Shifting cultivation is a dominant form of farming in the eastern Himalayas, practised by a diverse group of indigenous people from the most marginalized social and economic groups. The survival of these indigenous people and the survival of their forests are inextricably linked. However, policy makers and natural resource managers perceive shifting cultivation to be wasteful, destructive to forests, and unsustainable.
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Library ResourceInformes e investigacionesJulio, 2015Bangladesh, Bhután, Nepal
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Library ResourceInformes e investigacionesEnero, 2015Nepal
Funds generated through community forestry offer crucial and significant resources for rural in Nepal. This study examines forestry funds in 100 communities in three districts to assess how large they are and how they are utilized. The study finds that the income from community funds increases local development resources by about 25%. This income is invested in schools, temples, roads, and water reservoirs, which bodes well for rural development.
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Library ResourceArtículos de revistas y librosDiciembre, 2015Nepal
Previously lineal and centralized natural resource management and development paradigms have shifted toward the recognition of complexity and dynamism of social-ecological systems, and toward more adaptive, decentralized, and collaborative models. However, certain messy and surprising dynamics remain under-recognized, including the inherent interplay between conflict, social capital, and governance. In this study we consider the dynamic intersections of these three often (seemingly) disparate phenomena.
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Library ResourceDocumentos de política y resúmenesMarzo, 2015Nepal
This brief discusses how gender perspectives are being integrated in Nepal's forest policies, laws and regulations in terms of women's representation, participation, access and decision-making in forest use and management. The brief also highlights the key challenges that prevail and outlines recommendations to promote gender mainstreaming further in forestry.
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Library ResourceArtículos de revistas y librosDiciembre, 2015Nepal, Asia meridional
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Library ResourceArtículos de revistas y librosDiciembre, 2015Nepal, Asia meridional
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Library ResourceDocumentos de política y resúmenesDiciembre, 2015Indonesia, Nepal, Asia meridional, Asia sudoriental
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Library ResourceMateriales institucionales y promocionalesDiciembre, 2015Nepal, Viet Nam, Alemania, Camboya
A brief summary of the emergency drought situation with news from FAOVN field office.
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Library ResourceMateriales institucionales y promocionalesDiciembre, 2015Nepal, Liberia, Kenya, Zambia, Gambia, Guatemala, Myanmar, Bolivia, Nicaragua
El Mecanismo para bosques y fincas (FFF, por sus siglas en inglés) es una asociación entre la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), el Instituto Internacional de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo (IIED, por sus siglas en inglés), la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN), y AgriCord que actualmente recibe financiamiento de Suecia, Finlandia, Alemania, Estados Unidos de América y AgriCord, a través del programa “Agricultores en lucha contra la pobreza”.
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Library ResourceDocumentos de política y resúmenesDiciembre, 2015Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Asia meridional
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