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Empower coastal communities (women and marginalised people in particular)to articulate and voice their interests in tenure rights processes, to promote transparancy in the management of the fishery sector and to provide alternative livelihood options to fishers and processors affected by capacity reduction efforts.

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The project purpose is to improve tenure security and registration of communal land rights in communal areas as well as developing integrated regional land use plans and infrastructure investments in the small scale communal farming sector. Measures are for an example, zoning of grassland and construction of waterholes.

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The programme's goal is to contribute to rural poverty reduction and stimulate economic growth of 50,000 households in the regions of Matam, Tambacounda, Kedougou and Kolda, focusing on enhancing supply of agricultural production; on value addition and marketing. On land and natural resource governance, the programme intends to provide support for collective rangeland management and the capacity building of breeder organizations.

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The complementary program supports and builds the young cross-border biosphere reserve in the Prespa Ohrid region and promotes the Prespa National Park. It contributes to the protection of biodiversity and to the fight against poverty in the Albanian Prespa region.

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The program strengthens local communities to secure access to natural resources to improve food security and increase their in-come. It focuses on Kratié and Stung Treng provinces, which are rich in natural resources but where people suffer from high poverty rates. Target communities in Kratie and Stung Treng provinces shall have secure access to their natural resources and biodiversity through secured community forest (CF) and community fishery (CFi) agreements and sustainable CF and CFi practices.

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The project aims at creating a national framework for reducing greenhouse gases from deforestation and forest degradation. The target groups are those responsible for REDD+ in the environment ministry, national and local government authorities as well as the populations who are dependent on forests, primarily indigenous groups. Measures include the establishment of a national implementation and coordination system (REDD+ register, governance structures); the development of REDD+ financial and participation mechanisms; extensive forest-related land-use planning in selected regions as a prerequisite for zoning and establishing land-use rights; the integration of ecological and social standards in implementing REDD+ measures; and awareness-raising and information/knowledge management.

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As part of a global FLEX 2008 program to support the agricultural sector, the project aims to implement the National Program for Securing Rural Land through training (delimitation of land) and the issuance of land certificates, the improvement of the administrative and technical system, the establishment of geo-referenced terminals to delimit the village lands and ensure their cartographic transcription, the provision of rental contracts, the revision and implementation of land legislation, the launch of a communication campaign

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This project aims at establishing a public service for precise use of GPS technology for surveying and mapping, and a digital base map for the whole territory of Ukraine including occupied areas, with a data content and accuracy equivalent to scale 1:50 000. This corresponds to what exists in most other European countries. Challenges and justification for project Ukraine has a territory of 603.000 km2, of which as much as 2/3 are arable land. Sustainable land management is crucial to economic development. Maps are indispensable for land- and territorial management as well as for many other purposes in public and private sectors. Up-to-date maps are available for 20 % only, and these maps are not integrated into a user oriented electronic service. For the remaining 80 % there are only old maps from the Soviet time. Maps are not easily available to users in Ukraine. As in most other European countries, basic maps should be made available on the Internet and harmonized with other thematic data, according to the concept of National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). Despite that Ukraine is not an EU member, the Government wants to implement their NSDI in accordance with the EU Inspire directive. Activities 1.Preparation of digital map for the whole territory of Ukraine and a solution for distribution of the maps for good governance, land use planning and sustainable land management, as well as for implementation and reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals. 2.Establishing a network of ground stations needed for a public service supporting precise use of GPS technology for boundary surveys, etc. building on the previous project. Components 1.Produce new maps using satellite images to update existing old maps. This will include making a product specification to ensure that the data is structured for optimal use, and will include verification and upgrading of the data model for the database, which will hold the maps. 2.The second component of the project is to integrate the existing digital maps and the updated old maps into a single seamless database. 3.The third component is to establish a solution for efficient access to the maps and satellite images for all users in Ukraine. This should be done in accordance with the concept of a National Spatial Data Infrastructure, in line with European standards outlined in the EU INSPIRE directive and adjacent standards and guidelines. This will lead to a more transparent and efficient land administration in Ukraine. 4.The fourth component of the project is to establish a network of ground stations and a related public service (Ukrainian Positioning System = UAPOS), supporting precise use of GPS technology. It is proposed to start the establishment of UAPOS with 90 reference stations, prioritizing areas with the most intensive development and active land market, and with a central control facility at the SALR premises in Kiev. A business plan for the service will also be developed to ensure sustainability. The system will improve the surveying and mapping of parcel boundaries, thus improving public services to the emerging markets in land and reduce conflicts over ownership, which is a massive problem after restitution of private ownership to land. This corresponds to the situation in Norway and in many other European countries, where the State operates a high quality and strictly controlled service in addition to private positioning services. 5.The fifth component of the project is training, capacity building and awareness raising. The training focuses on improving the capacity of the StateGeoCadastre to efficiently implement all activities of the project. Awareness campaigns will focus on informing public institutions and other users about the availability of maps and related terms for use. Such maps are an indispensable information resource for good governance, and are urgently needed for many purposes in Ukraine; inter alia, for land management, environmental planning and reporting, for improvements to infrastructure, for water management, for adaptation and mitigation of effects of climate change, as well as for a wide range of other usage at all levels of public sector, and in private sector.

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Supporting the State Geodetic Administration and the Ministry of Justice in accelerating the efficiency of businesses processes in Land Registry and Cadastre in the framework of the Integrated Land Administration System Implementation (ILAS).

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This project focuses on preparing a digital terrain model (DTM) for the entire territory of the Republic of Macedonia using LiDAR scanning from an airplane. The data created will be particularly useful for flood risk mitigation, flood monitoring and for actions during flood situations, but also for reducing costs of infrastructure projects, enhancing environmental protection and monitoring and spatial planning. LiDAR surveying provides high accuracy Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data, which allows capture of the bare earth structure that satellites cannot see, as well as ground cover in enough detail to allow vegetation categorization and change monitoring. The resolution and positional accuracy of LiDAR means it can be used to capture and measure above-ground features over large areas including power lines, building outlines and towers. Activities 1.LiDar survey of the entire Republic of Macedonia and production of a precise DEM 2.Capacity building at AREC 3.Engaging stakeholders to utilise the new DEM and LiDAR data through workshops and seminars

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A national workshop on the Voluntary Guidelines was held in Libreville during 14-16 January to help to strengthen the national dialogue on the most pressing tenure challenges and opportunities in Gabon and the use of the Voluntary Guidelines in light of ongoing reforms. The participants agreed to create a multi-sectoral committee to continue striving for improved governance of tenure and to formulate a cross-sectoral strategy for implementing the Voluntary Guidelines in Gabon at all levels. The workshop was co-organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food Security, the General Secretariat of the Government of Gabon and FAO. It brought together 75 representatives from the national tenure administration, farmers' organizations, civil society, international organizations, the private sector, NGOs and academia.

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The main purpose of the project is to prepare geographic information for environmentally sensitive areas of Romania, as needed for environmental monitoring and reporting, for dealing with effects of climate change, for integrated planning and for implementation of the EU Directive on harmonization and exchange of geographic information domestically and across national borders and for climate related disaster preparedness and mitigation. Background The LAKI II project approved for EEA funding 2009 -2014 focused on production of maps and photomaps, as well as on establishment of detailed terrain model using laser scanning, for about 50 000 km2. This project (LAKI III) will focus on preparation of a digital terrain model for larger parts of Romania related to prevention and mitigation of floods. Due to limited financial resources NACLR does not have a digital terrain model of high/average precision, required to achieve cartography, topography, geodesy, photogrammetry and remote sensing in the entire country. The overall objective is to enhance the capacity of NACRL to prepare geographic information needed for environmental monitoring and reporting, for dealing with effects of climate change, for integrated planning and for implementation of the EU Directive on harmonization and exchange of geographic information domestically and across national borders. New data for significant parts of the country will be produced, including environmentally sensitive areas and flood risk areas. The project will improve public access to geographic data via Internet, inter alia, to support the implementation of development and environmental policies. Activities 1.Preparation of Digital Terrain Model for climate related disaster preparedness and mitigation through Laser scanning of 50000 sq.km: 2.Procurement of a solution for safe storage and efficient distribution of terrain data; 3.Publicity campaign and activities to strengthen the bilateral co-operation; 4.Capacity building, transfer of knowledge and training