With an estimated 40 percent of people in Africa, South America and Asia living in drylands, land degradation poses a significant threat to food security and survival. This report looks at the relationship between gender and dryland management based on an analysis of field experiences in Africa and Asia. Highlighting the roles of women and men in dryland areas for food security, land conservation/desertification, and the conservation of biodiversity, it makes available key findings on a number of projects and programs in the regions.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2003Kenya, Burkina Faso, Morocco, South Africa, Mali, China, Mauritania, India, Senegal, Sudan, Niger, Oceania, Western Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Northern Africa, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2014Fiji, Nigeria, China, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Colombia, New Zealand, Mozambique, South Africa, Vietnam, Italy, Argentina, India, Mexico, Cuba
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2012Haiti, Honduras, United States of America, Zambia, Peru, United Kingdom, China, Ethiopia, Finland, Thailand, Nigeria, Kenya, Japan, South Africa, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Italy, Argentina, India, Russia, New Zealand, Brazil
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013North Macedonia, Bangladesh, Honduras, Iraq, El Salvador, Chile, Zimbabwe, China, Indonesia, Australia, Bolivia, Ghana, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mozambique, Lesotho, Madagascar, Ecuador, Kuwait, Cuba, Argentina, India, Austria
Meeting symbol/code: GSPPA-I/13/Report
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2014France, Nigeria, United States of America, Germany, Peru, United Kingdom, Canada, Iran, Republic of Korea, Colombia, New Zealand, Morocco, Italy, Japan, South Africa, Cameroon, Argentina, India, Sudan, China, Mexico, Saudi Arabia
Meeting Name: Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils
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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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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2010Egypt, Bangladesh, Honduras, Afghanistan, Germany, Peru, Guatemala, Australia, Burkina Faso, Bolivia, China, Cameroon, Haiti, Philippines, Lesotho, Japan, Madagascar, Uzbekistan, Italy, India, Paraguay, Brazil
This paper examines some of the key technical, institutional, policy and financial responses required to achieve climate-smart agriculture which sustainably increases productivity, resilience (adaptation), reduces/removes Greenhouse Gases (mitigation), and enhances achievement of national food security and development goals. Building on case studies from the field, the paper outlines a range of practices, approaches and tools aimed at increasing the resilience and productivity of agricultural production systems, while also reducing and removing emissions.
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