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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Brazil, South America
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2016Nicaragua, Central America
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017Peru, South America
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National PoliciesJanuary, 2017JamaicaThe 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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Library ResourceNational PoliciesJanuary, 2005Colombia
El Plan de Acción Nacional de Lucha contra la Desertificación y la Sequía en Colombia es un instrumento de alcance nacional cuyo objetivo general es adelantar acciones contra la degradación de tierras, desertificación y mitigación de los efectos de la sequía, así como para el manejo sostenible de los ecosistemas de las zonas secas, a partir de la aplicación de medidas prácticas que permitan prevenir, detener y revertir dichos procesos degradativos y contribuir al desarrollo sostenible de las zonas afectadas.
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Lessons Learned from an Exchange of Brazilian Experiences with Africa
Reports & ResearchPolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2012Brazil, Africa, Latin America and the CaribbeanThis publication is the result of an initiative to promote an exchange between Brazil and African countries on lessons learned about the role of community forestry as a strategic option to achieve the goals of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). The initiative was supported by the World Bank with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and coordinated by the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS) with support from the National Forestry Agency International (ONFI).
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Peer-reviewed publicationMarch, 2017Costa RicaInternational 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 ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1967Angola, France, Brazil, Japan, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Portugal, United Kingdom, Canada, Iran, Central African Republic, Solomon Islands
An international review of forestry and forest products
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1966Finland, Canada, United States of America, Japan
An international journal of forestry and forest industries
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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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