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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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Access to Seeds and Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2007
Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Guatemala, China, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Thailand, New Zealand, Nepal, Laos, Philippines, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Italy, Tanzania, Netherlands, India, Mongolia, Cambodia, Asia
Forest Tenure
land governance
land tenure
community forestry
forest land
grazing
Laos depends heavily on rice based agriculture systems and there is evidence that the traditional diversified diet and income base is being eroded, resulting in a negative effect on the livelihoods of the people. The opportunity to gather food in forests is diminishing and dietary diversity is being narrowed.
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Assessing causes of recent organic carbon losses from cropland soils by means of regional-scaled input balances for the case of Flanders (Belgium)

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2007
France, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Europe
land management
Several recent reports on cropland soil organic carbon (SOC) stock changes throughout Europe indicate a general continuing loss of SOC from these soils. As most arable soils in Europe are not in an equilibrium situation because of past changes in land-use and management practices, shifts in both have been suggested to drive this decline of SOC stocks. A lack of data has prevented the unambiguous verification of the contribution of these factors to SOC loss.
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Changes in land-use/land-cover patterns in Italy and their implications for biodiversity conservation

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2007
Italy
Land-use/land-cover change is the most important factor in causing biodiversity loss. The Mediterranean region has been affected by antropic disturbance for thousands of years, and is, nowadays, one of the most significantly altered hotspots in the world. However, in the last years a significant increase in forest cover has been measured. These new patterns are independent from planned conservation strategies and appear to have a substantial impact on landscapes and biodiversity.
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Enforcement of the 2003 CAP reform in 5 countries of the West European Union: Consequences on land rent and land market

April, 2007
France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Land & Investments
land markets
land reform
This paper analyses the enforcement of the 2003 CAP reform in 5 countries of the West European Union: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and United Kingdom. The reform gives multiple possibilities of adaptation at a national or regional level.
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Enforcement of the 2003 CAP reform in 5 countries of the West European Union: Consequences on land rent and land market

Policy Papers & Briefs
May, 2007
France, Spain, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
Land & Investments
land policies
farmland
land reform
land economics
land markets
leases
land ownership
This paper analyses the enforcement of the 2003 CAP reform in 5 countries of the West European Union: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and United Kingdom. The reform gives multiple possibilities of adaptation at a national or regional level.
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Framework perspective on local participation in policy: Views through FAO experience

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2007
Mozambique, Honduras, Netherlands, Philippines, South Africa, El Salvador, Germany, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Brazil, Kenya
land governance
land tenure
The goal of this exercise is to identify some of the tools a development agent needs for achieving effective local participation in policy development. The intended audiences are FAO professionals and their colleagues, in other agencies and in the field programs. This paper uses an analogy of walking and climbing to separate the familiar project experiences (the walking) from the less-known territory of policy influence (the climbing).
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Good governance in land tenure and administration

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2007
Finland, Italy
land policies
property rights
land governance
land administration
land tenure
land rights
private ownership
landowners
land ownership
This guide is written for people who work in land administration and all those with an interest in land, land tenure and their governance. Although much has been written about the importance of good governance in achieving development goals, there is comparatively little material on good governance in land tenure and administration. Failings in governance have adverse consequences for society as a whole. By contrast, good governance can help achieve economic development and the reduction of poverty. Good governance matters.
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Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons

Reports & Research
December, 2007
Angola, Timor-Leste, Rwanda, Iraq, Afghanistan, Burundi, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Pakistan, Colombia, Mozambique, Liberia, South Africa, Vietnam, Somalia, Italy, Cambodia, Sudan, Georgia, Uganda
land policies
property rights
land governance
land tenure
land rights
land access
private ownership
landowners
land ownership
The Pinheiro Principles provide restitution practitioners, as well as States and UN and others agencies, with a consolidated text relating to the legal, policy, procedural, institutional and technical implementation mechanisms for housing and property restitution. As such, the Principles provide specific policy guidance regarding how to ensure the right to housing and property restitution in practice and for the implementation of restitution laws, programmes and policies, based on existing international human rights, humanitarian, refugee and national standards.
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Information and communication technologies benefit fishing communities. Policies to support improved communications for development - SFLP

Reports & Research
December, 2007
Kenya, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Philippines, Zambia, Mali, Senegal, Italy, Ireland, Ghana, Argentina, India, United Kingdom, Chad, Brazil, Africa
fisheries
The aim of this policy brief is to: Show how new information and communications technologies (ICTs) can link with established methods to enhance opportunities for development Review the uses and potential impact of existing and emerging information and communications technologies in fisheries and fishing communities Suggest policy strategies and partnerships to encourage access to and usage of ICT for fisheries management and for livelihood support and poverty reduction