Broad interpretation of land use and forest cover studies has been limited by the biophysical and socio-economic uniqueness of the landscapes in which they are carried out and by the multiple temporal and spatial scales of the underlying processes. We coupled a land cover change approach with a…
This book explores the relationship between gender and land, the gendered implications of globalisation on social relations and resource control, and the workings of global capital. Its central focus is examination of globalisation and how the associated changes in land use and tenure affect…
Meeting Name: Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC)
Meeting symbol/code: FO:LACFC/2010/4
Session: Sess. 26
In this issue, we will be looking at work underway on the Voluntary Guidelines on responsible governance of tenure of land and other natural resources. We will also look at work done in Thailand and lessons learned by the German-financed Bioenergy and Food Security project.
This document reports on the regional consultation for Southern America (including Mexico), held in Brasilia on 20 and 21 of May 2010 with the support of the Government of Brazil and preceded by a civil society meeting composed of organizations integrating the International NGO/CSO Planning…
This paper examines some of the key technical, institutional, policy and financial responses required to achieve climate-smart agriculture which sustainably increases productivity, resilience (adaptation), reduces/removes Greenhouse Gases (mitigation), and enhances achievement of national food…
Meeting symbol/code: FO: LACFC/2010/REP
Session: Sess. 26
La FAO junto con varios asociados está desarrollando las Directrices voluntarias sobre la gobernanza responsable de la tenencia de la tierra y de otros recursos naturales. Las directrices voluntarias intentan proporcionar a los Estados, a la sociedad civil y al sector privado la orientación…
A potent argument for bioenergy development lies in the ability of the sector to unlock agricultural potential by bringing in much needed investments to raise agricultural productivity to spur food security and poverty reduction. This document presents the BEFS Analytical Framework (AF)…
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…
The notion of good governance is related to effective public government institutions. At the local level, this involves the development of partnerships between top - down government initiatives and bottom - up local institutions and policies. In the current rural Andean context,…
The diversity of forest management experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean shows that sustainable forest management is achievable and can be a highly competitive option in a variety of contexts. Communities, companies, NGOs and the state itself, which owns most of the forests in the…