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    Proyecto Incorporación de la Dimensión Ambiental en los Procesos de Planificación del Desarrollo: Estudio de Casos, Aspectos Metodológicos y Cooperación Horizontal

    Reports & Research
    November, 1985
    South America, Central America

    Contiene algunas consideraciones sobre la crisis de desarrollo que sufre la region y sus consecuencias sobre la crisis de la planificacion y el medio ambiente. Analiza formas de incorporar la dimension ambiental a la planificacion, entre ellas, la investigacion sobre recursos naturales y evaluacion de los mismos, la preparacion de cuentas o inventarios del patrimonio natural y cultural. Evalua las formas institucionales adoptadas para la planificacion del desarrollo y presenta el analisis costo-beneficio como una herramienta de apoyo a la politica ambiental.

  2. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    October, 1985
    Ethiopia

    The main objectives of the cooperative societies of the 1960’s were the promotion, in accordance with cooperative principles and the requirements of social justice, of better living, better business and better methods of production by reducing the cost of credit, etc. Most of the societies then were farmers' cooperatives whose membership were composed of land owners, provincial and district Governors businessmen, etc. The leadership was also controlled by the same people.

  3. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    September, 1985
    Africa

    The expert group meeting was held in the spirit of the Lagos Plan of Action9 particularly chapters I and IX dealing with Food and Agriculture, and UNEP Governing Council decision GC.11/7 of May 19C3 on the programme budget, for 1984, part eight on the Regional Programme for Africa, dealing with, inter alia, the prevention of post harvest food losses and encroachment on arable land. The objective of the meeting was to review on-going activities and identify gaps where future activities should be directed.

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    September, 1985
    Nigeria

    Nigeria has a land area of 925,768 km2 or approximately 92,4 million ha., which places her as the 14th largest country in Africa. With a population estimated at 80 million, every inhabitant theoretically has only 1.15 ha of land available for meeting basic economic, industrial and social needs. Lying between latitudes 4°N and 12°N, on the west coast of Africa and with 680 km of coastline, land is not homogenous and is therefore not fully accessible ant! utilizable for any or all of these basic needs.

  5. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    February, 1985
    Africa

    This paper focuses on the proposals for food and agriculture development 1986 – 1990. the experiences and implications of the current crisis re-emphasize ever more sharply Africa's development priorities in the immediate future and in the long run.

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    September, 1985
    Africa

    The expert group meeting was held in the spirit of the Lagos Plan of Action,particularly chapters I and IX dealing with Food and Agriculture,UNEP Governing Council decision SC.11/7 of may 1983 on the program budget for 1984, part eight on the Regional Program for Africa, dealing with, inter alias, the prevention of

    post harvest food losses and encroachment on arable land. The objective of the meeting was to review on-going activities and identify gaps where future activities should he directed.

  7. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    May, 1985
    Africa

    In this document the secretariat of the Economic Commission for Africa analyses the land problem in the urban areas and housing programmes for the masses. The document is in five main parts. The first part introduces the land issue in human settlements policy and identifies areas requiring attention in the interest of an orderly use of land in urban areas.

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 1985
    Africa

    This study, which is part of in-depth studies on the economies of African least developed countries envisaged in the ECA Medium-term Plan for the period 1984—1989, underscores the objective of the attainment of food self—sufficiency as a priority area called for in such key documents, as Freetown Declaration (November 1976) of Ministers of Agriculture, the Regional Food Plan for Africa (l978) the Monrovia Declaration of Commitment on Guidelines and Measures for National and Collective self-reliance in social and Economic Development for the Establishment of a New Economic Order (July 1979),

  9. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 1985

    Looks at the allocation of resources to livestock research in Africa. Assesses the role of agricultural research and its value to national governments. Investigates the appropriate criteria to use for decision making by comparing three kinds of decision-making models. Presents conclusions for policy-making.

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