Meeting Name: North American Forest Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO:NAFC/2016/3.4
Session: Sess. 28

Concentration of land ownership, lack of access, insecurity of tenure and lack of efficiency and transparency in land administration services, are among the obstacles towards responsible governance of tenure of land and other natural resources in Latin America. These issues have been the subject of discussions and policy recommendations during many international forums, such as the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD) held in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in March 2006.

The rationale for more integrated approaches to aquaculture development is powerful: coastal aquaculture has brought significant benefits to both national economies and coastal people; aquaculture is highly vulnerable to pollution caused by other resource users; if poorly designed or managed it may cause pollution or the spread of disease; its impacts are often limited but incremental and cumulative; and it often takes place in areas where resource ownership or use rights are ill defined and ambiguous.

A quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and national resources management for the Asia-Pacific region.

Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA-16/17/15
Session: Sess.16

Meeting symbol/code: COFO 97 5

A quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and national resources management for the Asia-Pacific region.

El proyecto TCP/RLA/3217 busca mejorar la seguridad humana y reducir la vulnerabilidad, protegiendo y fortaleciendo las capacidades de las comunidades más abandonadas y expuestas, respaldando los esfuerzos de manejo de desastres y riesgos locales, mejorando los conocimientos y cultivando una actitud de prevención entre los líderes locales.