An international journal of forestry and forest industries

Human rights principles and language are being used to support resource access claims as rights-based approaches empower individuals and groups to gain or maintain access to natural resources. This paper addresses the right to food and access to natural resources in regard to Right to Food Guidelines Provisions, Violations and State Obligations.

Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA-16/17/8
Session: Sess.16

An international review of forestry and forest products

The present document is an update and presentation of the natural, economic and social resources for sustainable development and management of the fishery and aquaculture sector in Armenia. It aims to call attention to, and provide evidence of, the fact that fisheries and aquaculture have substantial development potentials in Armenia. The country is rich in inland water resources, but the potentials of the fishery and aquaculture sector are far from being exploited.

En el presente nmero de Unasylva se examinan algunas de las cuestiones relacionadas con la poblacin que vive en los bosques y depende de ellos, y en particular su participacin en la ordenacin forestal sostenible.

This publication describes the experience of a number of transition countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union with crafting regulatory frameworks for irrigation water users’ organizations. It also seeks to distil a number of key regulatory requirements. As a result, this study serves as a design/drafting manual for policymakers and for drafters of legislation on water users’ organizations.

Meeting Name: Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2014/4

Une forêt qui renferme 1 000 espèces est-elle meilleure et mieux gérée qu'une forêt qui ne contient que 500 espèces? Unasylva consacre son numéro à la diversité biologique des forêts et à sa conservation et sa gestion durable. L'un des points cardinaux de son message est que le nombre n'est pas le seul critère d'évaluation.

Information on water use is required for political, economic and academic decision making on issues affecting everyone?s life. Owing to fi nancial constraints, it is diffi cult to have complete and comprehensive information on everything related to water. Techniques and methodologies are, therefore, used to affordably maximize control. To improve understanding of the different techniques and methodologies used to generate information, the AQUASTAT team sent thematic questionnaires to approximately 170 countries in April 2009.

The future state of forests and forestry in Ethiopia are discussed in the light of current issues in the sector. The implications for the environment and for the success of forestry objectives are discussed.

An overview of NWFP statistics in Rwanda. It emphasises the main species which include medical plants (and their uses), fodder plants, decorative plants, honey producing plants, fruit plants and oil plants. Furthermore, the report also presents information on mushrooms, bushmeat, fishing and activities related to ecotourism.