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Impact of shrimp farming on arable land and rehabilitation of resultant salt-affected soils/integrated soil management for sustainable use of salt-affected soils

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2000
Nigeria, Thailand, Africa, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
sustainable land management
environment
land management
land degradation
The development of agricultural technologies and a better appreciation of the existing but under-utilised knowledge of resource management will be crucial in meeting the ecological needs and in achieving the anticipated food demands of the growing population in the future. The greatest challenge for the coming decades lies in the fact that the production environments are unstable and degrading. Land degradation is proceeding so fast that unless policies and approaches change, many countries will not be able to achieve sustainable agriculture in the foreseeable future.
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La gouvernance responsable des regimes fonciers et le droit

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2016
Nepal, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Kenya, Nicaragua, Uganda, Mali, France, Botswana, Bulgaria, Suriname, Paraguay, Colombia, Belize
land governance
agricultural and rural legislation
land rights
land tenure
Les Directives volontaires pour la gouvernance responsable des terres, des pêches et des forêts dans le contexte de la sécurité alimentaire nationale reconnaissent que des investissements responsables des secteurs public et privé sont essentiels pour améliorer la sécurité alimentaire et appellent à des investissements qui protègent les usagers et les propriétaires fonciers contre la dépossession des droits fonciers légitimes.
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Connaissances actuelles et tendances des produits forestiers au Niger

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2000
Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Mali, Niger, Ghana, Africa
Forest Tenure
forestry
forest land
natural resources management
This report comments on the situation of forest products in Niger. The first part of the report analyses the current uses and importance of forest products in the country followed by a special review on wood production and its uses. The later part looks into the collection, analysis and dissemination process and evaluates the methodologies used during the process. The most important products are also looked into in detail followed by some suggestions on how the overall process could be improved.
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Guidelines for land use planning (farsi version)

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December, 2012
Bangladesh, Nigeria, United States of America, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, Austria, Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya, Lesotho, Italy, Tanzania, Netherlands, Brazil, Canada
land use
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Réforme Agraire: colonisation et coopératives agricoles 2008/1

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2009
Nigeria, United States of America, Sweden, Belarus, Finland, Australia, United Kingdom, Iceland, Niger, Thailand, Kenya, South Africa, Nicaragua, Turkey, Italy, Norway, Argentina, India, Paraguay, Brazil, Europe, Asia, Africa, Americas, Oceania
property rights
expropriation
land governance
land tenure
land rights
private ownership
agrarian reform
land ownership
The articles in this volume supplement FAO Land Tenure Studies 10, Compulsory acquisition of land and compensation. The latter publication explains what compulsory acquisition and compensation are and what constitutes good practice in this area. This current volumes introductory article provides an overview of these issues. The issue of compulsory acquisition from a human rights perspective is also addressed here as are the concepts of market value, compensation value and just terms compensation.
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Données Statistiques Des Produits Forestiers Non-Ligneux Du Tchad

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1999
France, Nigeria, Senegal, Chad, Mali, Niger, Africa
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
A study presenting the state of NWFP data collection in Chad. This overview describes the main NWFP such as gum, fruits, pharmaceuticals and aromatic plants. It also includes a description of the products and species followed by a section dedicated to the services offered by the forest.
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The world's mangroves 1980-2005

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December, 2007
Angola, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Benin, Nigeria, Gambia, Marshall Islands, Australia, Sao Tome and Principe, Ghana, Congo, Djibouti, Comoros, Eritrea, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Madagascar, Cameroon, Maldives, Gabon, Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest conservation
Mangroves, commonly found along sheltered coastlines in the tropics and subropics, fulfil important socio-economic and envioronmental functions: providing wood and non-wood forest products, protecting shores against wind, waves and water currents; conserving biological diversity; protecting coral reefs, sea-grass beds and shipping lanes against siltation; and providing habitat, spawning grounds and nutrients for a variety of fish and shellfish, including many commercial species.
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Linking livelihoods and gender analysis for achieving gender transformative change

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Nepal, Gambia, Mali, Zimbabwe, China, Congo, Ethiopia, Colombia, Mozambique, South Africa, Nicaragua, Uganda, Cameroon, Tanzania, Netherlands, India, Sudan, Gabon, Kenya
land governance
property rights
land ownership
land tenure
Issues of transformative change in gender relations have been on the development agenda for four decades and no-one could say that there have not been significant policy initiatives taken to achieve this objective. The enthusiasm generated during the 1975 International Year for Women and throughout the UN international Women’s Decade from 1976-1985 is undeniable and the achievements are clear.
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First Meeting of the West African Sub Committee on Soil Correlation For Soil Evaluation and Management

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1990
Nigeria, Germany, Peru, Bulgaria, Bolivia, Greece, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Romania, Portugal, Senegal, Paraguay, Togo, Brazil, Ghana
land management
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Manual on Integrated Soil Management and Conservation Practices

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2000
Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Mauritius, Mozambique, El Salvador, Guinea-Bissau, Bolivia, Cuba, Congo, Guinea, Cape Verde, New Zealand, Kenya, United States of America, Nicaragua, Italy, Tanzania, India, Sao Tome and Principe, Georgia, Brazil, Africa
natural resources management
water management
This Manual has been put together with the objective of assisting actions by the diverse groups of human beings who intervene in the conservation of the natural resources, particularly soil and water resources and in the context of each continent, country, region or zone. The Manual brings together a collection of concepts, experiences and practical suggestions that can be of immediate use for identifying problems and for formulating, executing and evaluating actions so as to benefit and to improve the productivity and conservation of soil and water resources.