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Roles de género en la actividad pesquera del Lago Titicaca, reflexiones para el pensamiento Sudamericano

Policy Papers & Briefs
Setembro, 2015
Bolívia

Este artículo describe y analiza los orígenes mitológicos y socioculturales de la producción de quinua en la zona altiplánica boliviano - peruana, con elementos de género y culturales, para apoyar la hipótesis del desequilibrio que está causando, en sus palabras, “una irresponsable masificación comercial del grano”. El ensayo forma parte de un trabajo inédito y más amplio del author.

La tierra encallada. El extractivismo en países Sudamericanos sin salida al mar

Policy Papers & Briefs
Agosto, 2015
Bolívia
Paraguai

 
El artículo de esta quincena, presentado en formato de ensayo, busca en la historia y la condición de mediterraneidad de Bolivia y Paraguay las raíces de una supuesta “condena extractivista”. El Comité calificador el Concurso de artículos, ensayos y fotografías 2015 le dio el segundo puesto, destacando el esfuerzo de la mirada histórica y la comparación de la situación de dos países en la región.

Cambio climático, acuerdos justos y vinculantes

Policy Papers & Briefs
Dezembro, 2009
América do Sul

Cambio climático, acuerdos justos y vinculantes
 *Rodrigo López Sánchez
 La trayectoria de los desastres naturales en Sudamérica, cuyas incidencias fueron cada vez mayores en las últimas décadas, resume un conjunto de fenómenos irreversibles, como la desaparición de las cumbres nevadas en los Andes, y caracterizados por una creciente intensidad, como frecuentes lluvias torrenciales. Sus efectos continúan siendo muy sentidos por la población y por las economías de los países.

Terra tradicionalmente ocupada, direito originário e a inconstitucionalidade do marco temporal ante a proeminência do art. 231 e 232 da 1988

Reports & Research
Dezembro, 2016
Brasil

Resumo: O presente artigo tem como objetivo abordar alguns dos aspectos acerca da demarcação de terras indígenas no Brasil, em especial, o entendimento e aplicação do denominado “marco temporal” pelos tribunais, como condicionante para determinar a tradicionalidade, ou não, destas terras. Da mesma forma, serão analisados os possíveis avanços dos direitos indigenistas após a promulgação da Constituição Federal brasileira de 1988.

Rangelands –sound management strategies for a vulnerable resource

Journal Articles & Books
Julho, 2013
Global

Rangelands cover 30 per cent of the global land surface. They support a considerable share of the global ruminant value chains, are habitat for a high plant and animal diversity and have various ecological, economic and social functions. But rangelands are currently under pressure from global change processes. A focus on humananimal- environment interactions is necessary to avoid resource overexploitation and degradation.

Vanishing Rangelands

Reports & Research
Maio, 2012
Tanzania

The primary aim of this study is to investigate the size of the range lost to other forms of land uses. This will support the argument that it is time to reconsider the pastoralists sector as a legitimate mode of production in the country which, like other sectors, deserve due priority.


Nicaragua: Nota de políticas sobre el acceso a la tierra

Reports & Research
Novembro, 2008
Honduras
Nicarágua
Guatemala
Colômbia
Venezuela
Guiné
México
Brasil
Américas

La presente Nota de Políticas sobre el acceso a la tierra en Nicaragua ha servido de insumo a la preparación de la nueva Estrategia de Asistencia al País (CAS, en sus siglas en ingles) que el Banco Mundial presentó a su Junta en 2007. El nuevo CAS tiene por objetivo orientar la labor del Banco Mundial en Nicaragua en los próximos cinco años.

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems : GIAHS Information Sheet

Reports & Research
Novembro, 2016
Argélia
Egito
Bangladesh
Chile
Alemanha
Peru
Canadá
Irã
República da Coreia
Quênia
Marrocos
Japão
Filipinas
Itália
Tanzania
Tunísia
Índia
China
Brasil

The purpose of this sheet is to provide comprehensive set of information on GIAHS Programme in a single document which summarizes all the core information uploaded in the website and written in the previously released sources.

Safeguards for communities during acquisition of land for investment purposes

Policy Papers & Briefs
Novembro, 2016
Quênia

Kenya is going through a period of intense transition. The country's main development policy, Vision 2030, is just entering the second Medium Term Plan of Implementation from 2013. The development priorities focus extensively on large scale investments, for industrial, irrigated agriculture, utilization of newly discovered natural resources, and infrastructure development. Land is therefore a central commodity for realization of the sought after socioeconomic transformation.

LDGI Survey

Journal Articles & Books
Reports & Research
Janeiro, 2016
Quênia

Public land is a resource that should be effectively managed in the public’s best interest in line with provisions of the Constitutions of Kenya and the Land Act. The management framework governing land use and development decisions on public land should ensure protection and sustainable management of the land. Despite these provisions in law, recent media reports point toresurgenceof public land grab. The Land Development and Governance Institute commissioned this research study to establish the status of the public land management in Kenya.

The Energy Act, 2015.

Legislation & Policies
Novembro, 2015
Quênia

A Bill for AN ACT of Parliament to consolidate the laws relating to energy, to provide for National and County Government functions in relation to energy,to provide for the establishment, powers and functions of the energy sector entities; promotion of renewable energy; exploration, recovery and commercial utilization of geothermal energy; regulation of midstream and downstream petroleum and coal activities; regulation, production, supply and use of electricity and other energy forms; and for connected purposes.

DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: AN IMPETUS OR A DETERRENT TO EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT LAND MANAGEMENT IN KENYA?

Journal Articles & Books
Fevereiro, 2016
Quênia

A Land Information Management System (LIMS) is an information system that enables the capture, management, and analysis of geographically referenced land-related data in order to produce land information for decision-making in land administration and management. The system is a Geospatial Information System (GIS) driven for the purposes of handling and managing parcel based information. The Republic of Kenya, located in East Africa, ranks 33rd in the world in terms of population with 38.6 million people and has a land area of 224,081 square miles.