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Towards Effective National Forest Funds

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
United States of America, Rwanda, Gambia, Chile, Peru, Indonesia, Vanuatu, Jamaica, Italy, Costa Rica, Finland, Colombia, Kenya, Laos, Philippines, Malaysia, Cameroon, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Netherlands, Argentina, Bhutan, Brazil, Asia, Africa, Americas
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
forest land
<i>Towards effective national forest funds</i> addresses the need for more information on the way NFFs work and how best to establish and manage them. It shares the lessons that have emerged from the establishment and management of NFFs with the aim of supporting countries in designing and operating NFFs effectively according to their specific needs and circumstances.
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Améliorer la gouvernance des régimes forestiers. Un guide pratique

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Switzerland, Mozambique, Guatemala, Indonesia, Grenada, Canada, Congo, Guyana, Cameroon, Nepal, Philippines, Uganda, India, Russia, Brazil, Ghana
Forest Tenure
natural resources management
land governance
land tenure
community forestry
forest land
land use
Ce guide pratique vise à inspirer et équiper tous ceux qui veulent tenter d’améliorer la situation afin que le pouvoir soit exercé de manière à favoriser les forêts; il décrit comment des outils pratiques peuvent être utilisés pour améliorer la gouvernance des régimes forestiers. Si vous êtes un responsable des politiques du gouvernement, ou si vous appartenez à un autre secteur public, au secteur privé ou à la société civile et êtes intéressé à la gouvernance des forêts et aux réformes foncières, ce guide s’adresse en premier lieu à vous.
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Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition Proceedings of the FAO International Symposium. 18-19 September 2014, Rome, Italy

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Kenya, Burkina Faso, Switzerland, Zimbabwe, Italy, Indonesia, Cuba, France, Brazil
natural resources management
water management
land management
AGROECOLOGY is the science of applying ecological concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable food systems. It focuses on the interactions between plants, animals, humans and the environment. Agroecological practices work in harmony with these interactions, applying innovative solutions that harness and conserve biodiversity. Agroecology is practised in all corners of the world, with the traditional and local knowledge of family farmers at its core.
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Revue des questions foncières 2014/01

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Mozambique, Americas, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Guyana, United States of America, China, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Georgia, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand
VGGT
land-use planning
climate change
natural disasters
land tenure
This thematic issue on land tenure and disaster risk management (DRM) stems from the recent work done at FAO on normative aspects of land tenure governance that address natural disasters through the DRM framework. The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security provide, among other issues, guidance on improving tenure governance and strengthening tenure security of vulnerable people in line with the DRM framework.
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Global political processes: United Nations Forum of Forests, Sustainable Development Goals, and the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change

Reports & Research
December, 2015
Germany, Peru, South America, Caribbean
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
climate change
forestry
natural resources management
forest land
Meeting symbol/code: FO:LACFC/2015/4
Session: Sess. 29
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State food provisioning as social protection

Journal Articles & Books
October, 2015
Rwanda, Switzerland, Dominican Republic, Singapore, Philippines, China, Ecuador, Nicaragua, United Kingdom, Japan, India, Brazil, Asia
land governance
food security
land tenure
This publication provides an overview on the main issues debated during the development and passage of the India’s National Food Security Act (2013), which legally binds national and state governments to extend far-reaching social protection to the country’s population. It raises many lively and pertinent debates that may be useful for policy-makers and advocates, especially in low-income countries but also emerging economies, who wish to strengthen the programmatic and legal frameworks for food and nutrition in their respective countries.
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L’Agroécologie pour la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition. Compte-rendu du Symposium international de la FAO. 18-19 septembre 2014, Rome, Italie

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Kenya, France, Honduras, Zimbabwe, China, Mexico, Indonesia, Cuba, Colombia, Brazil, Switzerland
natural resources management
water management
land management
L’AGROÉCOLOGIE est la science de la mise en oeuvre des concepts et principes de l’écologie pour la conception et à la gestion de systèmes alimentaires durables.* Elle se penche sur les interactions entre les plantes, les animaux, les humains et l’environnement. Les principes agroécologiques fonctionnent en harmonie avec ces interactions, appliquant des solutions innovantes qui tirent parti de la biodiversité tout en la préservant. L’agroécologie est pratiquée aux quatre coins du monde, et s’articule autour des savoirs locaux et traditionnels des petits paysans.
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Formulation of Regional Priorities for the FAO Forestry Programme, to be considered by the Committee on Forestry (COFO), and the 34th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean

Reports & Research
December, 2015
Algeria, Tanzania, Switzerland, Philippines, Mexico, Peru, South America, Caribbean
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
climate change
forestry
natural resources management
forest land
Meeting symbol/code: FO:LACFC/2015/10
Session: Sess. 29