Report which alleges that International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans and policies have caused extensive deforestation in each of the 15 countries of Africa, Latin America, and Asia studied.This forest loss, the author claims, has occurred both directly and indirectly through:the IMF's…
This issue of Caravan chronicles ICARDA’s efforts in developing a research strategy and a need-based research program for the CAC region. In doing so, ICARDA played a major role in bringing together all partners, most importantly donors. The article on page 8 traces the history of this effort…
Meeting symbol/code: NERC 00 2
One of the striking features of transition from plan to market in CIS agriculture is the
dramatic shift from the predominance of large corporate farms (kolkhozy and sovkhozy,
generally referred to as agricultural enterprises) to individual or family agriculture based on a
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and its partners will hold consultations on various issues relating to the voluntary guidelines on responsible governance of tenure of land and other natural resources. The voluntary guidelines aim to provide practical guidance for…
The Law consists of 25 Articles. The present Law determines the juridical, organizational and economic peculiarities of leasing and is aimed at attracting investments on the basis of leasing activity. Enterprises and other property complexes, buildings, structures, equipment, transport means and…
The present Law determines general legal and economic principles of the establishment and functioning of free economic zones, regulates the relations between the subjects of economic activity operating on the territory of a free economic zone. The Law aims at ensuring the development of the…
The present Law shall define organizational, economic and legal terms and conditions of foreign concessions in Turkmenistan. A concession shall provide for the right given by the state to a foreign legal entity or a natural person – a concessionaire – to use plots of land, natural resources,…
The right of property in Turkmenistan is recognized and protected, the law ensures inviolability, equal protection and equal conditions for the development of all types and forms of property. Objects of property can be: land, subsoil, water resources, forests, flora and fauna, mining allotments…