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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2015
    Germany, France, Switzerland, United States of America, Japan, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Central African Republic, Tanzania, Syrian Arab Republic, Congo, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Italy, Mexico

    This manual presents a methodology for assessing woodfuel supply and demand at the level of the displacement camp through the collection of primary data in the field and remote sensing analysis. The methodology uses a multi-sectoral approach to assess the energy-related needs and challenges of people in both displaced and host communities. The first part of the manual presents the methodology for assessing demand for woodfuel, which is structured around four sequential steps.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2015
    United States of America, Rwanda, Gambia, Chile, Peru, Indonesia, Vanuatu, Jamaica, Italy, Costa Rica, Finland, Colombia, Kenya, Laos, Philippines, Malaysia, Cameroon, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Netherlands, Argentina, Bhutan, Brazil, Asia, Africa, Americas

    <i>Towards effective national forest funds</i> addresses the need for more information on the way NFFs work and how best to establish and manage them. It shares the lessons that have emerged from the establishment and management of NFFs with the aim of supporting countries in designing and operating NFFs effectively according to their specific needs and circumstances.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2015
    Vietnam, Japan, France, Austria, Italy

    Ce rapport traite des nouvelles connaissances sur les émissions anthropiques des gaz à effet de serre (GES) issues de l'agriculture, la foresterie et des autres utilisations des terres (AFAT), connaissances mises à disposition au sein de la nouvelle base de données des émissions FAOSTAT. Cette base de données est disponible à l'échelle mondiale, avec des détails par pays, pour toutes les sous-catégories de l'agriculture, de la foresterie et des terres disponibles dans FAOSTAT et dans l'Evaluation des ressources forestières mondiales (FRA).

  4. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2015
    Tanzania, Malawi, Italy, Africa

    功能性土壤在提供清洁水及抵御 洪水和干旱的能力上发挥了关 键作用。渗入土壤的水可存留 污染物, 防止其浸入地下水。 此外,土壤捕获和储存水,使水能够被作物 吸收,从而最大限度减少水面蒸发,最大限 度地提高水的利用率和生产率。有机质含量 高的健康土壤有能力存储大量的水,这不仅 在旱季有益,而且在强降雨季时也是如此。 旱季时,土壤水分对植物生长至关重要;强降 雨季时,通过减缓水流入溪的速度,土壤减少 了洪水和径流。

  5. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2015
    Algeria, France, Morocco, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Tunisia, Finland, Lebanon, Europe

    Meeting Name: European Forestry Commission
    Meeting symbol/code: FO:EFC/2015/14 - ECE/TIM/2015/14
    Session: Sess.38 - Sess.73

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    September, 2015
    Italy

    Des sols sains sont une condition préalable essentielle pour satisfaire divers besoins en nourriture, biomasse (énergie), fibre, fourrage et autres produits; et pour assurer la fourniture de services écosystémiques essentiels dans toutes les régions du monde. Cependant, les ressources en sol de l’humanité sont confrontées à des pressions sans précédent. Il s’agit notamment de diverses formes de dégradation des sols, dont l’imperméabilisation liée à une urbanisation rapide, qui ont de graves conséquences. La sécurité alimentaire et l’équilibre écologique de la planète sont menacés.

  7. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    May, 2015
    Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Kenya, Mali, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Malawi, Costa Rica, Niger, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Pakistan, Italy, Tanzania, Togo, Uruguay

    La version française de l'Outil d'apprentissage sur les mesures d’atténuation appropriées au niveau national (MAAN) dans le secteur agriculture, foresterie et autres affectations des terres (AFAT) se compose d'une série de diapositives en cinq modules pour l'étude indépendante. L'outil examine les voies pour l'identification des MAAN (c’est-à-dire évaluations rapides ou approfondies) et la hiérarchisation des options différentes pour la réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES).

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2015
    Spain, Mexico, Malaysia, Chile, China, Italy, Bolivia, Paraguay, Hungary, Brazil

    Meeting Name: North American Forest Commission
    Meeting symbol/code: FO:NAFC/2016/4
    Session: Sess. 28

  9. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2015
    Canada, Iraq, Italy, Austria, Iran, Pakistan, Gabon, Cuba

    The Land and Water Days are jointly convened by FAO, IFAD and WFP as part of efforts aimed at reaching effective and lasting impacts for land and water actions on the ground.

  10. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2015
    Sierra Leone, Italy, Germany

    This FAO Legal Paper looks at and evaluates the present land-related laws and policies in operation in Sierra Leone and makes recommendations to align them with the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT). The analysis was supported by two assessment tools, which consist of a series of questions related to land tenure generally and gender issues specifically in Sierra Leone.

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