Land degradation and desertification are among the biggest environmental challenges of our time. In the last 40 years, we lost nearly a third of the world’s arable farmland due to erosion, just as the number of people to be fed from it almost doubled. That’s why the UN General Assembly declared 2015 as the International Year of Soils. And the good news is that this new report shows that while Africa remains the most severely a«ected region, the benefit of taking action across the continent outweighs the cost of implementing it: not just by a little, but by a factor of seven.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2015Northern Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Eastern Africa, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Middle Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Southern Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Western Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2015Angola, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Mozambique, Zambia, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Congo, Guinea, Rwanda, Uganda, Madagascar, Botswana, Senegal, Chad, Kenya, Africa
Hace más de tres décadas se abrió la primera oficina en Malabo para atender los temas de la FAO en Guinea Ecuatorial. El 20 de junio de 2013 se estableció oficialmente la Oficina de Enlace y Partenariado y se nombró al primer Representante de la FAO en el país.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2015Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Mali, Burundi, Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, Congo, Guinea, Ethiopia, Niger, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Botswana, South Sudan, Chad, Gabon, Kenya, Africa
FAO established a presence in Equatorial Guinea more than 30 years ago with the opening of a country office in Malabo. In June 2013, cooperation was strengthened with the establishment of a Partnership and Liaison Office and the appointment of the first FAO Representative in the country
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2015Burkina Faso, Estonia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Burundi, Bulgaria, Eritrea, Botswana, Ecuador, Bolivia, Benin, Bahamas, Barbados
Basándose en datos más completos y fiables como nunca antes, y abarcando 234 países y territorios, la Evaluación de los recursos forestales mundiales 2015 da evidencia de signos esperanzadores del logro de una gestión forestal mejorada y de una disminución de la deforestación en todas las regiones del mundo. Sin embargo, estas tendencias deben aún ser reforzadas, especialmente en los países que han quedado a la zaga.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2015Kenya, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Belize, Kiribati, Burundi, Guatemala, Gabon, Botswana, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Guyana, Bahamas
Fondée sur des données plus précises et plus fiables que jamais et provenant de 234 pays et territoires, l’Évaluation des ressources forestières mondiales 2015 révèle des signes encourageants d’amélioration de la gestion forestière et un ralentissement mondial sur le plan du déboisement. Toutefois, ces tendances doivent être renforcées, en particulier dans les pays qui accusent du retard.Le présent document réunit les données communiquées par les pays dans le cadre de l’ Évaluation des ressources forestières mondiales 2015 .
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