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Land, people and forests in Eastern and Southern Africa: a study of the impact of land relations upon community involvement in forest future

January, 2000
Kenya, Zambia, Lesotho, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Tanzania, Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, Sub-Saharan Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
land
land tenure
environment
common property
Examines the relationship of people’s rights in land to the manner in which they may be involved in the management of forests in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Lesotho and to a lesser degree Botswana and Swaziland.Includes examination of property relations, state power, land reform, recognition of customary rights, the changing nature of tenure, and the impact of new land law on community forest rights.
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Beekeeping Value Chain Development in Tanzania

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Kenya, Belgium, Rwanda, Uganda, Japan, Burundi, Oman, China, Germany, Tanzania, Botswana, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
forest land
Meeting Name: African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO:AFWC/2016/4.2
Session: Sess. 20
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Payments for Forest Environmental Services in Sub-Saharan Africa

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2016
United States of America, Kenya, Sweden, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Peru, Namibia, Bolivia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Central African Republic, Rwanda, South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda, Madagascar, Botswana, Nicaragua, Mexico, Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
forest land
This publication responds to calls in regional and global forestry forums to strengthen capacity for effectively developing and implementing payment schemes for environmental services in sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission, at its 18th session, called for enhancement of the institutional capacities of member countries and the sharing of knowledge on payment schemes for forest environmental services at the national and subregional levels.
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Cuarenta años de forestería comunitaria

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Angola, Fiji, Honduras, Nepal, Zambia, Gambia, Burkina Faso, China, Namibia, Indonesia, Australia, Bolivia, Congo, Guinea, Malawi, Niger, Mozambique, Liberia, Uganda, India, Togo, Kenya
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary tenure
land governance
land tenure
community forestry
Indigenous Peoples
forest land
land tenure systems
indigenous people's tenure
Desde las décadas de 1970 y 1980, la forestería comunitaria ha ido adquiriendo cada vez más popularidad, a partir del concepto de que las comunidades locales, cuando se les conceden suficientes derechos de propiedad sobre los bosques colectivos locales, pueden organizarse de forma autónoma y crear instituciones locales a fin de reglamentar el uso de los recursos naturales y manejarlos de forma sostenible.
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Evaluación de los recursos de productos forestales no madereros

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2001
Benin, Switzerland, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Guatemala, Indonesia, Bolivia, Canada, Venezuela, Namibia, Finland, Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda, Belize, Ecuador, India, Gabon, Ghana
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
Esta publicatión pretende servir como material de referencia en el campo de los inventarios de recursos de productos forestales no madereros (PFNM).
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Progress Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations of Past Sessions of the Committee and the Multi-Year Programme of Work (MYPOW)

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Algeria, France, Sweden, Guatemala, Peru, Germany, Bolivia, Republic of Korea, Cameroon, Rwanda, Morocco, Philippines, South Africa, Malaysia, Cambodia, Tunisia, Sudan, Czech Republic, Uganda, Lebanon
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
sustainable land management
forest land
Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2016/7.5
Session: Sess. 23
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Monitoring the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security: A Civil Society Perspective

Reports & Research
December, 2012
Uganda, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Ghana, Liberia, Guatemala, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Belgium, France
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
VGGT
land governance
forest conservation
forest land
land use
land tenure
This study is intended to contribute to the effective implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines by exploring ways of monitoring the governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests and providing a civil society perspective on monitoring in the context of the Guidelines. It provides an overview of existing and commonly used monitoring systems and practices in relation with tenure of land, fisheries and forests by civil society organisations and institutions. In order to do so, it will propose a schematic categorization of monitoring in the context of land, fisheries and forests.
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NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS IN AFRICA: A REGIONAL AND NATIONAL OVERVIEW

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2001
Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Mauritius, Mauritania, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Guinea-Bissau, Eswatini, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Guinea, Ethiopia, Comoros, Malawi, Cape Verde, Liberia, Libya, Lesotho, Uganda, Rwanda, Somalia, Madagascar, Cameroon, Tanzania, Botswana, Eritrea, Senegal, Chad, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Zambia, Gambia, Mali, Burundi, Sao Tome and Principe, Djibouti, Sierra Leone, Seychelles, Kenya, Morocco, Niger, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, Central African Republic, Sudan, Côte d'Ivoire, Africa, Global
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
This regional study presents an overview of the socio-economic importance and ecological impact of the use of non-wood forest products (NWFP) in Africa. The document consists of two main parts: i) presentation of background information on the programme activities and analysis of the available information on the regional and sub-regional level (both in English and in French); and ii) presentation of data on NWFP on the national level (so-called “country profiles”, available in either English or French).
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Adaptation in action

Reports & Research
December, 2012
Belize, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Grenada, Jamaica, Bolivia, Cuba, Colombia, Thailand, Rwanda, Philippines, Lesotho, Uganda, Haiti, Italy, Togo
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
FAO-Adapt consolidates FAO’s multidisciplinary expertise on climate change adaptation. Through this Organization-wide framework, FAO provides countries with best practices, key principles and priority themes on which member nations can focus adaptation efforts in agriculture and food security. Since launching FAO-Adapt in June 2011, the Organization has: developed and implemented new, adaptation-focused projects and programmes; and enhanced FAO’s own capacity to deliver adaptation support to member countries.
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Country Report - Uganda

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2001
Rwanda, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Congo, Senegal, Sudan, Africa
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
This report looks at the future development of forestry in Uganda taking into account factors both within and outside the sector that influence change.