The study conducted by FAO and partners in South and Southeast Asia was based on an analysis of forest tenure according to two variables: the type of ownership, and the level of control of and access to resources. It aimed to take into account the complex combination of forest ownership −…
This report contains the results of a study of gender and access to forest and tree resources, women and men’s use of common lands and botanical resources, and the importance of these resources for the livelihoods of people in highland Ethiopia.
The case studies presented here have been developed through a set of training workshops in Nepal with engineers and managers from the Department of Irrigation (DOI) and the Department of Agriculture (DOA) in 2003 and 2006. The report has several purposes: ?produce food for thought for decision-…
This paper represents part of an area of work which analyses access to natural resources in Mozambique. An initial paper examined the extent to which Mozambique’s recent regulatory changes to natural resource access and management have had their intended effects (LSP Working Paper 17: Norfolk, S…
The Livelihood Support Programme (LSP) evolved from the belief that FAO could have a greater impact on reducing poverty and food insecurity, if its wealth of talent and experience were integrated into a more flexible and demand-responsive team approach. This paper represents part of an area of…
Issues of transformative change in gender relations have been on the development agenda for four decades and no-one could say that there have not been significant policy initiatives taken to achieve this objective. The enthusiasm generated during the 1975 International Year for Women and…
A quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and national resources management for the Asia-Pacific region.
Door onderzoekers Wagegeningen UR is uitgebreid kennis genomen van de Nota Ruimte, de WRO2, de wijze van totstandkoming en de ontwikkelingen in de praktijk. Het is hen opgevallen dat de koerswijziging in een erg kleine kring is voorbereid en uitgewerkt. Vakdebatten zijn achterwege gebleven, er…
De snelle veranderingen die zich in Nederland voordoen met betrekking tot het gebruik van ruimte zorgen voor een voortdurende behoefte aan actuele informatie over het landgebruik. Het Landelijk Grondgebruiksbestand Nederland (LGN5) is een landsdekkend bestand en geeft het landgebruik weer voor…
This book brings together information on the contrasting characteristics, condition, present use and problems of the world's main natural grasslands. Since grassland is commercialized through the grazing animal, particular attention is paid to the livestock production systems associated…