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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 1986
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 1987
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsMarch, 2015Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, BrazilThis article ́s aim is to show that the main cause of deforestation in the Amazon rain forest is the lack of land governance. The deforestation occurs manly because property rights are not clearly establish, and occurs on land ruled directly or indirectly related to the state. After making a literature review on the Amazon region deforestation causes it will show, with data from PRODES (published by IMAZON, IPAN and ISA), on deforestation for the Amazon region and for the states revealing the main landowners types in which deforestation occurs more frequently.
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Seminario Regional sobre Expansión de la Frontera Agropecuaria y Medio Ambiente en América Latina
Conference Papers & ReportsSeptember, 1981PeruExamina las experiencias obtenidas en la ocupación económica del territorio comprendido en el eje San Ramón-La Merced, de la Selva Central del Perú. El análisis está orientado a determinar las políticas de acción utilizadas por el Gobierno, el sector privado y otros, en el proceso de expansión agropecuaria y sus incidencias en el uso de los nuevos espacios, en cuanto a la conservación y mejoramiento de los ecosistemas intervenidos.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsJune, 1983Brazil
Seminario sobre el Proyecto Procesos Agropecuarios de Importancia en América Latina desde la Perspectiva Ambiental
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Reunión Técnica de Expertos Gubernamentales Hacia un Desarrollo Ambientalmente Sustentable
Conference Papers & ReportsAugust, 1990Latin America and the CaribbeanIntenta verificar cuáles son las posibles alteraciones micro y mesoclimáticas derivadas de los cambios del uso del suelo, especialmente por la deforestación; cómo pueden modificar los cambios climáticos globales a los ecosistemas de América Latina y el Caribe; e indica algunas políticas que deberían adoptarse para minimizar estos problemas.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsAugust, 2011Global, South-Eastern Asia
Over 200 participants including 134 international delegates from 20 countries convened on 8–9 August 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand, for two days of deliberations on the potential of community forestry to address some of the biggest challenges we face today. Be it persistent rural poverty, climate change, governance, deforestation, or rights of indigenous and local people, there were questions raised and solutions offered in several packed sessions ending in a Vision 2020 exercise and a Call for Action at the close of the Forum.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsApril, 2016Sri Lanka
At the request of the Sri Lankan Government an assessment was designed and conducted as part of the development of the country’s national strategy on REDD+. The assessment involved applying criteria from the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests (VGGT) to analyze the tenure implications for a wide array of proposed policies and measures (PAMs) to address deforestation and forest degradation. The assessment will help Sri Lanka to prioritize and make investment decisions among the PAMs.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2018Global
Unprecedented is the number of international efforts by governments and private actors alike that seek to foster sustainable landscapes around the globe for the wellbeing of humans and nature. Working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the Bonn Challenge, the New York Declaration on Forests, the Aichi Targets of the CBD, the Paris Agreement, or regional efforts like the African Agenda 2063, the Global Landscapes Forum in Bonn 2018 aims to accelerate and mobilize collective action on the ground.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsAugust, 2018Cameroon
In 2017, Cameroon committed to restore forests and degraded lands over more than 12 million hectares across all ecosystems by 2030 as part of the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR 100). The fact sheet elaborates on the status of the commitments made and highlights key restoration efforts and major constraints to FLR in practice.
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