The publication is a small easy to read information booklet laid out in short blocks of text and colourful photographs. It provides clear information in reply to three questions: What is legal preparedness for REDD+? Why are adequate legal frameworks important for the success of REDD+? and Where to start? It concludes with a paragraph under 'UN-REDD support on legal preparedness'.

Esta guía ha sido diseñada con el objetivo de desarrollar en los pueblos indígenas capacidades para la gestión de sus bosques de forma eficiente y competitiva, pero respetando sus propios intereses como pobladores, administradores y usuarios de los bosques y sus recursos, así como su identidad cultural marcada por tradiciones ancestrales que impregnan su convivencia y su relación con los recursos naturales.

Based on empirical case studies in four countries in South (Nepal) and Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Myanmar and Viet Nam), this issue paper examines how REDD+ can be a driver of conflict (and cooperation), particularly between forest communities, governments and REDD+ project developers, as well as between and within communities and within national government agencies.

The 21st Conference of Parties (COP 21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Paris, France, 30 November to 11 December 2015. COP 21 and the resulting Paris Agreement have been seen by many as a turning point in international climate negotiations. Their implications have been particularly significant in the context of forests. In view of this, forest sector stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific require succinct and accurate information on the outcomes of COP 21 and the Paris Agreement.

Since 2009 RECOFTC through the Grassroots for Capacity Building for REDD+ in Asia project have been working to develop capacities of local partners in five countries (Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal and Viet Nam) to facilitate awareness raising on and initiatives to deal with climate change and REDD+.

This report provides a review of the Armenian mining sector, and assesses its potential to contribute to sustainable economic growth and development. Based on the findings, it provides recommendations for initiatives and actions for the future development of the sector. The report was produced in the period October 2015 to April 2016.

This report presents findings from a baseline survey conducted in area locations of the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme coupled with matched control areas proximate to the LIFT Programme area..This resource was published in the frame of the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme. For more information;please check: https://landportal.org/community/projects/land-investment-transformation...

Article 43 of Land Code shall be amended to add the following wording: “Allotment of land plots located within 500 meters from coastline of a waterbody shall be performed after establishment of borders of water conservation zones and regime of its economic management, except for protected areas and public forests”.

L’Amazonie brésilienne, qui abrite la majeure partie des forêts tropicales qui subsistent sur la planète, est rongée par une exploitation économique incontrôlée. Plus de 750 000 km2 de forêts ont déjà été rasés1 , principalement sous l’effet de l’agriculture industrielle, de l’élevage de bétail, de l’exploitation minière, de la construction d’infrastructures telles que des barrages hydroélectriques, de l’exploitation forestière illégale et de l’installation de nouveaux habitants qui découle de ces activités.

This Act brings about a comprehensive reform of the law relating to land rights and land planning and management in Scotland.

Le présent Accord vise à mettre en place un cadre général et des directives pour la coopération bilatérale entre les deux Parties. Les Parties s'engagent à coopérer dans plusieurs secteurs, entre autre, agriculture; élevage ; foresterie; ‘énergie ; santé ; habitat et Aménagement du Territoire ; Pêche ; et environnement.

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