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Community-based forestry (CBF) includes “initiatives, sciences, policies, institutions and processes that are intended to increase the role of local people in governing and managing forest resources” (RECOFTC, 2013).
This primer provides guidance for including and protecting vulnerable groups in the context of a land-based investment.
This primer on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) offers a brief explanation of what M&E is, why it is important and what common best practices are associated with it, all in the context of supporting the implementation of a socially responsible land-based investment.
This discussion paper has been prepared by FAO’s Land Tenure and Management Unit to
seek views and comments on voluntary guidelines on responsible governance of tenure of
land and other natural resources. Weak governance of tenure results in the loss of life and
Land consolidation can be an important tool for increasing agricultural competitiveness and improving rural conditions.
The objective of this study was to identify areas of land degradation in sub‐Saharan Africa as
observed from space by tracking the greenness of the vegetation signal expressed as
Normalize Differenced Vegetation Index (NDVI). A series of additional databases was used,
What are the impacts of the increasing spread of biofuels on access to land in producer countries, particularly for poorer rural people? Biofuels could revitalise rural agriculture and livelihoods or, where there are competing claims on land exclude poorer land and resource users.
In September 2008, the FAO-Dimitra project organised its third workshop with all its partners in Brussels, on the theme:“Information and communication strategies to fight gender inequality as regards land access and its consequences for rural populations in Africa”.
The Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) is a strategic planning process initiated by a partnership of international organizations that are concerned with the observational component of global environmental change issues.
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