This guidelines booklet is addressed to the LADA partner countries and, more in general, to the increasing number of countries which are expressing their interest in implementing the LADA approach for mapping Land Degradation. The specific objective is to provide guidelines for the identification, selection and description of nationally based indicators of land degradation. The LADA approach is well defined by a range of specific documents and manuals. The National indicators common to all countries are based on the LADA-Wocat QM manual.

Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2016/6.1 Rev.1 (English only)
Session: Sess. 23

Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2016/Inf.2/Rev.1
Session: Sess. 23

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests, which organizes Forest Day 5, is a unique UN mechanism enabling 14 UN agencies, organizations, global institutions and key international research networks to join together to support the work of the UN Forum on Forests and ensure efficient coordination of forest-related matters.

This document summarizes the latest global and regional policy developments related to forests. It describes decisions resulting from international and intergovernmental processes and identifies areas where these decisions may have an impact on the forest sector in the COFFI and EFC region. It also notes the possible role of the Committee and the Commission in facilitation of implementation of these policy processes. Furthermore the document includes a brief overview of the global and regional reporting on forests and sustainable forest management in the region, concluded in 2015.

Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2016/7.5
Session: Sess. 23

Meeting Name: North American Forest Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO:NAFC/2016/3.5
Session: Sess. 28

Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2016/8.2
Session: Sess. 23

Meeting Name: Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC)
Meeting symbol/code: FO:NEFRC/2015/3
Session: Sess. 22

Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2016/4
Session: Sess. 23

El presente documento realiza una síntesis de las experiencias de manejo y gestión de cuencas en el Ecuador; a la vez que, a partir de teorías y tendencias relacionadas con este tema hace también una reflexión sobre las mismas. Además expone un estudio de caso en una cuenca gestionada a través de un proyecto de la FAO para mostrar una metodología de evaluación rápida, de tipo cualitativa, basada en opiniones de los diferentes actores que han participado en el proceso, así como en las visiones externas de técnicos que visitaron el sitio.

Cette édition de la Revue Nature & Faune est un numéro spécial pour marquer 2015 comme l’ Année internationale des sols. Elle comporte trente articles concis qui abordent le thème central suivant: «La gestion durable des sols: clé pour la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition en Afrique ».