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Brazil Land Governance Assessment

September, 2015
Brazil
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
urbanization
property rights
capacity development
land tenure
sustainable development
forestry
land use
land speculation
climate change
deforestation
urban areas
property
transaction costs
environment
common property
slums
land
land management
This report on the assessment of land
governance in Brazil summarizes and discusses the results of
a series of standardized self-assessments of the land
governance situation in Brazil, conducted entirely by
Brazilian speakers. Therefore, these findings represent the
perception of local experts based on their experience of
news and data available. The main aim of this report are
federal and state authorities directly involved in land
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Lavouras Transgênicas: Riscos e Incertezas

Journal Articles & Books
April, 2015
Brazil
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agricultural land management
agriculture
climate change
deforestation
food security
land governance
rural areas
rural population
sustainable development
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
territory
urban areas
urban population
Esta publicação representa a continuidade do trabalho iniciado por Magda Zanoni, no Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário (MDA), no sentido de discutir os riscos das plantas transgênicas para a saúde e o meio ambiente. Em sua atuação no MDA e como representante do Ministério na CTNBio, Magda dedicou esforços para chamar a atenção à importância desse debate.
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FAO Representation in Georgia: E-Newsletter Issue #9, 2015

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2015
South Africa, Turkey, Georgia, Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
climate change
The E-Newsletter consists of three stories: international experience in seed quality control and certification shared in Georgia; farm registry pilot project in Racha region; world deforestation slows down as more forests are better managed.
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FAO Assessment of Forests and Carbon Stocks, 1990-2015. Reduced Overall Emissions, but Increased Degradation

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2015
United Kingdom, United States of America, Brazil, Japan
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
forest land
land degradation
Global estimates of forest emission trends show that total emissions have decreased by over 25 percent between the period 2001–2010 and the period 2011–2015. FAO data show that the decrease is due to a decline in deforestation rates globally. They also reveal that emissions from forest degradation, estimated for the first time, are increasing over time and represent one-quarter of total emissions.
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Save and Grow Farming Systems Fact Sheet 3: More maize, less erosion

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2015
Honduras, Congo, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Brazil, Italy, Americas
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
land degradation
agroforestry systems
The third fact sheet in the <I>Save and Grow</I> series presents the key points of the Quezungual Slash-and-Mulch Agroforestry System, or QSMAS in Honduras. The system builds up soil nutrient stocks, and produces maize yields double those of traditional shifting cultivation.It reduces the time needed for land preparation, prevents soil erosion, and improves the supply and quality of water for downstream consumers. Many ‘slash-and-mulch’ farmers have diversified production, primarily into home gardens and livestock.
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Emerging approaches to Forest Reference Emission Levels and/or Forest Reference Levels for REDD+

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Switzerland, Chile, Germany, Peru, Guatemala, Indonesia, Norway, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Guyana, Costa Rica, Colombia, Nepal, Laos, Japan, Vietnam, Madagascar, Cameroon, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Mexico, Brazil, Ghana, Asia, Americas, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
climate change
land degradation
forest land
<p>The information in the document corresponds to the situation in October 2014, for the most recent overview of UNFCCC FREL/FRL submissions please consult <a href="http://redd.unfccc.int/fact-sheets/forest-reference-emission-levels.html">this link.</a> </p> This document provides examples of emerging approaches to FREL/FRL development adopted in different contexts, including for demonstration activities by countries seeking to take actions to reduce GHG emissions or enhance forest
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International Online Conference on the Economics of Climate Change Mitigation Options in the Forest Sector

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2015
Egypt, Nigeria, United States of America, Mozambique, Peru, Indonesia, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Republic of Korea, Colombia, Panama, Nepal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nicaragua, Turkey, Belize, Italy, Cambodia, India, Mexico, Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
environment
land improvement
This publication contains key messages from the International Conference on the Economics of Climate Change Mitigation Options in the Forest Sector, organized by FAO and held online in February 2015. It summarizes key points from 51 technical presentations and panel and plenary discussions of 6 thematic sessions: afforestation and reforestation, reduced deforestation and degradation, changing forest management practices, wood energy, green building and sustainable packaging.
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Desmatamento nos Assentamentos da Amazônia: Histórico, Tendências e Oportunidades

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2016
Brazil
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
agrarian structure
agricultural and rural legislation
agricultural land management
climate change
deforestation
farmers
farmers associations
farmland
food security
forest conservation
forest land
forest law
forest management plans
indigenous peoples' land rights
indigenous peoples' lands
Indigenous Peoples
indigenous people's tenure
rural areas
rural development
rural population
sustainable development
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
Os assentamentos de reforma agrária têm assumido um papel de destaque em relação ao desmatamento da Amazônia nos últimos cinco anos. Atualmente cerca de 8% do território dos estados amazônicos (41,8 milhões de hectares) encontra-se destinado aos 3.589 assentamentos de reforma agrária.
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Designing for value: Structuring voluntary certification programs to increase stakeholder acceptance

Reports & Research
December, 2015
Brazil, Indonesia, Asia, South-Eastern Asia, South America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
climate change
agriculture
Voluntary certification programs are one type of intervention used to incentivize the commodity agricultural sector in tropical forest landscapes to reduce deforestation and improve sustainability. These programs encourage supply-chain actors to produce and source products according to agreed standards. We review the cases of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) voluntary certification program in Indonesia, and the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) voluntary certification program for cattle in Brazil.
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Reducing deforestation and enhancing sustainability in commodity supply chains: interactions between governance interventions and cattle certification in Brazil

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Brazil, South America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
climate change
food security
agriculture
A large number of governance interventions are being developed in order to reduce deforestation and enhance the sustainability of commodity

supply chains across the tropics. The extent to which individual agricultural commodity supply chain interventions can achieve scale, and

environmental or social objectives, depends in part on the ways in which those interventions interact with other interventions. We use a casestudy

of the new Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) cattle certification program in Brazil to explore the different ways in which governance