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  1. Library Resource

    Forests

    Peer-reviewed publication
    January, 2012
    Nicaragua, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Chile, Brazil

    Based on theoretical underpinnings and an empirical review of forest laws and regulations of selected countries throughout the Americas, we examine key components of natural forest management and how they are addressed in the legal frameworks of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the U.S.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    June, 2018
    Nicaragua, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, Canada, Indonesia, India, Italy, Montenegro, Portugal, Netherlands

    El manual proporciona información sobre los procedimientos que siguen las brigadas de campo para realizar el establecimiento de los conglomerados y parcelas permanentes del Inventario Forestal Nacional (IFN). Asimismo, suministra información acerca de la planificación y ejecución de cada una de las fases que contempla el operativo, describe los métodos, técnicas e instrumentos que se emplean en la toma de los datos, y detalla el proceso de diligenciamiento de los formatos creados por IDEAM para registrar los datos e información de campo.

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    Securing Forest Tenure Rights for Rural Development: Lessons from Six Countries in Latin America cover image
    Journal Articles & Books
    March, 2017
    Latin America and the Caribbean, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Argentina, Colombia, Peru

    Secure land tenure in rural landscapes is widely recognized as an essential foundation for achieving a range of economic development goals. However, forest areas in low and middle-income countries face particular challenges in strengthening the security of land and resource tenure. Forest peoples are often among the poorest and most politically marginalized communities in their national contexts, and their tenure systems are often based on customary, collective rights that have insufficient formal legal protection.

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    Reports & Research
    December, 2002
    Dominica, Honduras, Chile, Guatemala, Bolivia, Suriname, Venezuela, Guyana, Costa Rica, Colombia, Nicaragua, Uruguay, Ecuador, Argentina, Bahamas, Paraguay, Barbados, Cuba

    La Oficina Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe organiza cada dos años la Reunión de la Comisión Forestal para América Latina y el Caribe (COFLAC), donde se invita a participar a todos los países miembros de la FAO en la Región, para analizar la situación y evolución regional de los bosques y del sector forestal en general, desde la reunión anterior de la Comisión. La Reunión constituye además un foro para intercambiar experiencias y para formular recomendaciones a los países y a la FAO.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2010
    Honduras, Spain, Chile, Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia, Cuba, Guyana, Costa Rica, Colombia, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Italy, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Norway, Central America, Caribbean

    The diversity of forest management experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean shows that sustainable forest management is achievable and can be a highly competitive option in a variety of contexts. Communities, companies, NGOs and the state itself, which owns most of the forests in the region, have applied techniques and practices that have kept forests standing while at the same time obtaining economic benefits and contributing to global wellbeing.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1948
    France, Honduras, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Chile, Guatemala, China, Bolivia, Cuba, Costa Rica, Finland, Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, Haiti, Ecuador, Argentina, Paraguay, Mexico, Brazil, Canada

    An international journal of forestry and forest industries

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    Reports & Research
    December, 2015
    Honduras, El Salvador, Chile, Guatemala, China, Jamaica, Bolivia, Cuba, Venezuela, Guyana, Costa Rica, Colombia, Nicaragua, Uruguay, Ecuador, Argentina, Paraguay, South America, Caribbean

    Meeting symbol/code: FO:LACFC/2015/3
    Session: Sess. 29

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    Journal Articles & Books
    June, 2016
    Nicaragua, Uganda, Chile, Guatemala, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Argentina, India, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Uruguay, Americas

    En el Proyecto TCP/RLA/3404 “Casos de ejemplaridad de manejo forestal sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe: fortalecimiento de políticas y programas nacionales”, ejecutado en Costa Rica, Chile, Guatemala y Uruguay, se evaluaron y seleccionaron 31 experiencias de buenas prácticas forestales y las lecciones aprendidas.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2006
    Fiji, Honduras, Mozambique, Gambia, Chile, Guatemala, China, Indonesia, Laos, Bolivia, Ghana, Congo, Malawi, Costa Rica, Niger, Kenya, Liberia, Nicaragua, Myanmar, Ecuador, Argentina, India

    La observancia de la legislación forestal suscita una atención creciente en el escenario de la política forestal internacional porque todos los años se tala, elabora y comercia ilegalmente un volumen significativo de madera. La explotación ilegal y el comercio asociado constituyen un problema complejo con graves consecuencias ambientales, sociales y económicas. Diferentes instancias locales, nacionales e internacionales han adoptado medidas para resolver este problema.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2002
    United States of America, Sweden, Chile, China, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, Republic of Korea, Holy See, New Zealand, Cyprus, Japan, Nicaragua, Turkey, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Argentina, India, Paraguay, Norway

    Temperate broad-leaved trees grow in different ecosystems in the northern and southern hemispheres, but are also found extensively in many tropical and subtropical mountain areas. A wide range of non-wood forest products derived from temperate broad-leaved trees, and their description is organized in this volume according to the part of the tree from which they are obtained (whole tree, foliage, flowers, etc.).

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