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  1. Library Resource
    January, 2003
    Kenya, Burkina Faso, Morocco, South Africa, Mali, China, Mauritania, India, Senegal, Sudan, Niger, Oceania, Western Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Northern Africa, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia

    With an estimated 40 percent of people in Africa, South America and Asia living in drylands, land degradation poses a significant threat to food security and survival. This report looks at the relationship between gender and dryland management based on an analysis of field experiences in Africa and Asia. Highlighting the roles of women and men in dryland areas for food security, land conservation/desertification, and the conservation of biodiversity, it makes available key findings on a number of projects and programs in the regions.

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    Reports & Research
    December, 2002
    Angola, Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Gambia, Mali, Burundi, Ghana, Congo, Guinea, Ethiopia, Comoros, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Kenya, Lesotho, Gabon, Botswana, Senegal, Chad, Togo, Africa

    Ce rapport est un résumé des résultats présentés lors de la quatorzième réunion du Sous-Comité ouest et centre africain de corrélation des sols pour la mise en valeur des terres, qui s'est tenue à Abomey, République du Bénin du 9 au 13 octobre 2000. Les discussions ont porté principalement su le thème de l'utilisation de la Base de réference mondiale pour les ressources en sols comme instrument pour la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique. Une dizaine de communications nationales et internationales sur ce sujet sont incluses, ainsi qu'un compte rendu des visites de terrain.

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    Reports & Research
    December, 2002
    Angola, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Mali, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Ghana, Congo, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Niger, Rwanda, Lesotho, Madagascar, Botswana, Togo, Kenya

    Meeting symbol/code: ARC 02 2

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2002
    Fiji, Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, Mali, Guatemala, Peru, Burkina Faso, Nepal, Philippines, South Africa, Nicaragua, Uganda, Italy, Tanzania, Tunisia, India, Paraguay, Mexico, Brazil, Kenya

    This study focuses on the gender dimension of agriculture-related legislation, examining the legal status of women in three key areas. The result is an analysis identifying the main legal and some non-legal factors that affect the existence and exercise of women’s agriculture-related rights.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2002
    Bangladesh, Kenya, Mali, Namibia, Indonesia, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Niger, Nepal, Laos, Nicaragua, Uganda, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, India, Mexico, Brazil, Africa, Asia

    Section 1 will examine current debates around poverty, vulnerability and livelihood issues related to access to natural resources. Section 2 will describe the main features of the sustainable livelihoods approaches and relate them to current thinking about access to natural resources. Section 3 will describe and categorise the different types of problems and opportunities that the rural poor face with respect to access to natural resources.

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