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Technical Guide on the Integration of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security into the Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertificati

Manuals & Guidelines
March, 2022
Global
Forest Landscape Restoration
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
VGGT
land governance
food security
land degradation
fisheries
forest conservation
land restoration
Produced jointly by the secretariats of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), with contributions from multiple stakeholders, this technical guide addresses the integration of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) within the implementation of the UNCCD and Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), thus opening a new chapter in ongoing efforts to combat desertification, land degradation, and drought
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In the Face of Threats and Invasions in the Forests, Communities Defend and Reclaim Their Life Spaces

WRM Bulletin 254 – Jan/Feb 2021

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2021
Mozambique, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
gender equity
poverty
sustainable development
land-use planning
environment
climate change
fisheries
deforestation
forest conservation
forest management plans
mining
land dispute
community land rights
customary tenure
tenure security
Indigenous Peoples
land rights activists
local communities
extractive industries
women
The articles in this Bulletin are written by the following organizations and individuals: National Coordinator for the Defense of the Mangrove Ecosystem (C-CONDEM), Ecuador; Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakya (Bentala Raya Heritage Foundation), Indonesia; Venezuelan Observatory of Political Ecology and members of the WRM international secretariat in close collaboration with several allies who are part of grassroots groups in different countries.
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በፈቃደኝነት ላይ የተመሠረቱ በአገር አቀፍ የምግብ ዋስትና ማእቀፍ ውስጥ የመሬት፣ የአሳ እና የደን ሀብት ይዞታ መብት በኃላፊነት ማስተዳደርን የተመለከቱ መመሪያዎች

ይህ መመሪያ በፈቃደኝነት ላይ የተመሰረተ የመሬት፤ ዓሣ እና ደን አስተዳዳርና ጥበቃ፤ ለብሄራዊ የምግብ ዋስትና በሚል ተዘጋጅቶ ከእንግሊዝኛ ወደ አማርኛ የተተረጎመ ነው፡፡

Manuals & Guidelines
May, 2019
Africa, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
fisheries
forest conservation
የነዚህ የበጎ ፈቃድ መመሪያዎች አላማ የመሬት፣ የአሳ እንዲሁም የደን ይዞታ አስተዳደርን ለማሻሻል ምሪት መስጠት ብሎም እንደማጣቀሻ ማገልገል ሲሆን ይህም ለሁሉም ሰው የምግብ ዋስትናን ማረጋገጥ የተሰኘው መርሆን መሠረት ያደረገ እና የሰው ልጆችን በቂ ምግብ የማግኘት መብት በአገር አቀፍ የምግብ ዋስትና ማዕቀፍ ውስጥ በዘላቂነት እውን እንዲሆን ድጋፍ መስጠት ነው። የነዚህ መመሪያዎች አላማ ረሃብን እና ድህነትን ለማጥፋት ለሚደረገው አለም አቀፍ እና አገር አቀፍ ርብርብ አስተዋጽዖ ማድረግ ሲሆን ይኸውም ቀጣይነት ያለው የመሬት ልማት ለዕድገት መሠረታዊ ጉዳይ ነው የተሰኘውን መርሆ በማንገብ ፍትሃዊ የመሬት፣ የአሳ እና የደን ሀብት ክፍፍል እንዲሁም ዋስትና ያለው የይዞታ መብት እንዲኖር ማስተዋወቅን ይጨምራል። ድህነትን እና ረሃብን ማጥፋት እንዲሁም ቀጣይነት ያለው የተፈጠሮ ሀብት አጠቃቀምን ማስፈን በዋናነት የማህበረሰቡን እና ሌሎች የሚመለከታቸው አካላትን መሬት፣ የአሳ እና የደን ሀብቶች ማግኘት ላይ የተመሠረተ ነው። የአብዛኛው በተለይ የገ
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Contested aquaculture development in the protected mangrove forests of the Kapuas estuary, West Kalimantan

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2014
Indonesia
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Corruption
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
coastal areas
community land rights
concession (land)
conflict of interest
corruption
deforestation
development
displacement
dispossession
environment
expropriation
fisheries
forest conservation
forest land
green belts
land access
land acquisitions
land clearing
land conflicts
land dispute
land grabbing
land tenure
land transactions
local communities
protected areas
Indonesia comprises more mangroves than any other country, but also exhibits some of the highest mangrove loss rates worldwide. Most of these mangrove losses are caused by aquaculture development. Monetary valuation of the numerous ecosystem services of mangroves may contribute to their conservation.
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National Environmental Action Plan of Estonia for 2007-2013

National Policies
February, 2007
Estonia
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
forestry
protected areas
land-use planning
palm oil industries
forest management plans
coastal areas
natural disasters
environment
fisheries
compensation
sustainable land use
gender equity in access to land
land management
forest land
waste (abuse)
forest conservation
The National Environmental Action Plan of Estonia is a national cross-sectoral action plan of Estonia for the period 2007-2013. Its main objective is to present a consensual list of nationally prioritised activities aimed at achieving the primary goals of the environmental policy specified in the national Environmental Strategy, indicating the financing needs and discussing the most optimal use of non-budgetary funding sources.The Action Plan aims to ensure food and potable water safety.
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Plan National Climat de la Belgique 2009 – 2012.

National Policies
December, 2008
Belgium
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
farmland
coastal areas
fisheries
sustainable land use
land management
forest land
forest conservation
Le Chapitre 1.2 établit les objectifs du Plan National Climat. Le premier objectif du Plan National Climat consiste à formaliser les grands axes stratégiques prioritaires que la Belgique met en œuvre pour relever le défi du Protocole de Kyoto. Il s’agit d’optimiser l’impact des politiques et mesures mises en place par les différentes autorités compétentes, par le développement de synergies et d’approches complémentaires, compte tenu des compétences respectives de ces entités. A cet effet, 11 axes stratégiques ont été identifiés: Six axes stratégiques sectoriels sont dressés: 1.
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Second National Environment Action Plan (NEAP II).

National Policies
January, 1999
Maldives
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
deforestation
protected areas
farming systems
coastal areas
environment
fisheries
natural disasters
land management
forest conservation
forest land
sustainable land use
This Second National Environment Action Plan is a nation-wide sectoral document that provides a framework to guide the efforts in ensuring that the Maldives continues to develop in a sustainable manner. The approach taken in the formulation of this NEAP II results in drawing out a number of key issues which need to be addressed and then identifying appropriate responses to them. The aim of this Action Plan is to protect and preserve the environment of the Maldives, and to sustainably manage its resources for the collective benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations.
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Accord-cadre de coopération entre le Gouvernement de la République de Guinée et le Gouvernement de la République fédérale démocratique d'Ethiopie du 11 avril 2016.

International Conventions or Treaties
April, 2016
Guinea, Ethiopia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
farmland
land-use planning
environment
fisheries
land management
forest land
forest conservation
Le présent Accord vise à mettre en place un cadre général et des directives pour la coopération bilatérale entre les deux Parties. Les Parties s'engagent à coopérer dans plusieurs secteurs, entre autre, agriculture; élevage ; foresterie; ‘énergie ; santé ; habitat et Aménagement du Territoire ; Pêche ; et environnement.
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Decision No. 1636/QD-TTg approving the adjusted master plan on socio-economic development of Lao Cai province through 2020, with a vision toward 2030.

Regulations
September, 2015
Vietnam
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
forestry
agricultural land management
land-use planning
forest management plans
environment
fisheries
water rights
land management
forest land
forest conservation
This Decision approves the adjusted and supplemented master plan on socio-economic development of Lao Cai province through 2020, with a vision toward 2030 with the following principal contents: 1. The master plan on socio-economic development of Lao Cai province must conform to the national socio-economic development strategy, the master plan on socio-economic development of the northern midland and mountainous regions and be in line with sectoral development master plans nationwide. 2.
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Liberian Code of Forest Harvesting Practices of 2017.

May, 2017
Liberia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
forestry
protected areas
land-use planning
environment
fisheries
land management
forest management plans
forest land
forest conservation
sustainable land use
This Code of Forest Harvesting Practices seeks to provide a set of guidelines to forest operators for carrying out sustainable and improved harvesting operations. It applies to all harvesting operations within Liberia’s natural forests. It includes among other things, social environmental and social performance requirements for timber logging and post-harvesting activities.