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Amendment of the Law on Protection and Utilization of Forests and Range Lands.

Legislation
Iran, Western Asia, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
public ownership
pastoralists
forestry
land management
forest conservation
forest land
agriculture
Note7: This note indicates that Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture shall issue permits for any exploitation of natural dense forests and rangelands. Priority, on the basis of technical guidelines, shall be granted to those individuals in possession of livestock grazing permits and those using Forests and Rangelands in each region. The Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture shall fix yearly the basic price for forests and rangeland derived products.
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Amendments of the Law on Exploitation and Protection of Forestry and Range Lands.

Legislation
Iran, Western Asia, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
private forests
protected areas
public ownership
pastoralists
use rights
forestry
land management
land access
forest land
agriculture
The amendments concern the need for authorization from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Agriculture for the conversion of forest and valley land into the following: 1. making farmland, orchard, rangeland, artificial forests, forage land, livestock institutions, aquatic breeding institutions, as well as the use for mine exploting and exploration (in nothern Iran); and 2. establishment of factories, townships, schools, training institutions, sport clubs, etc.
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Climate adaptation and agriculture: Solutions to successful national adaptation plans

Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2014
Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Senegal, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Tanzania, Uganda, Africa, Asia, Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Western Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
agriculture
rangelands
The purpose of this brief is to share insights on agriculture and NAPs with national-level decision makers in developing countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), multilateral agencies, UNFCCC negotiators and donors. This brief explores how countries are overcoming the biggest challenges in developing NAPs, outlines examples of successful cross-sector adaptation planning, explores influence and leverage necessary for successful NAP processes, and offers specific recommendations.
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Climate change adaptation in mixed crop?livestock systems in developing countries

Journal Articles & Books
April, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Western Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
food security
agriculture
rangelands
Mixed crop?livestock systems produce most of the world’s milk and ruminant meat, and are
particularly important for the livelihoods and food security of poor people in developing
countries. These systems will bear the brunt of helping to satisfy the burgeoning demand
for food from increasing populations, particularly in sub?Saharan Africa and South Asia,
where rural poverty and hunger are already concentrated. The potential impacts of changes
in climate and climate variability on these mixed systems are not that well understood,
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Climate-smart agriculture success stories from farming communities around the world

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2013
Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Cape Verde, Comoros, Bahamas, Barbados, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Suriname, Eswatini, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Western Africa, Middle Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
agriculture
rangelands
To ensure a food-secure future, farming must become climate resilient. Around the world, governments and communities are adopting innovations that are improving the lives of millions while reducing agriculture’s climate footprint. These successful examples show the many ways climate-smart agriculture can take shape, and should serve as inspiration for future policies and investments.
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Forestry Sector Policy.

National Policies
Nepal, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Tenure
environment
pastoralists
forest conservation
rural population
forestry
sustainable land use
deforestation
land management
forest land
agriculture
The Forestry Sector Policy is a national sectoral policy which sets forth long-term, medium-term and short term objectives relating to the sustainable use of forest resources. The long-term objectives of the Policy are: a) to meet the people’s basic needs for forestry products on a sustainable basis; b) to contribute to food production; c) to protect land from degradation; d) to conserve and use biological diversity and genetic resources in a sustainable manner; e) to create opportunities for income generation and employment.
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Identifying determinants, pressures and trade-offs of crop residue use in mixed smallholder farms in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2014
Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Southern Asia
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land
agriculture
rangelands
Crop residues (CR) have become a limited resource in mixed crop-livestock farms. As a result of the increasing demand and low availability of alternative resources, CR became an essential resource for household activities, especially for livestock keeping; a major livelihood element of smallholder farmers in the developing world. Farmers’ decisions on CR use are determined by farmers’ preferences, total crop production, availability of alternative resources and demand for CR. Interaction of these determinants can result in pressures and trade-offs of CR use.
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Identifying Investment Opportunities for Ruminant Livestock Feeding in Developing Countries

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
November, 2012
Southern Africa, Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Western Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Land & Food Security
agriculture
contract farming
farmers
farming systems
farmland
food security
grazing
rangelands
In the future scenario for livestock development, there is a continuing role for smallholder producers, particular for dairy and small ruminants, relying heavily on grass and crop-residues, however in a growth mode, intensifying production, and enhancing the efficiency of resource use (less land, labor and feed resources per unit product). In particular improving the efficiency of converting feed into milk and meat will be critical to increase their income.
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Large-scale implementation of adaptation and mitigation actions in agriculture

Reports & Research
July, 2013
Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, India, Niger, Tanzania, Vietnam, Central America, South America, Northern America, Southern Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Western Africa, Africa, Asia, Eastern Asia, Eastern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
agriculture
rangelands
This paper identifies sixteen cases of large-scale actions in the agriculture and forestry sectors that have adaptation and/or mitigation outcomes, and distils lessons from the cases. The cases cover policy and strategy development (including where climate-smart objectives were not the initial aim), climate risk management through insurance, weather information services and social protection, and agricultural initiatives that have a strong link to climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Key lessons learned include:
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Law on Exploitation and Protection of Forestry and Range Lands.

Legislation
Iran, Western Asia, Asia, Southern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
public ownership
pastoralists
land law
forestry
land management
forest conservation
forest land
agriculture
Chapter one of this Law contains definitions of terms therein employed, such as: forest, forest bushes, desert shrubs, forest cover and regions, range, planted rangeland, logs and saplings. Chapter two sets out rules for exploitation and protection of the above mentioned areas. Forestry Organization, established within the Ministry of Agriculture, shall supervise and issue permits for each applicant regarding exploitation of these areas. Licence shall be valid up to one year.