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Diretrizes Voluntárias sobre a Governança Responsável da Terra, dos recursos Pesqueiros e Florestais no Cotexto da Segurança Alimetar Nacional

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2015
Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, Brazil
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
land governance
food security
land policies
natural disasters
fisheries
community forestry
communal territory
land use
conflicts
land conflicts
community land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
land tenure systems
formal tenure
indigenous people's tenure
government
Indigenous Peoples
As Diretrizes Voluntárias para a Governança Responsável da Terra, dos Recursos Pesqueiros e Florestais no contexto da Segurança Alimentar Nacional (DVGT) aprovadas na 38a Sessão extraordinária do

Comitê de Segurança Alimentar Mundial (CSA), em maio de 2012, são um marco histórico. Elas representam o principal documento internacional normativo sobre questões fundiárias consensuado por todos os países membros das Nações Unidas.
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Ley General del Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambiente.

Legislation
December, 1987
Mexico
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
protected areas
environment
fisheries
land management
land law
agriculture
sustainable land use
La presente Ley se funda en una concepción integral del problema ecológico y en la decisión política de hacerle frente, sumando los esfuerzos del Estado y la sociedad.
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Decreto-Ley Nº 2811 - Aprueba el Código nacional de recursos naturales renovables y de protección del medio ambiente. Texto consolidado.

Legislation
December, 1974
Colombia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agricultural land management
concession (land)
land-use planning
natural resources management
coastal areas
environment
fisheries
water rights
land management
land law
waste (abuse)
El Código nacional de recursos naturales renovables y de protección del medio ambiente, consta de 340 artículos organizados en dos libros: Del Ambiente (Libro Primero) y De la Propiedad, Uso e Influencia Ambiental de los Recursos Naturales Renovables (Libro Segundo).
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Ley de Aguas Nacionales.

Legislation
November, 1992
Mexico
agricultural land management
farmland
concession (land)
fisheries
water rights
land law
La presente Ley rige el desarrollo, el uso y la protección de los recursos de aguas de la Nación, así como su administración; confirma y refuerza la función de la Comisión Nacional del Agua como principal organismo de vigilancia y desarrollo de los recursos hídricos de la Nación y establece los Consejos de Cuenca, que son instancias de coordinación y concertación entre todas las distintas dependencias públicas interesadas, incluidos los usuarios de aguas. Se considera la programación hidráulica nacional como una función fundamental del Gobierno Federal.
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Forest Resource Conservation Act, 1992 (No. 47 of 1992).

Legislation
July, 1992
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
private forests
forest management plans
protected areas
public ownership
natural resources management
land law
forestry
fisheries
land management
forest land
forest conservation
leases
This Act provides with respect to the management and conservation of forest resources in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It also provides for the protection of water resources present in forest areas and lease of forest land.
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Ley Nº 19.300 - Ley sobre Bases Generales del Medio Ambiente.

Legislation
March, 1994
Chile
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
fisheries
waste (abuse)
protected areas
land law
La presente Ley define, entre otros, los conceptos de biodiversidad, conservación del patrimonio ambiental, contaminación, impacto ambiental, desarrollo sustentable, zona latente y zona saturada. La Ley establece que determinados proyectos o actividades solo podrán ejecutarse o modificarse previa su evaluación del impacto ambiental (EIA), correspondiendo a la Comisión Regional o Nacional del Medio Ambiente la administración del sistema de EIA, así como la coordinación de los organismos del Estado involucrados en la obtención de los permisos o pronunciamientos.
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Regional developments [In 2014-2015 Global food policy report]

Peer-reviewed publication
Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Southern Africa, Central Asia, South America, Africa, Asia, Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, South America, Africa, Asia
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land Conflicts
agricultural and rural legislation
food security
land policies
women
agriculture
research
rural areas
poverty
climate change
environment
fisheries
rural development
youth
water management
land conflicts
farmers
land use
land rights
land tenure
land tenure systems
capacity development
In addition to global developments and food policy changes, 2014 also saw important developments with potentially wide repercussions in individual countries and regions. This chapter offers perspectives on major food policy developments in various regions including Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Lessons Learned for REDD+ from PES and Conservation Incentive Programs

Examples from Costa Rica, Mexico, and Ecuador

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
December, 2012
Ecuador, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
deforestation
fisheries
forest law
forestry
grazing
land use
property rights
sustainable development
transaction costs
Mexico, Costa Rica, and Ecuador have substantial experience with implementing payments for ecosystem services (PES) and conservation incentive programs. Yet, many aspects of their experiences remain poorly understood and will require special attention in any new or expanded use of these types of incentives.
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Private Investment in Land

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Qatar, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ukraine, China, Australia, Ghana, Congo, Ethiopia, Mozambique, South Africa, Malaysia, Brazil, India, Sudan, Saudi Arabia
forestry
fisheries
land policies
land governance
land tenure
Land Tenure Working Paper 21. This paper draws on proceedings of a meeting held to discuss the impact of growing private sector investments in land, fisheries and forests. This meeting, aimed at the private sector, took place at FAO headquarters on 28 February and 1 March 2011. The purpose of this paper is to provide a record of the discussion from the private sector perspective. The first section provides the context which led to the workshop concept.
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Water and Sewerage Authority Act, 1984 (Cap. 208).

Legislation
Grenada, Americas, Caribbean
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest land
protected areas
fisheries
sustainable land use
land law
This Act makes provision for a national water policy and for the establishment of the Water and Sewerage Authority and concerns several aspects of water resources management and policy. The Government shall promote a national policy for water and sewerage in Grenada. The Authority is established as a body corporate and shall be a successor to the Central Water Commission. Assets and liabilities of Central Water Commission shall be transferred to the Authority.