International market forces have played an increasingly important role in shaping land use dynamics through complex supply chains. In Costa Rica, the shift from a net loss to a net gain in forest cover was facilitated by forest plantations and the replacement of extensive cropland and pastures by export-oriented, high-yielding crops. However, agricultural intensification generated several feedbacks affecting forests. We analyzed the interactions between Costa Rica’s agricultural and forestry sectors associated with the use of wood pallets for commodity exports over 1985–2013.
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Library ResourcePeer-reviewed publicationMarch, 2017Costa Rica
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2015Costa Rica, Uruguay, Americas
”Enhancing country capacity for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change reporting processes for the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use sector: Uruguay” summarizes the support provided by FAO between 2014 and 2015 to the government of Uruguay, through the Monitoring and Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation in Agriculture (MAGHG) project.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJune, 2016Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Spain, Guatemala, Panama, Americas
"Enhancing country capacity for UNFCCC reporting processes for the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use sector: Costa Rica" summarizes the support provided by FAO between 2013 and 2016 to the government of Costa Rica, through the Monitoring and Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation in Agriculture (MAGHG) project. Costa Rica was among the eighteen countries attending the Second FAO Workshop on Statistics for Greenhouse gas Emissions , held from 3 to 4 June 2013 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJune, 2016Costa Rica, Guatemala, Cuba, Americas
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Library ResourceNational PoliciesCosta Rica, Central America, Americas
La Política Nacional de Biodiversidad es el documento en el que se presenta la visión del Gobierno y sus objetivos en lo que respecta a la gestión y el uso sostenible de la biodiversidad, con especial atención al fortalecimiento de la la participación ciudadana y en la gestión y distribución de los beneficios de la biodiversidad, en particular para poblaciones más vulnerables y que dependen directamente de los servicios ecosistémicos para subsistir.
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Library ResourceLegislationCosta Rica, Central America, Americas
La Ley consta de 6 títulos y 67 artículos. INDICE: Disposiciones generales (I); Organización institucional (II); Manejo y conservación de suelos (III); Participación de los particulares (IV); Acciones punibles (V); Disposiciones finales (VI).La presente Ley tiene como fin fundamental proteger, conservar y mejorar los suelos en gestión integrada y sostenible con los demás recursos naturales, mediante el fomento y la planificación ambiental adecuada (art. 1º).
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