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2000 World Census of Agriculture: Analysis and International Comparison of the Results (1996-2005)

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2013
Serbia, Nigeria, Dominican Republic, Zambia, Israel, El Salvador, Afghanistan, Samoa, Ukraine, Peru, Belarus, China, Comoros, Slovakia, Seychelles, Mozambique, Uganda, Kyrgyzstan, Haiti, Iraq, Russia, Mexico, Mongolia
land use
Since 1950 FAO has prepared and advocated decennial programmes for the World Census of Agriculture (WCA). The 2000 Programme was the sixth in the series. These programmes on one hand serve to promote availability of internationally comparable data on the structure of agriculture; on the other hand they provide methodological guidance to countries in collecting data, following standard concepts, definitions and classifications.
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2002 International Year of Mountains

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Switzerland, Chile, Peru, Australia, Jamaica, Bolivia, China, Iran, Russia, Ethiopia, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Italy, Tanzania, Ecuador, Argentina, India, United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
rural areas
natural resources management
land use
deforestation
natural disasters
rural development
Statements from FAO's Director-General and the King of Nepal, profiles of mountain issues and activities from countries such as Bolivia, Italy, Kyrgyzstan and Peru, and information on mountain forests, tropical cloud forests and sacred mountains complete Unasylva's foray into the mountains.
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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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7th McDougall Memorial Lecture, 1971. Norman E. Borlaug

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1971
Algeria, United States of America, Israel, Afghanistan, Sweden, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Pakistan, Thailand, Morocco, Philippines, Malaysia, Mexico, Tunisia, Argentina, India, Turkey, Brazil
natural resources management
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A Global Mapping System for Bambara Groundnut Production

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2001
Algeria, Sudan, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Australia, Eswatini, United Kingdom, Djibouti, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Morocco, South Africa, Lesotho, Italy, Tanzania, Botswana, Netherlands, Tunisia, Argentina, Chad
land use
land suitability
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A review of the current state of bioenergy development in G8 + 5 countries

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2007
France, Estonia, United States of America, Sweden, Germany, China, Australia, Latvia, Canada, Colombia, Lithuania, South Africa, Malaysia, Italy, Netherlands, India, Mexico, Brazil
natural resources management
Bioenergy sits at the intersection of three of the world’s great challenges - energy security, climate change, and poverty reduction - and has received an enormous amount of attention in the past few years. Joint work on these issues is vital considering that together, the G8 +5 Countries account for about 55 percent of the world’s population, 70+ percent of global GDP, and about 72 percent of world energy-related and industry CO2 emissions (excluding deforestation). Bioenergy statistics are inadequate and not up to date.
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A territorial development vision oriented to indigenous peoples: a possible path

Reports & Research
December, 2012
Angola, Mozambique, Honduras, Philippines, Chile, Australia, Ecuador, Brazil, India, Guinea, Guyana, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary tenure
climate change
land governance
land tenure
Indigenous Peoples
land reform
land tenure systems
indigenous people's tenure
The purpose of this document is to promote a dialogue about land issues between FAO and its member countries, indigenous peoples, the Permanent Forum and other interested organizations. It outlines a number of basic principles of a methodological approach for indigenous peoples’ territorial recognition, starting from the consideration that a simple legal recognition is often not sufficient to improve living conditions for these communities. A more open reflection on the delicate theme of ‘development’ is also promoted and sought.
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A Trend Analysis of Leaf Area Index and Land Surface Temperature and Their Relationship from Global to Local Scale

Volume 9 Issue 10

Peer-reviewed publication
October, 2020
British Indian Ocean Territory, Central African Republic, Central America, South America, Northern America, United States of America, China, India, Europe, Russia, Australia, Global
scale
Although the way in which vegetation phenology mediates the feedback of vegetation to climate systems is now well understood, the magnitude of these changes is still unknown. A thorough understanding of how the recent shift in phenology may impact on, for example, land surface temperature (LST) is important. To address this knowledge gap, it is important to quantify these impacts and identify patterns from the global to the regional scale.
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Accomplishment and subjectivity of GIS-based DRASTIC groundwater vulnerability assessment method: a review

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Australia, Brazil, Canada, United States of America, India, Russia, China
land cover
land management
Groundwater vulnerability assessment is an important task in water resources and land management. The most sophisticated among the vulnerability assessment techniques is the GIS-based DRASTIC model. However, despite its popularity, it is marred with excessive subjectivity glitches; little research has been conducted to address the shortcomings associated with this method. This study investigates various issues regarding the application of the GIS-based DRASTIC model through a critical review of relevant literatures.
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Anglo American: the alternative report

January, 2007
Philippines, South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Ghana, Oceania, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Asia
mining
extractive industries
This report documents the performance of the world’s second largest mining company with regard to corporate social responsibility (CSR). Despite Anglo American’s participation in various voluntary CSR initiatives, it continues to abuse human rights, fuel conflict and damage the local environment and livelihoods. The report documents a number of Anglo American’s activities which highlight that there is still a long way to go as far as the company's commitment to CSR, including: