conference for Africa held in Angola, CAADP, climate change, agriculture data tool kit on gender, forestry management, country assistance programmes and activities in South Africa, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Liberia, Uganda and Ethiopia.

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2002
    Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Kenya, Mauritania, Gambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Ghana, Congo, Guinea, Malawi, Eritrea, Mozambique, Uganda, Madagascar, Uruguay, Zambia, Senegal, Togo

    Meeting symbol/code: ARC 02 2

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