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Publication évaluée par des pairs
août 2017
Ukraine
Afrique
Amérique centrale
Asie
Amérique du Sud

At the present stage of human development, food is one of the most acute problems. Over the past 30-40 years, the growth rate of population in many countries of the world is ahead of the growth rate of agricultural production, which leads to acute shortage of food.

Articles et Livres
mai 2017
Amérique centrale
Amérique du Sud

Of the countries considering national-level policies for incentivizing reductions in forest-based greenhouse gas emissions (REDD+), some 25 are experiencing (or are emerging from) armed-conflicts.

Articles et Livres
mai 2017
Amérique centrale
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua

A growing body of evidence suggests that criminal activities associated with drug trafficking networks are a progressively important driver of forest loss in Central America. However, the scale at which drug trafficking represents a driver of forest loss is not presently known.

Documents de politique et mémoires
avril 2017
Brésil
Amérique centrale
Amérique du Sud

Key Messages

• A governance approach, combining public policy and private initiatives was effective in slowing down deforestation, but

was unable to support a transition to more sustainable production systems.

• New technical intensification models must be identified for low-productivity systems in degraded lands, adapted to the

Publication évaluée par des pairs
mars 2017
Afrique
Amérique du Sud
Amérique centrale
Asie

Improving land productivity is essential to meet increasing food and forage demands in hillside and mountain communities. Tens of millions of smallholder terrace farmers in Asia, Africa, and Latin America who earn $1-2 per day do not have access to peer-reviewed knowledge of best agronomic practices, though they have considerable traditional ecological knowledge.

Rapports et recherches
Articles et Livres
mars 2017
Amérique centrale
Amérique latine et Caraïbes

Central America is undergoing an important transition. Urban populations are increasing at accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges for development, as well as opportunities to boost sustained, inclusive and resilient growth. Today, 59 percent of the region’s population lives in urban areas, but it is expected that 7 out of 10 people will live in cities within the next generation.

Articles et Livres
mars 2017
Pérou
Amérique centrale
Amérique du Sud

Peru has the fourth largest area of peatlands in the Tropics. Its most representative land cover on peat is a Mauritia flexuosa dominated palm swamp (thereafter called dense PS), which has been under human pressure over decades due to the high demand for the M. flexuosa fruit often collected by cutting down the entire palm.

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