The Right to Food and the Responsible Governance of Tenure: A dialogue towards implementation aims to provide guidance for the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) which were endorsed in May 2012 by the Committee on World Food Security. More specifically, the study begins with a general introduction of the global context within which the developing process of the VGGT took place.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2014Mozambique, Tanzania, Honduras, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, Indonesia, Philippines, Norway, Germany
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJune, 2014Kenya, Switzerland, Belgium, Japan, Denmark, Australia, Brazil, Netherlands, Cuba, China, Gabon, Norway, Canada
Meeting Name: Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Forest Genetic Resources (of the CGRFA) - ITWG-FGR
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/WG-FGR-3/14/Inf.6 -
Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2014Egypt, United States of America, Nepal, Peru, Indonesia, Australia, United Kingdom, China, Ethiopia, Republic of Korea, Cameroon, Thailand, Mozambique, South Africa, Malaysia, Botswana, Poland, India, Senegal, Uganda, Norway, Kenya
Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA-15/15/Inf.17.1
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2014Timor-Leste, Nepal, Kenya, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Canada, India, Malawi, Togo, Norway, Asia
The Review of the legislative framework and jurisprudence concerning the right to adequate food in Nepal discusses overarching aspects of Nepalese law and jurisprudence dealing with the human right to food. Following a brief discussion of the international legal protection of the right to food in Nepal, the review, in particular provides a critical assessment of constitutional as well as legislative provisions and offers a thorough analysis of Supreme Court jurisprudence pertaining to the right to food.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2014Kenya, Burkina Faso, Mali, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Austria, Argentina, India, Lebanon, Malawi, Myanmar, Niger, Norway, Ghana
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/TTLE-ABS-1/14/Inf.2
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2014Costa Rica, Switzerland, United States of America, Malaysia, Australia, Italy, Poland, Brazil, Norway, Iran, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Namibia, Thailand, Canada
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/TTLE-ABS-1/14/Report
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2014Burkina Faso, United States of America, Zambia, Guatemala, Peru, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Ghana, Malawi, Finland, Kenya, Liberia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Tanzania, Ecuador, Paraguay, Norway
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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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2014Kenya, Switzerland, Belgium, Japan, Denmark, Australia, Brazil, Netherlands, Cuba, China, Gabon, Norway, Canada
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/TTLE-ABS-1/14/ Inf.3 Rev.1
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2014Kenya, Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Australia, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Norway
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/TTLE-ABS-1/14/ Inf. 5 Rev.1
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2014Angola, United States of America, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, United Kingdom, Canada, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Mozambique, Liberia, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Netherlands, Norway, Africa
The Mozambique land law provides statutory recognition of customary land rights and is considered one of the most progressive legislations in Africa. However, the law continues to face implementation challenges, including the realization of equal rights for women and institutional reform. Simply having a progressive law ‘is not enough’ to bring about transformative change in a country.
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