Rangeland resources are among the most important – and almost certainly the most neglected – agro ecosystem component in dry areas. They are the largest land-use category, home to the poorest segment of the population, and crucial for millions of small-scale livestock producers. The availability of grazing resources for livestock in the world’s drylands is low and erratic due to the recurrent droughts in which animals can often fall victim.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2012Europe
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJuly, 2013Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, India, Niger, Tanzania, Vietnam, Central America, South America, Northern America, Southern Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Western Africa, Africa, Asia, Eastern Asia, Eastern Africa
This paper identifies sixteen cases of large-scale actions in the agriculture and forestry sectors that have adaptation and/or mitigation outcomes, and distils lessons from the cases. The cases cover policy and strategy development (including where climate-smart objectives were not the initial aim), climate risk management through insurance, weather information services and social protection, and agricultural initiatives that have a strong link to climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Key lessons learned include:
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJune, 2006Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Hungary, India, Iran, Kenya, Laos, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, South Africa, Sudan, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Western Africa, Middle Africa, Central America, South America, Western Asia, Southern Asia, South-Eastern Asia
This introductory section covers the period since the submission of the last Mid-Term
Plan until present, and concentrates on the following areas:
> Principal areas of progress.
> Developments in 2005 and early 2006.
> Changes to the CPMT strategic plan.
> Research achievement highlights.
> Program progress.
At this point – just under half way (two years and six months) in the implementation
of the first CPWF phase (and three-and-a-half years since inception began)
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2011Serbia, Australia, Netherlands, Russia, Kazakhstan, Germany, Italy, Asia
Настоящая серия отчетов «Основные аспекты исследования четырех секторов отрасли жи- вотноводства в Казахстане» подготовлена Инвестиционным центром ФАО в сотрудничест- ве с Аналитическим центром экономической политики в агропромышленном комплексе (АЦЭП АПК) при АО «КазАгроИнновация» Министерства сельского хозяйства Республи- ки Казахстан. Финансирование исследования осуществлялось полностью за счет ФАО.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1993India, Chile, Mexico, Italy
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2012Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Iraq, Cyprus, Iran, Ethiopia, Jordan, Morocco, Libya, Turkey, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Kuwait, Tunisia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Lebanon
Meeting symbol/code: FO:NEFRC/2012/REP
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1996Kenya, Pakistan, Eswatini, China, Italy
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2003Syrian Arab Republic, Italy, Asia
gricultural biodiversity in FAO FAO’s goal is to alleviate poverty and hunger by promoting sustainable agricultural development, improved nutrition and food security – the access of all people at all times to the food they need for an active and healthy life. The importance of biological diversity for food security and sustainable agriculture has been recognized by FAO and the Organization is working to promote its conservation and sustainable use in an agricultural context.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2015Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Cyprus, Iran, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Jordan, Morocco, Yemen, South Africa, Turkey, Oman, Italy, Tunisia, South Sudan, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon
Meeting Name: Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC)
Meeting symbol/code: FO:NEFRC/2015/2/Rev.1 (English only)
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1951Bolivia, Italy
Revista internacional de silvicultura e industrias forestales
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