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basic motivational drivers of northern and central European farmers

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Netherlands, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Austria
land management
farmers
Farmers are key actors in land management confronted with societyâs increasing demand for public goods. Understanding farmersâ values and motivations is essential to policy makers to foster more sustainable production practices. So far, no definite value profile for European farmers exists. Based on Schwartzâs theory of basic human values, we statistically analyzed six rounds of the European Social Survey to explore farmersâ value orientations in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland.
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Critical success factors for governing farmer-managed public goods in rural areas in the Netherlands

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Netherlands, Europe
land use
property rights
rural areas
farmers
Multifunctional land use has become a widely supported pathway for Europe's countryside. Brussels and the national governments stimulate farmers to integrate primary production with non-agricultural practices from which they can also benefit. In favour of this development different stakeholders are encouraged to collaborate to produce the so-called farmer-managed public goods. This paper explores critical success factors for the production and maintenance of these public goods.
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Strengthening resilience to food and nutrition insecurity in the Sahel and West Africa

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Burkina Faso, Nigeria, United States of America, Mauritania, Gambia, Mali, Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, Guinea, Malawi, Niger, Sudan, Cape Verde, Kenya, Belgium, Lesotho, Uganda, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad, Africa, Eastern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
pastoralists
natural resources management
In the Sahel, around 65 percent of the active population works in the agriculture sector and their livelihoods are therefore affected by climate change, markets and environmental factors. More than half of these are women. Recurring crises pose real concerns for the achievement of sustainable food and nutrition security in the region. The root causes of vulnerability to food insecurity and malnutrition are complex and multidimensional.
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Coping with Water Scarcity: The Role of Agriculture. Lebanon

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Egypt, Congo, Iran, Belgium, Hungary, Burundi, Jordan, Italy, Tanzania, Syrian Arab Republic, Greece, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Asia
water management
agriculture
capacity development
This publication summarized the activities of the project (Coping with water scarcity – the role of agriculture- Phase III: Strengthening national capacities in Lebanon). The project has helped improve the national, regional and local capacity to cope with water scarcity, as a result of an improved knowledge on how water is being used in the agricultural sector. The ultimate beneficiaries of the project were the communities of the Bekaa area, who benefited from development programme, the pilot project and interventions utilizing water for agriculture and more efficiently.
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Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands. Manual for Local Level Assessment of Land Degradation and Sustainable Land Management. Part 1

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Zambia, China, Australia, Cuba, New Zealand, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Kyrgyzstan, Italy, Netherlands, Tunisia, Argentina, Senegal, Tajikistan, Mongolia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
sustainable land management
natural resources management
water management
land management
land degradation
assessment
land cover mapping
This local level land resources assessment methodology (LADA-Local) was produced within the Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA) project. See Box 1 for the LADA project objectives and outcomes and the website <a href="http://www.fao.org/nr/lada">www.fao.org/nr/lada</a> for further information.
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Forest and Farm Facility (FFF): Local voices speaking together for global change

Policy Papers & Briefs
February, 2016
Nepal, South Africa, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Myanmar
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
sustainable development
Indigenous Peoples
Small forest and farm producers manage a third of the world’s forests. Together, these smallholder families, indigenous people and local communities are the world’s largest investors in forests. They are key to sustainable forest and farm management and have a critical role to play in the success of global concerns such as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), climate change adaptation and green growth. Yet all too often their voices go unheard.
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Governing Land for Women and Men

Reports & Research
March, 2016
Nepal, Liberia, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Germany, Mongolia, Asia, Africa
forestry
fisheries
land management
capacity development
land tenure
The VGGTs provide a paramount opportunity for reversing gender inequalities in agriculture and for promoting more gender-equitable governance of land tenure.
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Course: Safeguarding land tenure rights in the context of agricultural investments

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2016
Germany
VGGT
land rights
land tenure
land ownership
capacity development
This course aims to provide guidance to government authorities engaged in investment promotion, approval, and monitoring activities at all stages of the agricultural land-based investment cycle. Based on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure for Land, Fisheries and Forests, the course provides technical guidance on how to safeguard tenure rights, human rights, food security and the environment in the context of such investments.
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Forty years of community-based forestry

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
France, Switzerland, United States of America, Gambia, Sweden, Fiji, China, Indonesia, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, Congo, Malawi, Solomon Islands, Nepal, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, India, Mexico, Brazil, Mongolia
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary tenure
land governance
land tenure
community forestry
Indigenous Peoples
forest land
land tenure systems
indigenous people's tenure
Since the 1970s and 1980s, community-based forestry has grown in popularity, based on the concept that local communities, when granted sufficient property rights over local forest commons, can organize autonomously and develop local institutions to regulate the use of natural resources and manage them sustainably. Over time, various forms of community-based forestry have evolved in different countries, but all have at their heart the notion of some level of participation by smallholders and community groups in planning and implementation.
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Rapport de la septième session du Groupe scientifique consultatif, Panama, Panama, 7-8 novembre 2015

Journal Articles & Books
August, 2016
Antigua and Barbuda, France, Honduras, United States of America, Dominican Republic, Dominica, El Salvador, Jamaica, Guyana, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, Nicaragua, Belize, Haiti, Italy, Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Caribbean
natural resources management
research
The seventh session of the Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) was held in Panama City, Panama on 7-8 November 2015. The Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) hosted the session at the venue of its sixty-eight annual conference. The SAG discussed the outcomes of the work carried out by various joint working groups in 2014–2015 and their recommendations to WECAFC 16, the fisheries resource status in the Wider Caribbean Region, and activities to be undertaken by WECAFC in 2016–2017.