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  1. Library Resource
    Peer-reviewed publication
    December, 2014
    Nicaragua

    Natural resources constitute an important axis around which rural territorial dynamics revolve. Based on empirical
    registration of how applications for and denouncements of natural resource use are dealt with in two Nicaraguan rural territories, this
    paper examines the importance of inequality for the institutional practices through which district-level governance of natural resource
    use takes place. Notable differences are identified. The paper concludes that institutional practices which promote rule-based natural

  2. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    Videos
    Videos
    September, 2014
    Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, South America, Central America

    En América Latina se registran actualmente 826 pueblos indígenas que, para el año 2010, agrupaban a cerca de 45 millones de personas.

    La ONU ha sido pionera en la defensa de sus derechos. En este video, la CEPAL convoca a los países de la región a poner en práctica políticas que pongan fin a las desigualdades que les afectan.

  3. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    Videos
    Videos
    October, 2014
    Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, South America, Central America

    Na América Latina existem atualmente 826 povos indígenas que, para o ano de 2010, estão agrupados em cerca de 45 milhões de pessoas.

    A ONU foi pioneira na defesa dos direitos dos povos indígenas. A CEPAL convoca os países da região a colocar em prática políticas que terminem com as desigualdades que eles sofrem.

  4. Library Resource

    Primeras Jornadas de Planificación Económica y Social

    Reports & Research
    March, 2014
    Mexico

    El propósito de este documento es hacer una reflexión de la planeación urbana y su
    pertinencia hacia la innovación y la competitividad en las ciudades, que permita reorientar el objeto de
    estudio y recuperar la innovación, competitividad y la responsabilidad social como elementos
    centrales de la administración urbana desde el gobierno local; a partir de esta reflexión se identifican
    áreas de oportunidad para redireccionar la planeación urbana, hacia una administración de la
    competitividad urbana, mediante la innovación.

  5. Library Resource

    Proyecto REDD+ (GER/12/001)

    Reports & Research
    June, 2014
    Central America, South America

    Uno de los temas de negociación en la Convención Marco de Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático (CMNUCC) que ha atraído una atención preferente de los países de América Latina es el que dice relación con la instalación de un mecanismo, dentro de este convenio internacional, que pudiera movilizar recursos financieros para hacer frente a los procesos de deforestación y degradación que ocurren en los bosques del mundo, particularmente en las naciones en desarrollo, incluyendo actividades de conservación y/o el aumento del stock de carbono de la masa forestal.

  6. Library Resource
    Remembering Elinor Ostrom

    Her Work and its Contribution to the Theory and Practice of Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management

    Reports & Research
    April, 2014
    Eritrea, Kenya, Mexico, Canada, Mongolia, India, Global

    This special issue of Policy Matters focuses on the outreach and impact of Dr. Elinor Ostrom's groundbreaking research on common property (or commons) theory. Her work was instrumental in shaping contemporary analyses of resource management and conservation, especially at a local level. This collection of research papers, essays, commentaries, and songs build upon her work and provide case studies demonstrating the practical application of her theoretical contributions. 

  7. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2014
    Central America

    This protocol will describe the methodology to be employed for a systematic map that will chart the development of the landscape approach theory, consolidate and synthesize existing definitions, and identify where and how these approaches have been implemented in the humid and dry tropics.

  8. Library Resource

    Agricultura Climáticamente Inteligente en Sinaloa, México

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    October, 2014
    Mexico, Central America, Northern America, South America

    The climate-smart agriculture (CSA) concept reflects an ambition to improve the integration of agriculture development and climate responsiveness. It aims to achieve food security and broader development goals under a changing climate and increasing food demand.

  9. Library Resource

    Agricultura Climáticamente Inteligente en Costa Rica

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    October, 2014
    Costa Rica, Central America, South America

    The climate-smart agriculture (CSA) concept reflects an ambition to improve the integration of agriculture development and climate responsiveness. It aims to achieve food security and broader development goals under a changing climate and increasing food demand.

  10. Library Resource

    Agricultura Climáticamente Inteligente en El Salvador

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    October, 2014
    El Salvador, Central America, South America

    The climate-smart agriculture (CSA) concept reflects an ambition to improve the integration of agriculture development and climate responsiveness. It aims to achieve food security and broader development goals under a changing climate and increasing food demand.

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