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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 1970
    Global

    Land Tenure Working Paper 22. This study is intended to contribute to the effective implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines by exploring ways of monitoring the governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests and providing a civil society perspective on monitoring in the context of the Guidelines. It also identifies various gaps in monitoring activities by institutions in the context of tenure of land, fisheries and forests.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 1970
    Global

    This report presents the key findings on forest land use and land-use change between 1990 and 2005 from FAO’s 2010 Global Forest Resources Assessment Remote Sensing Survey.

    It is the first report of its kind to present systematic estimates of global forest land use and change.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 1970
    Egypt

    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.

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 1970

    This publication seeks to assist government and institutional policy-planners and decision-makers in identifying places where energy crops could be grown and in understanding the geographic (agro-ecological

    and economic) context of bioenergy supplies, at country and regional levels. It will not only increase awareness about the environmental challenges

    related to the production systems of bioenergy crops, but will also contribute to the development of new production practices and technologies for sustainable agricultural intensification and diversification

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 1970

    This review of land tenure in West Asia and North Africa (WANA or the Near

    East region) places contemporary developments in their historical context. Land

    tenure in the region has its origins in state, customary or religious law, or more often a

    combination of the three. With the ascendancy of the nation state over the past

    century, official legal systems has sought to entrench sovereignty over land with the

    abolition of customary law and the evolution of

    Shari’ah to deal with modern needs of

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 1970

    This study investigates the gender dimensions of the socioeconomic outcomes of selected agricultural investments in Northern Tanzania. The report draws on a review of the literature and on field research conducted in 2011. Fieldwork mainly involved stakeholder interviews and focus groups discussions with investors, local farmers, outgrowers and wage workers involved with two private-sector companies – in horticulture and jatropha – and with group-based producer schemes organized with the assistance of a member-based organization.

  7. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 1970

    This training manual is for people working on emergency response and disaster risk management; it

    aims to provide an overview of the major land issues that may arise following a natural disaster that

    require consideration and inclusion in the decision-making processes associated with response,

    recovery and rehabilitation. These issues also should be considered for inclusion in follow-on

    reconstruction and development projects to improve tenure security for the more vulnerable as part of a

    disaster mitigation process.

  8. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 1970

    The continuing and rapid degradation of rural watersheds has been a major concern for governments and civil society in Asia and the Pacific region. A root cause is the segmented management of land and water resources. This has been exacerbated by the cumulative and linked effects of an increase in demand for food, fuel and water due to population growth, competition for scarce land resources from biofuel production and a shift in preference for protein-rich diets. The expected adverse impact of climate change in the coming decades will most likely worsen the situation.

  9. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 1970

    Production of guidelines for best sustainable land management (SLM) technologies and approaches in Sub- Saharan Africa (SSA) has been part of TerrAfrica’s programme during 2009-2010. These guidelines and case studies are intended to help create a framework for investment related to SLM in SSA. The particular aim of these guidelines is to identify, analyse, discuss and disseminate promising SLM practices - including both technologies and approaches - in the light of the latest trends and new opportunities.

  10. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 1970

    LADA (Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands project) is a scientifically-based approach to assessing and mapping land degradation at different spatial scales ? small to large ? and at various levels ? local to global. It was initiated in drylands, but the methods and tools have been developed so as to be widely applicable in other ecosystems and diverse contexts with minimal required adaptation.

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