In northern Tanzania, new grassroots groups called Women’s Rights and Leadership Forums (WRLFs) are mobilizing women and men in pastoralist communities to promote and defend local land rights. This briefing highlights some of the WRLFs’ achievements and strategies; asks how these forums, which appear to be a part of an emerging grassroots social movement for land rights, can be further supported; and explores whether such forums could be replicated elsewhere in the region

Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) have the potential to benefit both people and wildlife in Tanzania. But are Tanzanian communities earning enough from WMAs to want to protect the wildlife that live on their land? This policy brief addresses this question by examining two WMAs in the Tarangire ecosystem and looking at their performance and revenue streams. This reveals that while communities are earning some income, the WMAs do not yet have enough funds to cover management and wildlife protection costs.

Muito oportuna e elucidativa essa publicação do FBSSAN que me foi dada a honra de apresentar. A biofortificação de alimentos tem se destacado entre os temas do crescente debate nacional e internacional no campo da nutrição, aí incluída sua relação com a agricultura. Como é usual em se tratando dos alimentos, este debate é permeado por interesses de várias ordens, sobretudo econômicos, com a apropriação de significados acompanhada do tradicional apelo à gravidade dos problemas (fome ou deficiência de nutrientes) que clama por soluções urgentes e milagrosas.

This case study focuses on the capacity of local communities to monitor biodiversity and resources in Madagascar, Nicaragua, Philippines and Tanzania. It makes a controlled comparison between local community monitoring and trained scientists’ monitoring and conclude that local and indigenous communities generate similar and equally good outputs as the trained scientists, and are much more cost efficient. The cases suggest that it is fully possible to build a cheap and effective MRV system based on community monitoring of Non-Carbon Benefits

The Second National Environmental Action Programme is a sectoral national programme of the Republic of Armenia applicable to the period 2008-2012. Its main objective is to provide a systematized package of environmental policy instruments to minimize the pressure on the natural environment.Among the measures aiming for environmental protection, the Programme pertains to management of various types of natural resources. Among them, it covers the issue of land resource management.

The Environmental Protection Agency shall be the competent authority for the purposes of the Directive on integrated pollution prevention and control here implemented. As competent authority for the purposes of the Directive, the Agency shall, amongst other things, keep itself informed of developments in best available techniques.

The Act is divided into 14 Chapters: Scope etc. (1); General provisions (2); Protection of soil and groundwater (3); Protection of surface waters (4); Polluting activities (5); Waste (6); Use of environmentally friendly technologies (7); Expropriation (8); Supervision (9); Administrative provisions (10); Appeals and inquiries (11); Environment Appeals Board (12); Penalties (13); Entry into force and transitional provisions (14).

The Act sets out a series of measures which are designed to conserve biodiversity and to protect and enhance the biological and geological natural heritage of Scotland. In doing so, the Act provides the principal legislative components of a new, integrated, system for nature conservation within Scotland. The Act also locates the conservation of biodiversity and of Scotland's natural environment within a wider British, European and global context.

El Reglamento de organización y funciones del Proyecto Nacional de Manejo de Cuencas Hidrográficas y Conservación de Suelos (PRONAMACHCS) consta de 4 títulos, 20 artículos, 2 disposiciones complementarias y 1 transitoria.

This document is a national policy with a cross-sectoral approach. The main objectives of the Vision are: a) eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; b) achieving universal primary education; c) promoting gender equality and women empowerment; d) reducing child mortality; e) improving maternal health; f) combating HIV/aids, malaria and other diseases; g) ensuring environmental sustainability; and h) developing a global partnership for development. Plants and animal types as well as farming systeFood security for all is one of the objectives to be attained (Chapter 6.5).

This Regional Act lays down the legislative framework concerning the protection of soil, water resources and coastal territories in Toscana. The Act establishes principles for the adoption of programmes, plans and projects to undertake interventions that have an impact on such resources. A Commission for Soil Protection is established (art. 4). Provisions on monitoring and penalties are laid down too.

This Resolution approves the Regional Planning of Mármores area (PROZOM) within the Municipalities of Alandroal, Borba, Estremoz and Vila Viçosa. This Regulation consists of 4 chapters regulating marble exploitation, land and water management and use.

Implements: Decree-Law No. 380/99 establishing the territorial management regime. (1999-09-22)
Repealed by: Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 53/2010 approving the Regional Land Use Planning of Alentejo. (2010-07-16)