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Special Economic Zones Act, 2016 (No. 7 of 2016).

Legislation
February, 2016
Jamaica
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land-use planning
environment
cadastres
land registration
This Act concerns the development, regulation, construction, management and control of Special Economic Zones in Jamaica. It establishes the Special Economic Zone Authority, which shall be a body corporate. It also creates a Special Economic Zone Fund. The Authority shall establish procedures for the marketing, initiation and conduct of negotiations in relation to the making of applications by sponsors for the entry into master-concessions and licence-agreements.
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Town and Country Planning (Saint Mary) Provisional Development Order, 2017 (No. 41C of 2017).

Regulations
January, 2017
Jamaica
Land, Climate Change & Environment
farmland
land-use planning
natural resources management
land subdivision
environment
fisheries
waste (abuse)
This Order, made under section 5 of the Town and Country Planning Act, provides for a wide variety of matters regarding the administration and development of the Saint Mary Parish Development Area as described in the First Schedule.
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Forest Policy for Jamaica 2017.

National Policies
January, 2017
Jamaica
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
deforestation
farmland
public ownership
environment
forest conservation
farming systems
land governance
natural resources management
protected areas
forestry
land-use planning
water rights
sustainable land use
gender equity in access to land
land management
forest land
agriculture
fisheries
The Vision of the Forest Policy is that: by 2062, Jamaica’s forests and its biodiversity are sufficiently restored and sustainably managed, so once again the island can adequately be described as “the land of wood and water”, capable of meeting the social, economic and ecological needs of current and future generations.
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Report of the Twenty-Third session of the Committee on Forestry

Reports & Research
December, 2016
France, Slovakia, Belgium, Peru, Jamaica, Canada, Iran, Costa Rica, Thailand, Switzerland, Republic of Korea, Japan, South Africa, Italy, Tanzania, Brazil, Russia, China, Mexico, Norway, Lebanon
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
forest land
sustainable development
Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2016/REP
Session: Sess. 23
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El estado de los bosques del mundo 2016. Resumen

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Bangladesh, Nigeria, Gambia, Chile, Guatemala, Indonesia, Australia, Jamaica, Ghana, Guinea, Costa Rica, Colombia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Portugal, Ecuador, Tunisia, Georgia, Asia, Africa, Americas
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest land
land use
sustainable land management
Un resumen de los capítulos 1 a 3 del informe 2016 sobre el estado de los bosques del mundo. Este librito de 32 páginas recoge tablas, datos y figuras de la publicación SOFO, permitiendo a los lectores que accedan al contenido más importante en un formato conciso y de fácil manejo. Este resumen también está disponible en <a href="http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5850e.pdf ">English</a> y <a href="http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5850f.pdf ">Français</a>.
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State of the World's Forests 2016 (SOFO). In Brief

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Equatorial Guinea, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mauritius, Gambia, Chile, Guatemala, Belarus, Australia, Jamaica, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Colombia, Nepal, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Ecuador, Tunisia, Russia, Georgia, Africa, Americas, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest land
land use
sustainable land management
This booklet is a “portable” version of chapters 1–3 of SOFO 2016: <i>State of the World’s Forests 2016</i> report.
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Informe del 23.º período de sesiones del Comité Forestal

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Angola, Dominica, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Chile, Burundi, China, Bulgaria, Jamaica, Bolivia, Cuba, Congo, Benin, Costa Rica, Colombia, Albania, Australia, Botswana, Ecuador, Argentina, Chad, Armenia, Austria
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
forest land
sustainable development
Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2016/REP
Session: Sess. 23