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From Brazilian fields to Norwegian farms

Diciembre, 2013
Brasil

• Brazil has a Federal Constitution and consolidated legislation that provide for the protection of the environment, health and welfare of workers in rural areas.
• The large-scale agricultural export model used in Brazil, i.e. the state of Mato Grosso and particularly in the region where the soy exported to Norway is produced, has been causing severe social and environmental impacts.

2013 Revised Supplementary Methods and Good Practice Guidance Arising from the Kyoto Protocol

Diciembre, 2013

This document aims to provide supplementary methods and good practice guidance for estimating anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks resulting from land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) activities under Article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4, of the Kyoto Protocol for the second commitment period – 2003 – 2020.  For the second commitment period, the activities included under Article 3.3 are Afforestation, Reforestation, and Deforestation since 1990, which remain mandatory.

Trees on farms: an update and reanalysis of agroforestry’s global extent and socio-ecological characteristics

Diciembre, 2013

Agroforestry, the inclusion of woody perennials within farming systems, has been widespread throughout the tropics as a traditional land use developed by subsistence farmers and, more recently, as an important livelihoods’ option promoted by land-use managers and international development agencies. Agroforestry systems range from subsistence livestock and pastoral systems to home gardens, alley intercropping, and biomass plantations with a wide diversity of biophysical conditions and socio-ecological characteristics.

Environmental and socioeconomic impacts of Mexico's payments for ecosystem services program

Diciembre, 2013
México

This document summarizes current findings from an evaluation of Mexico’s National Payments for Hydrological Services from 2003-2010.  Th evaluation seeks to understand the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the program, with the goal of extracting lessons learned and identifying room for possible future improvement.

Findings: an analysis of program selection criteria and the characteristics of lands enrolled suggests the program has met the dual goals of targeting funds to areas of ecological and social priority. Specifically:

Loi n°2014-020 relative aux ressources des Collectivités territoriales décentralisées, aux modalités d’élections, ainsi qu’à l’organisation, au fonctionnement et aux attributions de leurs organes.

Legislation
Diciembre, 2013
Madagascar

La présente loi comporte trois cent vingt sept (327) articles, et est constituée sept (7) titres, notamment) De la délimitation, de la dénomination et des chefs-lieux des Collectivités territoriales décentralisées (Titre I); Des attributions des organes des Collectivités territoriales décentralisées (Titre II); De l’organisation et du fonctionnement des Collectivités territoriales décentralisées (Titre III); De la responsabilité civile des Collectivités territoriales décentralisées (Titre IV); Du budget et des ressources des Collectivités territoriales décentralisées (Titre V); Des élection

Contested aquaculture development in the protected mangrove forests of the Kapuas estuary, West Kalimantan

Peer-reviewed publication
Diciembre, 2013
Indonesia

Indonesia comprises more mangroves than any other country, but also exhibits some of the highest mangrove loss rates worldwide. Most of these mangrove losses are caused by aquaculture development. Monetary valuation of the numerous ecosystem services of mangroves may contribute to their conservation.

ข้อมูลพื้นฐาน - ชุมชนบ้านห้วยหินดำ

Reports & Research
Diciembre, 2013
Thailand

เอกสารที่รวบรวมข้อมูลพื้นฐานของชุมชนบ้านห้วยหินดำไว้อย่างครบถ้วน เหมาะสำหรับผู้ที่สนใจทั่วไป