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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2010
    Angola, Qatar, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Mali, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Niger, Rwanda, Liberia, South Africa, Madagascar, Tanzania, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Africa

    Access to arable productive land in African has been in decline due to the pressure of growing population trends and worsening land degradation as a result of climate change. Recent high profile land purchases covering thousand of hectares of prime agricultural land have raised concerns over equitable land access. Major expansions in regional land markets have increased investor interest in land acquisitions. Perceptions of land availability and competitive land prices have driven demand for prime agriculture land.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2013
    France, Switzerland, Gambia, Mali, Zimbabwe, China, Ghana, Congo, Malawi, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Mozambique, Liberia, South Africa, Uganda, Gabon, Tanzania, Vietnam, Africa

    This Issue of Nature & Faune puts forward the case of “African Youth in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development”. It comprises twenty one articles from authors of various backgrounds, including: policy makers, conservation NGOs; the private sector; civil society groups; research and academia as well as youth groups.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2015
    Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mauritius, Kenya, Gambia, France, Australia, United Kingdom, Congo, Malawi, Eritrea, Rwanda, South Africa, Lesotho, Italy, Tanzania, Senegal, Africa

    This edition of Nature & Faune journal will be a special Issue to mark the International Year of Soils. It is planned to be issued during the Conference of the African Soil Society taking place in Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso from 2nd to 10th December 2015. The special edition of the journal will feature short articles that address the central theme: "Sustainable soil management: an indispensable need for environmentally sound food security in Africa".

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2011
    France, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Israel, Indonesia, Australia, Ireland, Ghana, Congo, Senegal, Malawi, Niger, Cameroon, Rwanda, South Africa, Lesotho, Hungary, Italy, United Kingdom, Gabon, Africa

    This issue examines the ¿Economic and social significance of forests for Africa¿s sustainable development¿. It addresses efforts of African nations to sustainably manage their forests. Authors share cases and experiences highlighting attempts made by forest and natural resource managers to develop innovative partnerships with new stakeholders outside the traditional forest sector. The present edition of Nature & Faune points out where to obtain information on the contribution of wildlife to national economies. The regular feature Country Focus shines the spotlight on Lesotho.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2010
    Sudan, Nigeria, Mauritania, Israel, Sweden, Zimbabwe, Australia, United Kingdom, Ghana, Congo, Malawi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Italy, Tanzania, Botswana, Netherlands, Senegal, Chad, Cameroon, Africa

    This issue offers seventeen articles distributed among the following aspects of the climate change theme: two articles on Climate Change Impact; three articles on Climate Change Mitigation; nine articles on Climate Change Adaptation; and three articles that straddle all aspects of the climate change topic. The edition also presents specific information on aspects of climate change issues in individual countries including Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan and Zimbabwe

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2012
    Egypt, Benin, Zambia, Burundi, France, Australia, United Kingdom, Ghana, Congo, Malawi, Cameroon, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Italy, Tanzania, Central African Republic, Senegal, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

    This issue of Nature & Faune aims at highlighting the complexity of the interface between forest and agriculture in Africa. It strives to unfold the realities of managing the physical and economic zones where forests meet farms in Africa.

  7. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2013
    Angola, Algeria, France, United States of America, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Australia, United Kingdom, Ghana, Congo, Malawi, Cameroon, Kenya, Liberia, Japan, South Africa, Italy, Tanzania, Senegal, Gabon, Africa

    The present issue of Nature & Faune looks at the theme “Promoting good governance in natural resource management in Africa”. It is made up of some 17 articles, a good number of which dwell on structures and processes. They describe and analyse how projects and programs were designed and how committees etc. were composed; how transparent the governance is, whether adequately decentralized or participatory etc.

  8. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2010
    Angola, Benin, Zambia, Gambia, Mali, Burundi, Ghana, Congo, Malawi, Niger, Ethiopia, Cape Verde, Rwanda, Liberia, South Africa, Uganda, Somalia, Tanzania, Senegal, Togo

    Reviews FAO Regional Office for Africa’s activities in 2010, with focus on, among others, the following: Regional Conference for Africa held in Angola, CAADP, climate change, agriculture data tool kit on gender, forestry management, country assistance programmes and activities in South Africa, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Liberia, Uganda and Ethiopia.

  9. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2002
    Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Mauritania, Gambia, Mali, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Niger, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Uruguay, Zambia, Senegal, Togo

    Meeting symbol/code: ARC 02 2

  10. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2006
    Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Rwanda, Mali, Burundi, Guinea-Bissau, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ethiopia, Niger, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda, Madagascar, Tanzania, Senegal, Sudan, Africa

    Meeting Name: Regional Conference for Africa (ARC) (22nd Session)
    Meeting symbol/code: ARC 02 INF/7

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