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Sustainable Agriculture for Biodiversity – Biodiversity for Sustainable Agriculture

Institutional & promotional materials
May, 2018
Kenya, Rwanda, Egypt, United States of America, Tanzania, Zambia, Lesotho, Mozambique, Samoa, Jordan, Indonesia, Botswana, Iran, Malawi, Niger, Lebanon
natural resources management
This brochure presents FAO’s work on mainstreaming biodiversity as a cross-cutting theme in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors. It provides examples of on-the-ground activities and highlights relevant international mechanisms. It shows how biodiversity and ecosystems benefit people in countless ways by providing food, clean water, shelter and raw materials for our basic needs. Agriculture is a major user of biodiversity but also has the potential to contribute to the protection of biodiversity.
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Evaluation of FAO’s Contribution to Integrated Natural Resource Management for Sustainable Agriculture (SO2)

Reports & Research
October, 2018
Egypt, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Bolivia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Niger, Colombia, Panama, Malaysia, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Kenya, Zambia, Chile, Vietnam, Thailand, Rwanda, Morocco, Hungary, Mexico, Uganda
natural resources management
The focus of Strategic Objective 2 stems from FAO’s vision for sustainable agriculture, which is at the heart of the 2030 Agenda. This evaluation assessed FAO’s efforts in promoting integrated approaches for making agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable. These efforts have proven to be highly relevant in countries where agriculture and food systems face urgent sustainability challenges.
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Poverty and forests: multi-country analysis of spatial association and proposed policy solutions

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2007
Brazil, Honduras, Malawi, Mozambique, Indonesia, Uganda, Vietnam
Forest Tenure
forestry
forest law
community forestry
poverty
forest management plans
natural resources management
land ownership
This paper examines poverty and deforestation in developing countries as linked problems and focuses on policies that can favour poverty alleviation in forested regions. The paper encompasses two elements: analysis of the spatial coincidence between poverty and forests, and proposed policy options for reducing poverty in forested areas.
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Poverty and forests: multi-country analysis of spatial association and proposed policy solutions

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2007
Brazil, Honduras, Malawi, Mozambique, Indonesia, Uganda, Vietnam
Forest Tenure
forestry
forest law
community forestry
poverty
forest management plans
natural resources management
land ownership
This paper examines poverty and deforestation in developing countries as linked problems and focuses on policies that can favour poverty alleviation in forested regions. The paper encompasses two elements: analysis of the spatial coincidence between poverty and forests, and proposed policy options for reducing poverty in forested areas.
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ASEAN and FAO cooperation

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2014
Nigeria, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Mali, Myanmar, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Malawi, Thailand, Suriname, South-Eastern Asia
natural resources management
climate change
ASEAN-FAO cooperation on food security, agriculture, fisheries, forestry and sustainable development was first formalized through an exchange of letters between the ASEAN Secretariat and FAO from 1999-2000. Since then, FAO has been actively collaborating with ASEAN in a number of regional projects and activities.
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Non-Wood Forest Products In Mozambique

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1999
France, Switzerland, United States of America, Zambia, Sweden, Zimbabwe, Germany, Indonesia, Eswatini, Canada, Malawi, Mozambique, Japan, South Africa, Tanzania, Portugal, Africa
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
A presentation of the important forest food and utility species in Mozambique with a background description of the country's forest resources
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Gobernanza de la tierra por parte de mujeres y hombres

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Algeria, Bangladesh, Honduras, Mauritania, Chile, Germany, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Bolivia, Ghana, Malawi, Pakistan, Rwanda, Malaysia, Uganda, Albania, Madagascar, Tanzania, Zambia, India, Tajikistan, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Europe, Africa, Asia, Northern America
Land & Investments
Urban Tenure
land policies
land
land tenure
sustainable development
land-use planning
natural resources management
land use
land administration
urban areas
land economics
urban planning
land rights
land access
rural development
land management
land markets
land reform
land governance
land ownership
Documento de trabajo sobre la tenencia de la tierra 19. Este documento se enmarca dentro de la consulta global de las Directrices Voluntarias y su proceso de desarrollo y es una aportación para la preparación posterior de la Guía Técnica de Género. En él se contextualiza y se define el concepto de género en las Directrices Voluntarias, se trata el significado de gobernanza de tenencia desde la perspectiva de género y se identifican y analizan los temas y aspectos claves.
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AQUA STAT: counting every drop

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2014
Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Nepal, El Salvador, Mali, Belarus, Indonesia, Australia, United Kingdom, Austria, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Malawi, Cape Verde, Switzerland, Kenya, Hungary, Madagascar, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Senegal
agricultural land management
water management
natural resources management
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Nature & Faune Vol. 25, Issue 2

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
natural resources management
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.
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AQUASTAT: contando cada gota

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2014
Angola, Fiji, North Macedonia, Benin, El Salvador, Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Djibouti, Australia, Bolivia, Austria, Congo, Venezuela, Guinea, Malawi, Costa Rica, Mozambique, Liberia, Uganda, Madagascar, Senegal, Paraguay
agricultural land management
water management
natural resources management