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Effects of land titling on child health and education

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december, 2003
Argentina
Latin America and the Caribbean

This paper analyzes the impact of land titling on child health and education in Argentina. The authors exploit a natural experiment in the allocation of land titles across squatters in a poor suburban area of Buenos Aires, Argentina, to evaluate the impact of property rights on child health and education outcomes.

impact of the introduction of transgenic crops in Argentinean agriculture

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Journal Articles & Books
december, 2003
Argentina

Since the early 1990s, Argentinean grain production underwent a dramatic increase in grains production (from 26 million tons in 1988/89 to over 75 million tons in 2002/2003). Several factors contributed to this "revolution," but probably one of the most important was the introduction of new genetic modification (GM) technologies, specifically herbicide-tolerant soybeans.

Rethinking the Approach to Groundwater and Food Security

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Journal Articles & Books
november, 2003
Algeria
Bangladesh
United States of America
Spain
China
Sri Lanka
Australia
Pakistan
Eritrea
Thailand
Nepal
Jordan
Yemen
Oman
Italy
Tunisia
Argentina
India
Mexico

The global reproduction of food, notably cereal crops, appears to have been remarkably resilient to the vagaries of climate. The unsung hero in this production chain may well be groundwater. When rainfed agriculture fails, the fallback is usually groundwater. First it is accessed to smooth over the dry periods, and then it becomes a habit.

Data sets, indicators and methods to assess land degradation in drylands

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Reports & Research
november, 2003
Burkina Faso
United States of America
France
China
Pakistan
Australia
Republic of Korea
Morocco
Mexico
Uganda
Italy
Botswana
Netherlands
Tunisia
Argentina
India
Senegal
Vietnam

This report summarizes the findings of the e-mail conference that took place from 9 October to 4 November 2002 and which was organized by the Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands project (LADA).

Participatory Policy Reform from a Sustainable Livelihoods Perspective

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Journal Articles & Books
november, 2003
Honduras
Mozambique
Mali
Bolivia
Ghana
Malawi
Costa Rica
Uruguay
Rwanda
South Africa
Turkey
Kyrgyzstan
Mexico
Argentina
India
Bhutan
Uganda
Brazil
Kenya

Policies have considerable impact on people’s livelihoods. They influence the access people have to livelihoods assets and the strategic possibilities for employing these assets to reach favourable livelihoods outcomes. However, policies developed at central level are often not responsive to the policy needs at local level and, therefore, not conducive to local livelihood strategies.

INFORME - Conferencia Internacional sobre la Contribuciَn de los Criterios e Indicadores para la Ordenaciَn Forestal Sostenible: El camino a seguir (CICI - 2003) - Volume 1

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Journal Articles & Books
november, 2003
Burkina Faso
Honduras
United States of America
Guatemala
Zimbabwe
Australia
Bolivia
Ghana
Malawi
Finland
Uruguay
New Zealand
Kenya
Turkey
Argentina
India
United Kingdom
Gabon
Brazil
Austria
Americas

La Conferencia Internacional sobre la Contribución de los Criterios e Indicadores para la Ordenación Forestal Sostenible: El camino a seguir (CICI - 2003) fue organizada por el Instituto Nacional de Bosques (INAB) de Guatemala en la ciudad de Guatemala, del 3 al 7 de febrero de 2003, con el apoyo de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO), la Organizac

Rapport - Conférence internationale sur la contribution des critères et indicateurs pour la gestion forestière durable: perspectives futures (CICI - 2003) - Volume 1

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Journal Articles & Books
november, 2003
Burkina Faso
Honduras
United States of America
Guatemala
Zimbabwe
Australia
Bolivia
Austria
Malawi
Finland
Uruguay
New Zealand
Kenya
Turkey
Argentina
India
United Kingdom
Gabon
Brazil
Americas

La Conférence internationale sur la contribution des critères et indicateurs de la gestion forestière durable: Perspectives d'avenir (CICI - 2003) a été accueillie par les Services forestiers nationaux du Guatemala (Instituto Nacional de Bosques, INAB) à Guatemala City du 3 au 7 février 2003, avec le concours de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO), l'Orga

Estrategias habitacionales en los bordes urbanos : puntos de partida para analizar la expansión suburbana

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Journal Articles & Books
maart, 2003
Argentina

Este artículo presenta evidencias preliminares con el propósito de aportar una visión del problema habitacional, introduciendo variables de análisis que den cuenta del proceso de expansión residencial suburbana de la ciudad de Córdoba, en el período 1983-2000.- Se realiza un análisis de dos casos contrapuestos, el de las nuevas urbanizaciones suburbanas cerradas y el de los programas de viviend

La propiedad de la tierra y el agua en el Noroeste Argentino: El caso de los campos comuneros en el valle de Hualfín

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Journal Articles & Books
december, 2002
Argentina

Los habitantes de Asampay (Catamarca, Argentina) han adoptado un sistema de usos y costumbres conformado por normas comunitarias que delinean el aprovechamiento de los recursos naturales escasos de la región, específicamente la tierra y el agua.