FAO and its development partners are working together with countries to prepare Voluntary Guidelines that will provide practical guidance to states, the private sector, civil society, academia, donors and development specialists on the responsible governance of tenure. By setting out principles and internationally accepted standards for responsible practice and associated technical guidance, the Voluntary Guidelines will provide a framework and point of reference that stakeholders can use when developing their own policies and actions.
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesJanuary, 1970Global
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesJanuary, 1970Georgia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, United Kingdom, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and other development partners are working together with countries to prepare Voluntary Guidelines that will provide practical guidance to states, civil society, the private sector, donors and development specialists on the responsible governance of tenure. By setting out principles and internationally accepted standards for responsible practices, the Voluntary Guidelines will provide a framework and point of reference that stakeholders can use when developing their own policies and actions.
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesJanuary, 1970Ethiopia, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Panama, Brazil, Vietnam, Jordan, Romania, United Kingdom, Germany, Samoa
The Eastern and Anglophone Western Africa Regional Assessment meeting was organized by a task force consisting of FAO, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, African Land Policy Initiative, the United Nations World Food Programme, United Nations Development Programme, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme officials in Ethiopia.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1970Uganda
With the continual rise of global commodity prices and increasing population pressures worldwide, the future of agriculture is looking increasingly unstable. As a result of this escalating demand and intensification of unsustainable agricultural techniques, natural resources are facing an increasing threat of depletion.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1970
This paper discusses the natural resource implications of the latest FAO food and agriculture baseline
projections to 2050 (FAO, 2006a). These projections offer a comprehensive (food and feed demand,
including all foreseeable diet changes, trade and production) and consistent picture of the food and
agricultural situation in 2030 and 2050. The main purpose of this paper is to provide an indication of the
additional demands on natural resources derived from the crop production levels in 2030 and 2050 as
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1970
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
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesJanuary, 1970Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Germany
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), GTZ (Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit) and other development partners are working together with countries to prepare Voluntary Guidelines that will provide practical guidance to states, civil society, the private sector, donors and development specialists on the responsible governance of tenure.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1970
Foreign acquisitions of farmland in Africa and elsewhere have become the focus of concern. Many observers consider them a new form of colonialism that threatens
food security of the poor. However, investments could
be good news if the objectives of land purchasers are
reconciled with the investment needs of developing
countries.
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesJanuary, 1970China, Mongolia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Finland, Germany
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), Germany, IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development), Finland, GTZ (Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit), UN-Habitat, World Bank and UNDP, and IPC (International NGO/CSO Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty), Food First International Action Network (FIAN), ILC (International Land Coalition), FIG (International Federation of Surveyors) and other development partners are working together with countries to prepare Voluntary Guidelines that will provide practical guidance to states, civil society, the private se
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1970
Throughout the rural world, land provides a primary source of income, food security, cultural
identity and shelter. It also serves as a fundamental asset for the economic empowerment of
the poor and provides a safety net in times of hardship.
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