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Global Land Outlook: Latin America and the Caribbean Thematic Report: Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change Adaptation

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2019
Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Central America, Guatemala, Mexico, South America, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land degradation
deforestation
land use
sustainable land management
The extensive arable land and great biodiversity present in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have the potential to ensure sustenance and a good quality of life for its more than 600 million inhabitants. LAC has experienced important changes in land use. When the Europeans arrived in the 15th century, the forest cover of LAC accounted for approximately 75 per cent of the territory.
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La Industria de la Madera en el Perú

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2018
France, China, Spain, Chile, El Salvador, Sweden, Germany, Peru, Italy, Indonesia, Australia, Colombia, Canada, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Panama, Mexico, Brazil, Austria
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
forest land
En 2003, la Unión Europea (UE) lanzo el Plan de acción sobre aplicación de las leyes, gobernanza y comercio forestal (Plan de acción FLEGT) para combatir la tala ilegal de madera, promover el consumo y la producción de madera de origen legal y, en última instancia, contribuir al manejo forestal sostenible y la reducción de la pobreza.
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Caracterización de las principales Causas y Agentes de la Deforestación a Nivel Nacional

Journal Articles & Books
May, 2018
Paraguay, Chile, Peru, Montenegro, Indonesia, Ecuador, Colombia, Canada, Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia, China, Mexico, Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
deforestation
Todo estudio de caracterización de causas y agentes de deforestación debe basarse en un marco conceptual sólido que tenga en cuenta los elementos más importantes para comprender y analizar el fenómeno, al tiempo que se adapte a las características del territorio estudiado. Contar con una base nacional de información de causas y agentes de deforestación, implica que los estudios se sustenten en una base conceptual común, que permita la estandarización y uso de la información recopilada a nivel local, regional o nacional, en el diseño de medidas y acciones de mitigación.
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The safe use of treated wastewater in drylands - Combating desertification through the use of unconventional water resources

Institutional & promotional materials
March, 2019
Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Israel, Chile, Peru, Australia, Tunisia, Argentina, Pakistan, Mexico, Lebanon
Land, Climate Change & Environment
natural resources management
desertification
water management
This document describes combating desertification through the use of unconventional water resources.
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Improving environmental management of extractives through Environmental Impact Assessments

January, 2013
Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, Brazil, Latin America and the Caribbean
Land, Climate Change & Environment
mining
land use
environment
extractive industries
assessment
How have Latin American countries been using Environmental Impact Assessments in order to build more sustainable extractive industries? A focus on Peru provides some interesting lessons.

Is it possible to develop extractive industries while preserving the environment? Several Latin American countries have been attempting to improve the environmental sustainability of their extractive industry sectors by developing their legal frameworks, in particular through the use and adaptation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) tool.
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Towards Effective National Forest Funds

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
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
forest land
<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.
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Standing tall: exemplary cases of sustainable forest management in Latin America and the Caribbean

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
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
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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2002 International Year of Mountains

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Switzerland, Chile, Peru, Australia, Jamaica, Bolivia, China, Iran, Russia, Ethiopia, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Italy, Tanzania, Ecuador, Argentina, India, United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
rural areas
natural resources management
land use
deforestation
natural disasters
rural development
Statements from FAO's Director-General and the King of Nepal, profiles of mountain issues and activities from countries such as Bolivia, Italy, Kyrgyzstan and Peru, and information on mountain forests, tropical cloud forests and sacred mountains complete Unasylva's foray into the mountains.
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Report of the Twentieth Session of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission

Reports & Research
December, 1998
Jordan, Switzerland, United States of America, Chile, Guatemala, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia, Cuba, Argentina, Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil, South America, Caribbean
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
Meeting symbol/code: FO:LACFC/98/REP
Session: Sess. 20
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Andean Countries: A Strategy for Forestry, Volume I of V . Executive Summary

Reports & Research
December, 2006
United States of America, Chile, Peru, Italy, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay, Americas
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
sustainable land management
forest land
To address the needs of individual regions, such as LAC, more detailed regional and sub regional strategies are needed to ensure that forestry contributes fully to the challenges of poverty, inequity, environmental degradation and sustainable development. This report presents such a strategy for four Andean Countries of South America, that is, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Venezuela could not be included because of time constraints, and the difficulties of obtaining a suitable consultant to carry out the field work.