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Agricultural intensification by smallholders in the Western Brazilian Amazon

Reports & Research
January, 2002
Brazil
deforestation
land use
land management
Despite the importance of tropical moist forests for conserving biodiversity and storing carbon, forests continue to fall, because the private benefits of clearing land for agriculture far outweigh tangible economic gains from retaining forests. This report measures the financial disparity between forested and cleared land for small-scale farmers in two settlements in the western Brazilian Amazon where pastures are expanding and forests receding.
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Climate Benefits, Tenure Costs

The Economic Case For Securing Indigenous Land Rights in the Amazon

Reports & Research
October, 2016
South America, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
community forestry
deforestation
forest conservation
indigenous peoples' lands
forest land
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
land rights
community land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
land tenure systems
tenure security
Indigenous Peoples
A new report offers evidence that the modest investments needed to secure land rights for indigenous communities will generate billions in returns—economically, socially and environmentally—for local communities and the world’s changing climate. The report, Climate Benefits, Tenure Costs: The Economic Case for Securing Indigenous Land Rights, quantifies for the first time the economic value of securing land rights for the communities who live in and protect forests, with a focus on Colombia, Brazil, and Bolivia.
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Geo MERCOSUR

Reports & Research
November, 2008
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
deforestation
sustainable development
Comercio e Integración Regional Influyen en la dimensión Ambiental. Recursos naturales bordean el 60% del total de exportación de la subregión. Documento revelador sobre el mercado de la soya y otros. Documento completo se puede bajar de http://www.pnuma.org/raiz/GeoMercosurFinal.pdf Aquí le ofrecemos un summary de prensa.
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Logging, Mining, And Agricultural Concessions Data Transparency: A Survey Of 14 Forested Countries

Reports & Research
March, 2017
Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Russia
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
concession (land)
deforestation
environment
extractive industries
forest land
geographical information systems
land allocation
land information systems
land management
land use
land use mapping
natural resources management
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
Global demand for timber, agricultural commodities, and extractives is a significant driver of deforestation worldwide. Transparent land-concessions data for these large-scale commercial activities are essential to understand drivers of forest loss, monitor environmental impacts of ongoing activities, and ensure efficient and sustainable allocation of land.
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Report of the Twenty-second session of the Committee on Forestry

Reports & Research
August, 2014
Egypt, Bangladesh, United States of America, Zambia, Peru, Indonesia, Austria, Guyana, Republic of Korea, Uruguay, New Zealand, Kenya, Italy, Belgium, Japan, Gabon, Brazil, Argentina, Russia, Chad, Togo, Norway, Greece
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
forest land
land degradation
Meeting Name: Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2014/REP
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Global planted forests thematic study: Results and analysis

Reports & Research
December, 2006
Algeria, France, United States of America, Chile, Ukraine, China, Indonesia, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Iran, Italy, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, Malaysia, Japan, Australia, Myanmar, Argentina, India, Turkey, Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
forestry
natural resources management
environment
land improvement
Globally, according to FRA 2000, planted forests account ed for only 5% of forest area, but up to 35% of industrial roundwood supply. This is anticipated to rise to 40-44% by 2020. Planted forests reflect a higher social, environmental and economic importance than their area would suggest. Many countries have existing planted forest data that is not based upon forest inventory, is incomplete and often outdated. Thus it is difficult to measure and plan the quantity and quality of planted forest resources and the provision of goods and services that they supply.
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Report of the Twentieth Session of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission

Reports & Research
December, 1998
Jordan, Switzerland, United States of America, Chile, Guatemala, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia, Cuba, Argentina, Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil, South America, Caribbean
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
Meeting symbol/code: FO:LACFC/98/REP
Session: Sess. 20
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People's Republic of China Forestry Outlook Study

Reports & Research
December, 2009
Equatorial Guinea, Brazil, United States of America, Chile, Germany, China, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Italy, Solomon Islands, New Zealand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, India, Russia, Gabon, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
environment
land improvement
Developments in China will have substantial impacts on forestry in the rest of the region. This wide-ranging country outlook study discusses a host of topics including prospects for China's afforestation/reforestation efforts, supply and demand for forest products and ecological services, key drivers of change, impacts of globalization, policy developments, and social objectives of forestry.
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Enhancing countries’ capacity to report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on greenhouse gas emissions for the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use sector: Colombia

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Spain, Malaysia, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil, Americas
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
Colombia has submitted two national communications (NCs 2001, 2010) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), providing information on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, and measures to mitigate and facilitate adequate adaptation to climate change, among other information. In 2015, Colombia also presented its First Biennial Update Report (BUR), including the REDD+ technical annex. In 2010 and 2012, GHG emissions from the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector contributed to respectively 58 % and 43% of the national GHG emissions.
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DETERMINANTES DA ADOÇÃO DE SISTEMAS DE USO DA TERRA EM PÓLOS DE PRODUÇÃO AGROPECUÁRIA NO ESTADO DO ACRE, AMAZÔNIA BRASILEIRA

Conference Papers & Reports
July, 2008
Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
land tenure
A expansão da agricultura e da pecuária tem sido considerada como a principal causa do desmatamento que se processa na Amazônia. A decisão de escolha do sistema de uso da terra é um elemento determinante dos níveis de desmatamento e fatores relacionados às características da família e Ao ambiente socioeconômico antecedem as decisões de adoção desses sistemas. O objetivo desse estudo foi identificar os condicionantes da adoção dos diferentes sistemas de uso da terra nos principais pólos de produção agropecuária familiar no estado do Acre.