The rapid increase in global biofuel production and consumption, particularly of ethanol, has an associated derived demand for crops to produce the necessary feedstock. This working paper assess the implications of global biofuel expansion on Brazilian land usage at the regional level.The document reveals that most of the expansion in global ethanol consumption outside the US is met by Brazilian ethanol production.

Sustainable agricultural intensification holds promise to play a
role in the broader effort to ensure food security while protecting our natural
resource base. But what would such a sustainable intensification look like in
practice? This chapter presents the results of an ex ante assessment of the yield
and food security potential of 11 technologies for the sustainable intensification
of the key staple crops of maize, rice, and wheat.

This article focuses mainly on the five
primary case study countries. For forest impacts, the
concentration is on forest conversion to other land uses and
deforestation, defined as a (temporary or permanent) removal
of trees to less than 10 percent crown cover, which is
similar to the Food and Agricultural Organization's
(FAO's) definition. Selective logging is thus not
deforestation but may degrade forests and enable conversion.

Amnote expresses the importance of protecting the land for future generations.

Este artículo describe y analiza los orígenes mitológicos y socioculturales de la producción de quinua en la zona altiplánica boliviano - peruana, con elementos de género y culturales, para apoyar la hipótesis del desequilibrio que está causando, en sus palabras, “una irresponsable masificación comercial del grano”. El ensayo forma parte de un trabajo inédito y más amplio del author.

 
El artículo de esta quincena, presentado en formato de ensayo, busca en la historia y la condición de mediterraneidad de Bolivia y Paraguay las raíces de una supuesta “condena extractivista”. El Comité calificador el Concurso de artículos, ensayos y fotografías 2015 le dio el segundo puesto, destacando el esfuerzo de la mirada histórica y la comparación de la situación de dos países en la región.

Cambio climático, acuerdos justos y vinculantes
 *Rodrigo López Sánchez
 La trayectoria de los desastres naturales en Sudamérica, cuyas incidencias fueron cada vez mayores en las últimas décadas, resume un conjunto de fenómenos irreversibles, como la desaparición de las cumbres nevadas en los Andes, y caracterizados por una creciente intensidad, como frecuentes lluvias torrenciales. Sus efectos continúan siendo muy sentidos por la población y por las economías de los países.

Rangelands cover 30 per cent of the global land surface. They support a considerable share of the global ruminant value chains, are habitat for a high plant and animal diversity and have various ecological, economic and social functions. But rangelands are currently under pressure from global change processes. A focus on humananimal- environment interactions is necessary to avoid resource overexploitation and degradation.

The primary aim of this study is to investigate the size of the range lost to other forms of land uses. This will support the argument that it is time to reconsider the pastoralists sector as a legitimate mode of production in the country which, like other sectors, deserve due priority.

La presente Nota de Políticas sobre el acceso a la tierra en Nicaragua ha servido de insumo a la preparación de la nueva Estrategia de Asistencia al País (CAS, en sus siglas en ingles) que el Banco Mundial presentó a su Junta en 2007. El nuevo CAS tiene por objetivo orientar la labor del Banco Mundial en Nicaragua en los próximos cinco años.

The purpose of this sheet is to provide comprehensive set of information on GIAHS Programme in a single document which summarizes all the core information uploaded in the website and written in the previously released sources.

Kenya is going through a period of intense transition. The country's main development policy, Vision 2030, is just entering the second Medium Term Plan of Implementation from 2013. The development priorities focus extensively on large scale investments, for industrial, irrigated agriculture, utilization of newly discovered natural resources, and infrastructure development. Land is therefore a central commodity for realization of the sought after socioeconomic transformation.