Community Forestry (CF) can play a fundamental role in achieving nearly all the SDGs through its focus on improving livelihoods, strengthening local governanceand, halting deforestation and improving forest quality.Various experiences of CF in the region have demonstrated that the allocation of forest management rights and responsibilities to local people is an effective strategy for sustainable forest management and provides potential contribution to improved outcomes for forest cover and condition and local livelihoods.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsJune, 2016Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, South-Eastern Asia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2016Kenya, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nepal, South Africa, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Mozambique, Thailand, Madagascar, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, Norway, Cambodia
Millones de personas de todo el mundo dependen de recursos naturales, como la tierra, la pesca y los bosques, que se utilizan de manera colectiva como propiedades comunales. Estas son fundamentales para la cultura, el bienestar y la identidad cultural. Como fuente de alimentos e ingresos, constituyen una importante red de seguridad, en particular para las personas más vulnerables y marginadas.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2016Kenya, Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Philippines, South Africa, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Thailand, Madagascar, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Norway, Ghana, Iran, India, Sierra Leone, Uruguay, Brazil, Cambodia
À travers le monde, des millions de personnes dépendent des ressources naturelles telles que les terres, les pêches et les forêts, qui sont utilisées collectivement comme des biens communs. Les biens communs sont essentiels à la culture, à l’identité et au bien-être. Source de nourriture et de revenus, ils agissent comme un important filet de sécurité, surtout pour les populations les plus marginalisées et les plus vulnérables.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsJune, 2016Mozambique, China, Indonesia, Congo, Guinea, Costa Rica, Cameroon, Nepal, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ecuador, Cambodia, Argentina, Paraguay, Mexico, Brazil, Kenya
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsJune, 2016Kenya, Mozambique, Indonesia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Rwanda, Tanzania, Cambodia, Congo, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Cameroon, Brazil
The Policy Brief provides a brief background on the UN-REDD Programme's approach to land tenure and REDD+.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2016Chile, Guatemala, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, Congo, Guyana, Costa Rica, Colombia, Nepal, Laos, Vietnam, Madagascar, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Mexico, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Asia, Africa, Americas
<p>La información contenida en este documento corresponde a la situación para octubre de 2014.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksNovember, 2016Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, South Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, India, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Germany
This Technical Guide on <i>Governing Tenure Rights to Commons</i> aims to support states, community-based organizations and civil society organizations, the private sector and other relevant actors to take proactive measures to implement the standards and recommendations of the<a href="http://www.fao.org/publications/card/en/c/69cedff9-d20d-5aed-8de5-1524bc..."><i> Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests</i></a>
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2016Sweden, Guatemala, Peru, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, China, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Pakistan, Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Lebanon, Uganda, Norway, Mongolia
Meeting Name: Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC)
Meeting symbol/code: FO:APFC/2016/3
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksMay, 2016France, Bangladesh, Mali, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, Cuba, Pakistan, Myanmar, Colombia, Thailand, Nepal, Laos, Vietnam, Italy, Cambodia, India, Brazil, Oceania, Asia
Seeking to gain a better understanding of the role that agroecology can play in eradicating hunger and malnutrition, FAO organized the Multistakeholder Consultation on agroecology for Asia and the Pacific, held in Bangkok, Thailand on 24-26 November 2015. FAO acted as a facilitator to enable debates and foster collaboration among a variety of actors in order to advance science, knowledge, public policies, programmes and experiences on agroecology, supporting the strengthening of the already-extensive evidence-based knowledge for agroecological approaches in agriculture.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJune, 2016France, Nigeria, United States of America, China, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Malawi, Pakistan, Nepal, Jordan, Laos, Romania, South Africa, Italy, Tanzania, Cambodia, India, Barbados
This publication is a compilation of presentations and recommendations resulting from the Global Conference on Inland Fisheries: Freshwater, Fish and the Future, convened at FAO HQ in January 2015 and is part of an MOU signed with Michigan State University. Contents include scientific papers on inland fisheries from a global perspective that cover biological and socio-cultural assessments, drivers and governance issues. Ten steps to responsible inland fisheries are included along with recommendations for their implementation.
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