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Displaying 2876 - 2880 of 5074Land Policy Development in an African Context
Land Tenure Working Paper 14: Growing land scarcity and concern about land-related conflicts and rising levels of rural impoverishment have brought land to the fore once more. The main difference with the recent past is the wide spectrum of actors who want to take part in the elaboration of the land policies, as well as the more and more recognized need to root the proposals in the particular context of each specific country. The paper, focused on African experiences, starts by discussing the importance of Land Policy Issues at Regional Level.
The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and Indigenous Peoples
This guide is designed for indigenous fishing communities and for people in the development field working with indigenous fishing communities. Its objective is to provide guidance on impacts and benefits of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (hereinafter the ‘Code’) from an indigenous peoples’ perspective.
Hacia la creación de unas directrices voluntarias sobre la gobernanza responsable en la tenencia de la tierra y otros recursos naturales
Documento de trabajo sobre tenencia de la tierra 10. El presente documento de debate ha sido elaborado por la Unidad de Gestión y Tenencia de la Tierra de la FAO con el fin de obtener opiniones y comentarios acerca de las Directrices Voluntarias para la gobernanza responsable de la tenencia de la tierra y los recursos naturales. Una gobernanza frágil en la tenencia resulta en la pérdida de vida y de medios de subsistencia y disuade las inversiones, el crecimiento económico y el uso sostenible de los recursos naturales.
Voluntary Guidelines for Good Governance in Land and Natural Resource Tenure
Land Tenure Working Paper 8. This paper articulates the views and demands of marginalised groups regarding the tenure of land and other natural resources. It points out the importance of adopting human rights framework when developing Voluntary Guidelines. Such framework means addressing the unequal relationships of power and corruption within and behind prevailing land tenure structures. It makes the governance of tenure of land and other natural resources more accountable, transparent, democratic and participatory.
Guidelines for the identification, selection and description of nationally based indicators of land degradation and improvement
This guidelines booklet is addressed to the LADA partner countries and, more in general, to the increasing number of countries which are expressing their interest in implementing the LADA approach for mapping Land Degradation. The specific objective is to provide guidelines for the identification, selection and description of nationally based indicators of land degradation. The LADA approach is well defined by a range of specific documents and manuals. The National indicators common to all countries are based on the LADA-Wocat QM manual.