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Climate change for forest policy-makers

Journal Articles & Books
February, 2019
Kenya, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Philippines, Mauritania, Argentina, China, Italy, Indonesia, Ghana, Congo, South Sudan, India, Senegal, Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
climate change
forest land
The critical role of forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation is now widely recognized. Forests contribute significantly to climate change mitigation through their carbon sink and carbon storage functions. They play an essential role in reducing vulnerabilities and enhancing adaptation of people and ecosystems to climate change and climate variability, the negative impacts of which are becoming increasingly evident in many parts of the world.
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Forest policies and forest resource flow in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Mali: conflicting or consistent for adaptation to climate change?

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2008
Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali
Forest Tenure
forest land
land management
This policy brief analyses forest policies in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Mali and their implication for adaptation and conflicts under climate change. It presents results of studies undertaken by Tropical Forest and Climate Change Adaptation (TroFCCA). The policy brief tracks the flow of specific forest ecosystem goods and services and the potential for social conflicts in the form of disagreement. Divergent views, arguments and clashes are identified.
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Evaluando la gobernanza forestal

Reports & Research
December, 2015
Serbia, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Zambia, Uganda, Guatemala, Denmark, Tanzania, Ecuador, Ghana, Congo, Malawi, Paraguay, Indonesia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
land governance
land tenure
forest land
forest conservation
Esta es una guía para medir o evaluar la gobernanza forestal. La gobernanza forestal comprende todos los sistemas sociales y económicos que afectan la forma en que las personas interactúan con los bosques, incluyendo las burocracias, leyes, politicas, normas y culturas tradicionales, patrones de tenencia de la tierra y mercados.
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Unasylva: Restauration du paysage forestier

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Burkina Faso, Honduras, Kenya, El Salvador, Guatemala, Zimbabwe, Canada, Congo, Costa Rica, Niger, Rwanda, Lesotho, Madagascar, Argentina, Brazil, Ghana
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Tenure
protected areas
sustainable land management
land-use planning
land management
forest land
land degradation
La publication de ce numéro d’Unasylva coïncide avec deux événements marquants pour les forêts. Les 196 Parties à la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques viennent de se réunir à la Conférence Paris climat 2015 en vue de négocier un accord qui soit en mesure de changer la donne en matière de changement climatique. Toujours à Paris, le Global Landscapes Forum 2015, Forum mondial sur les paysages, a été le théâtre de discussions de haut niveau portant sur la recherche et les politiques qui sous-tendent les questions d’utilisation des terres.
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Outil d’apprentissage sur les Mesures d’atténuation adaptées au pays (NAMA) dans les secteurs de l’agriculture, des forêts et des autres utilisations des terres (AFOLU)

Journal Articles & Books
May, 2015
Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Kenya, Mali, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Malawi, Costa Rica, Niger, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Pakistan, Italy, Tanzania, Togo, Uruguay
Forest Tenure
land-use planning
forest land
land use
La version française de l'Outil d'apprentissage sur les mesures d’atténuation appropriées au niveau national (MAAN) dans le secteur agriculture, foresterie et autres affectations des terres (AFAT) se compose d'une série de diapositives en cinq modules pour l'étude indépendante. L'outil examine les voies pour l'identification des MAAN (c’est-à-dire évaluations rapides ou approfondies) et la hiérarchisation des options différentes pour la réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES).
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Assessing Forest Governance

Reports & Research
December, 2014
Burkina Faso, United States of America, Zambia, Guatemala, Peru, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Ghana, Malawi, Finland, Kenya, Liberia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Tanzania, Ecuador, Paraguay, Norway
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
land governance
land tenure
forest land
forest conservation
Forest governance assessment is an expanding practice. People are using Assessments to watch for developing problems, diagnose needs for reform, Monitor progress of programs, and evaluate impacts. Governments, civil society Organizations, development partners, academics and coalitions of stakeholders Have all performed assessments in recent years. In 2012, an expert meeting at fao headquarters in rome recommended the creation of a guide to good practices in forest governance assessment and data collection.
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El estado de los bosques del mundo 2016

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Angola, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Gambia, Chile, China, Indonesia, Ghana, Guinea, Malawi, Costa Rica, Liberia, Uganda, Madagascar, Tunisia, India, Senegal, Chad, Georgia, Vietnam, Asia, Africa, Americas
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest land
land use
sustainable land management
Los bosques y los árboles respaldan la agricultura sostenible. Estabilizan los suelos y el clima, regulan los flujos de agua, ofrecen sombra y refugio y proporcionan un hábitat a los polinizadores y los depredadores naturales de plagas agrícolas. Asimismo, contribuyen a la seguridad alimentaria de cientos de millones de personas, para quienes constituyen fuentes importantes de alimentos, energía e ingresos. Sin embargo, la agricultura sigue siendo el principal factor de la deforestación a nivel mundial y, a menudo, las políticas agrícolas, forestales y de tierras no casan.
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Unasylva: Restauración de bosques y paisajes

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Burkina Faso, Kenya, El Salvador, Chile, Guatemala, China, Canada, Congo, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Rwanda, Uganda, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Ghana
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Tenure
protected areas
sustainable land management
land-use planning
land management
forest land
land degradation
La publicación de este número de Unasylva coincide con dos importantes acontecimientos para el sector forestal. Las 196 Partes en la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático acaban de reunirse en París en la Conferencia sobre el Cambio Climático para negociar un importante acuerdo sobre el clima. También, en París, el Foro Mundial de Paisajes 2015 es sede de debates de alto nivel sobre investigación y políticas relativas al uso de la tierra. La restauración de bosques y paisajes es una pieza clave de este rompecabezas.
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Rapport du Secrétariat sur les réponses de la FAO aux recommandations de la dix-neuvième session de la Commission des Forêts et de la Faune Sauvage pour l'Afrique

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Seychelles, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Burundi, Togo, Ghana, Congo, Djibouti, Paraguay, Gabon, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
forest land
land governance
Meeting Name: African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO:AFWC/2016/8.1
Session: Sess. 20
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Connaissances actuelles et tendances des produits forestiers au Niger

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2000
Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Mali, Niger, Ghana, Africa
Forest Tenure
forestry
forest land
natural resources management
This report comments on the situation of forest products in Niger. The first part of the report analyses the current uses and importance of forest products in the country followed by a special review on wood production and its uses. The later part looks into the collection, analysis and dissemination process and evaluates the methodologies used during the process. The most important products are also looked into in detail followed by some suggestions on how the overall process could be improved.