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  1. Library Resource
    Agriculture, forestry and other land use emissions by sources and removals by sinks cover image
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 1970
    Global

    This report discusses new knowledge on anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) activities made available through the new FAOSTAT Emission database. The database is available globally, with country detail, for all agriculture, forestry and land sub-categories available in FAOSTAT and in the Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

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    Institutional & promotional materials
    April, 2019

    La boîte à outils de LRP est une source en ligne librement accessible pour un éventail de parties prenantes et fournit des informations techniques sur les outils et les approches pour aider les decideurs politiques à différents niveaux pour surmonter les obstacles au niveau politique et faciliter la mise en place de solutions viables sur le terrain.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2012
    Algeria, Egypt, United States of America, Iraq, France, Malta, Jordan, Cyprus, Yemen, Albania, Oman, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Bahrain, Kuwait, Asia

    The report deals with land tenure issues in Lebanon and analyzes major problems facing sustainable agriculture in view of natural setting, prevailing practices and existing legislation. Lebanon consists mainly of rugged mountainous regions with slopping and steep lands. The population of Lebanon in 2007 was 4 million with 407,362 residing in Beirut, the administrative capital of Lebanon. One of the main problems in land tenure and land management issues is the cadastre where a significant part of Lebanon is still outside the cadastre (North Bekaa, East Mountains).

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2012
    Egypt, United States of America, Iraq, France, Netherlands, Iran, Ethiopia, Kenya, Jordan, Libya, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Saudi Arabia, India, Sudan, Brazil, Lebanon, Africa

    The share of agriculture in the GDP declined from 16 percent in the 1990s to almost 14 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, those employed in agriculture as a percent of total labor force is declining since 1960 to 2006. Despite losing labor and share of the GDP, agriculture is, and will continue to be, among the major economic activities in Egypt, and a generator for economic growth. The balance between agriculture and other productive sectors of the economy require proper spatial and land use planning. Land tenure is central to this planning exercise.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2012
    Qatar, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, China, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Iran, Lebanon, Africa

    The share of agriculture in the GDP declined from 16 percent in the 1990s to almost 14 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, those employed in agriculture as a percent of total labor force is declining since 1960 to 2006. Despite losing labor and share of the GDP, agriculture is, and will continue to be, among the major economic activities in Egypt, and a generator for economic growth. The balance between agriculture and other productive sectors of the economy require proper spatial and land use planning. Land tenure is central to this planning exercise.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1991
    France, Zambia, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Australia, Greece, Guinea, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Colombia, Panama, Kenya, Jordan, Philippines, Libya, Italy, Botswana, Netherlands, Argentina, Sudan, Europe, Asia, Africa, Northern America

    Extensive grazing is the predominant form of land use on at least a quarter of the world’s land surface, in which livestock are raised on food that comes mainly from rangelands. Extensive grazing differs from crop or forestry production, in which the produce remains in situ whilst growing. Evaluation for extensive grazing, unlike that for cropping or forestry, must take into account the production of both grazing forage, termed primary production, and the livestock that feed on this forage, termed secondary production.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1984
    Kenya, France, Nigeria, Philippines, Micronesia, Australia, Ghana, Congo, Guinea, India, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Niger, Brazil

    Shifting cultivation, under its diverse forms of slash and burn system, is a traditional method of cultivating tropical upland soils, mostly for subsistence purposes. This traditional system of cultivation is in ecological balance with the environment and does not irreversibly degrade the soil resource, provided a sufficient length of fallow is allowed for soil restoration. However, increasing population pressures necessitate more intensive use of land. The consequence is extended cropping periods and shortened fallows.

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    Reports & Research
    December, 2002
    Burkina Faso, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Mali, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Guinea, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal, Laos, Philippines, Uganda, Benin, Cambodia, Sudan, Mongolia, Brazil, Netherlands

    This report identifies FAO’s activities concerning access to natural resources (ANR), and identifies other organizations that use explicitly or implicitly a sustainable livelihoods approach in relation to ANR. The report constitutes Output 2.1 of the work plan of the FAO LSP Sub-programme 3.1 ("Building Stakeholder capacity to improve access to natural resources for the rural poor").

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    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2012
    Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, China, Africa

    The Kagera Transboundary Agro ‐ ecosystem management project is a regional project comprising four East African countries ‐ Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda ‐ that share the Kagera river basin. The agro‐ecosystems in the Kagera basin are facing increasing pressure as a result of rapid population growth and agricultural and livestock intensification characterized by progressive reduction in farm sizes and unsustainable land use and management practices.

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