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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

International Conventions or Treaties
January, 1979
Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Canada, United States of America, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, China, Japan, Mongolia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, Croatia, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
land rights
advocacy
farmers
women
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) - currently ratified by 187 countries - is the only human rights treaty that deals specifically with rural women (Art. 14). Adopted in 1979 by the United Nations Generally Assembly, entered into force in 1981. The Convention defines discrimination against women as follows:
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Biological management of soil ecosystems for sustainable agriculture

Reports & Research
December, 2003
Egypt, United States of America, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Australia, Burkina Faso, Cuba, Colombia, Kenya, Philippines, Uganda, Italy, Tanzania, Ecuador, Netherlands, India, United Kingdom, Bhutan, Mexico, Brazil
land use
land management
land
This publication contains the proceedings of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)/FAO International Technical Workshop on Biological Management of Soil Ecosystems for Sustainable Agriculture, which was held at EMBRAPA-Soybean headquarters in Londrina, Brazil, from 24 to 25 June 2002.
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Le pluralisme et la foresterie et le développement rural durables

Reports & Research
December, 1999
Slovenia, France, Switzerland, United States of America, Zambia, Mali, Sweden, Germany, Indonesia, Bolivia, Austria, Finland, New Zealand, Japan, Turkey, Philippines, Italy, India, Sudan, Uganda, Norway
natural resources management
rural development
These proceedings reflect the broad range of disciplines, institutions and geographical regions represented at the workshop. The proceedings will hopefully provide insight for governments, NGOs, the private sector, local organisations and other actors on how to manage and participate in pluralistic forestry systems in order to further the goals of sustainable forestry for development.
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Conservation, Management and Utilization of Plant Gums, Resins, and Essential Oils: Proceedings of a Regional conference for Africa held in Nairobi, Kenya 6 - 10 October 1997

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1999
Sudan, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mauritania, Mali, Sweden, Germany, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Niger, Cameroon, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Somalia, Italy, Tanzania, India, Senegal, Chad, France
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Tenure
forest land
land use
natural resources management
rangelands
research
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2015 Global Forest Products Facts and Figures

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Egypt, United States of America, Chile, Sweden, Germany, China, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Republic of Korea, France, Uruguay, Thailand, New Zealand, Japan, Finland, Malaysia, Italy, India, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, Austria
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
forest land
This note presents highlights and recent trends in data for each of the main product groups, as well as a short summary of recent changes or improvements in statistics.
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Réforme agraire: Colonisation et coopératives agricoles 2004/2

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2004
Angola, Egypt, Malawi, Burkina Faso, Namibia, Guinea-Bissau, Bolivia, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo, Djibouti, Guinea, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Colombia, Indonesia, Cyprus, South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda, Madagascar, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, Africa, Americas
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
property rights
land governance
land tenure
land rights
private ownership
forest conservation
land reform
land ownership
The second volume of Land Reform, Land Settlement and Cooperatives for 2004 comprises eight articles that examine a range of areas central to land tenure activity. They provide a stimulating and, in some cases, critical set of perspectives on how best to tackle some of these issues.
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Fighting Poverty and Hunger

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Albania, Guatemala, Madagascar, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Ghana, Ecuador, Malawi, Italy, Panama
Urban Tenure
land use
urban areas
peri-urban agriculture
Towns and cities are growing rapidly in developing countries. This process is often accompanied by high levels of poverty and hunger, leading many urban dwellers to engage in farming activities to help satisfy their food needs. Policy makers need to recognize this reality and actively seize the opportunities offered by urban agriculture.
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Results of FRA 2000 (Secretariat Note)

Reports & Research
December, 2001
France, United States of America, Spain, China, Indonesia, Australia, Ireland, Suriname, Guyana, Finland, Japan, Italy, Brazil, India, Russia, Gabon, Papua New Guinea, Canada
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2001 6
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Geographic Information Systems to support the ecosystem approach to fisheries: status, opportunities and challenges

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2009
Angola, France, Mauritius, Germany, Namibia, Indonesia, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, United States of America, Japan, South Africa, Malaysia, Italy, Papua New Guinea, Norway
The ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF) has been developed over the last decade in response to perceived and actual deficiencies in previous methods of management. The EAF recognizes that fish are only one albeit important part of a much wider ecosystem incorporating an array of physical and biological components that humans interact with and exploit.
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Analysis of the Constraints and Opportunities in South West Uganda for the Adoption of a Range of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Practicies Using Multi-Level Stakeholder Analysis

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2010
Kenya, Indonesia, Rwanda, Vietnam, Philippines, Burundi, Italy, Tanzania, Australia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Czech Republic, Thailand, Uganda, Panama, Canada, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
sustainable land management
natural resources management
With the continual rise of global commodity prices and increasing population pressures worldwide, the future of agriculture is looking increasingly unstable. As a result of this escalating demand and intensification of unsustainable agricultural techniques, natural resources are facing an increasing threat of depletion.