Una de las mayores trabas que obstaculizan el aumento de la productividad agrícola y los ingresos de la mujer rural es su falta de seguridad en materia de propiedad o tenencia. La tenencia de la tierra implica un conjunto de derechos que, sobre ésta, posee una persona o una organización. La…

Co‐management (Co‐M), defined as the sharing of management tasks and responsibilities between governments and local users, is emerging as a powerful institutional arrangement to redress fisheries paradigm failures, yet long‐term assessments of its performance are lacking. A comparative analysis…

This note presents highlights and recent trends in data for each of the main product groups, as well as a short summary of recent changes or improvements in statistics.

Une version abrégée des chapitres 1 à 3 du SOFO 2016: rapport sur la Situation des forêts du monde 2016. Cette brochure de 32 pages inclut les tableaux, figures et messages clés de la publication SOFO, et permet aux lecteurs d’accéder au contenu le plus important dans un format facile à utiliser…

This infographic illustrates key facts from the 2016 edition of the biannual FAO State of the World’s Forests report. The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) 2016 shows that it is possible to increase agricultural productivity and food security while halting or even reversing deforestation,…

Ecuador has submitted two national communications (NCs 2000, 2012) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), providing information on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, and measures to mitigate and to facilitate adequate adaptation to climate change among other…

Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA-16/17/11
Session: Sess.16

The document is a compilation of up-to-date, existing knowledge on groundwater governance, developed by leading international scientists and experts within the framework of the GEF project “Groundwater Governance - A Global Framework of Action”. It covers nine selected themes that focus on…

Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA-16/17/Inf.11.4
Session: Sess. 16

Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/AqGR-1/16/Inf.2
Session: Sess. 1

An overview of: why forests are vital for sustainable agriculture; trends in land-use change; countries that show good practices; recommended action. This flyer promotes the 2016 edition of the biannual FAO State of the World’s Forests report. The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) 2016 shows…