Degradation of forests can have severe negative local impacts and far-reaching consequences, including soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions, dust storms, diminished livelihood opportunities and reduced yields of forest products and services. Reversing the adverse conditions requires urgent and scaled-up action, through scientific and holistic landscape-level restoration approaches, balancing both socio-economic and environmental goals and the diverse needs of various sectors and stakeholders in the landscape.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresjanvier, 2018Népal, République de Corée, Bangladesh, Philippines, Chine, Indonésie, Australie, Inde, Pakistan, Thaïlande, Asie
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresjuillet, 2018Kenya, Libéria, Bangladesh, États-Unis d'Amérique, Philippines, Afrique du Sud, Malaisie, Mali, Chine, Royaume-Uni, Ghana, Inde, Malawi, Pakistan, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Pays-Bas
A survey of business models that provide opportunities for smallholders.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresseptembre, 2018République-Unie de Tanzanie, Suisse, États-Unis d'Amérique, Kenya, Afrique du Sud, Tadjikistan, Zimbabwe, Namibie, Indonésie, Botswana, Australie, Canada, Nouvelle-Zélande, Pakistan, Finlande, Mexique, Mongolie
Wildlife management is the focus of considerable international debate because of its importance for biodiversity conservation, human safety, livelihoods and food security. Local people have been managing wildlife for millennia, including through hunting. Sufficient examples are presented in this edition to show that sustainable wildlife management is also feasible in the modern era.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresfévrier, 2019Qatar, Bangladesh, Honduras, États-Unis d'Amérique, Allemagne, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Jordanie, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Koweït, Arabie saoudite, Pays-Bas, Iraq, Chine, Inde, Iran, Philippines, Nicaragua, Italie, Émirats arabes unis, Malte, Brésil, Global
Water - Source of food security. World Food Day: 16 October 2002.<p></p>Water and food security are intimately connected. Many of the over 800 million people in the world who still go hungry live in water-scarce regions. When FAO launched its Special Programme for Food Security in 1994, it was well aware that limited access to water was often a major constraint to increasing food production.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresaoût, 2018Rwanda, République de Corée, Bénin, Nigéria, États-Unis d'Amérique, Philippines, Zambie, Singapour, Malaisie, Japon, Thaïlande, Chine, Indonésie, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Cuba, Inde, Malawi, Pakistan, Viet Nam, Ouganda
Food Systems for an Urbanizing World is a joint report prepared by the World Bank and FAO. It aims to stimulate discussion and suggest pathways to support local and national governments, and civil society and private sector actors in their efforts to improve the performance and capacity of food systems. The report describes the diversity and ever-changing nature of food systems, with interlinked traditional, modern and informal channels that respond to different market segments and different consumer preferences.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresmars, 2018République de Corée, Bangladesh, États-Unis d'Amérique, Philippines, Malaisie, Japon, Allemagne, Chine, Myanmar, Indonésie, Australie, Cambodge, Canada, Italie, Inde, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thaïlande, Mongolie, Asie
There are numerous global, regional, national and even subnational targets for increasing forest area and forest restoration. In light of these global targets and emerging ambitious national commitments, it is imperative to develop low-cost strategies and techniques for landscape restoration. The most widely used restoration strategies involving planting of tree seedlings are often costly and their application for restoring vast expanses of degraded forest lands in the region may be limited.
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Library ResourceMatériels institutionnels et promotionnelsavril, 2018Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Malawi, Japon, Afrique du Sud, Lesotho, Ouganda, Zimbabwe, Allemagne, Ghana, Inde, Éthiopie, Pakistan, Namibie, Mexique, Brésil, Kenya
This is the translated publication of the State of Food and Agriculture 2015, published originally by HQ.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresoctobre, 2018Bangladesh, Afrique du Sud, Gambie, Éthiopie, Chine, Mauritanie, Inde, Soudan du Sud, Tchad, Pakistan, Niger, Soudan, Brésil
Sustainable Development Goal 1, ending poverty in all its forms, everywhere, is the most ambitious goal set by the 2030 Agenda. This Goal includes eradicating extreme poverty in the next 12 years, which will require more focused actions in addition to broad-based interventions. The question is: How can we achieve target 1.1 and overcome the many challenges that lie ahead? By gaining a deeper understanding of poverty, and the characteristics of the extreme rural poor in particular, the right policies can be put in place to reach those most in need.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresdécembre, 2005Cameroun, Espagne, États-Unis d'Amérique, Arménie, Afrique du Sud, Singapour, Kirghizistan, Chili, Azerbaïdjan, Chine, Roumanie, Indonésie, Australie, Canada, Nouvelle-Zélande, Japon, Inde, Fédération de Russie, Pakistan, Mexique, République démocratique du Congo
This publication offers a fresh look at the theory and practice of modern water rights, from a comparative law angle. It sheds light on a number of key features of such rights, and contrasts these to traditional forms and kinds of water rights. It teases out and discusses the relevant problematique, including in particular that elicited the sale and leasing of water rights. Finally, a stock-taking and assessment of modern water rights systems impacts are volunteered. This publication complements two earlier issues featured in the FAO Legislative Studies series, i.e.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresfévrier, 2019Cameroun, République de Corée, Suisse, États-Unis d'Amérique, Philippines, Malaisie, Chili, Allemagne, Chine, Italie, Indonésie, Australie, Thaïlande, Congo, Argentine, Inde, Pakistan, Gabon, Brésil
This edition of Unasylva comes in the wake of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20,which, among other things, produced a document called The Future We Want. In it, world leaders renewed their commitment to sustainable development and stated that “the wide range of products and services that forests provide creates opportunities to address many of the most pressing sustainable development challenges”. Foresters should be pleased with these words because they indica te that forests are starting to get the recognition they deserve.
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