Meeting Name: African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO:AFWC/2016/1 Rev.1
Session: Sess. 20

Despite progressive provisions on gender equality in Tanzania’s land laws, women have little representation in land allocation decisions, including meetings of village councils and village assemblies. Mainstreaming gender in local regulations can help to address this problem.

The Tanzania…

Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA-16/17-20
Session: Sess. 16

Gender is of particular interest in the sustainable management of wildlife as it relates to the use, attitudes, and knowledge of the resource. Different strategies are often needed to fully engage both women and men in wildlife-related management. This fact sheet shows the important role played…

Meeting Name: African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO:AFWC/2016/Inf.3 Rev.1
Session: Sess. 20

The document is a compilation of up-to-date, existing knowledge on groundwater governance, developed by leading international scientists and experts within the framework of the GEF project “Groundwater Governance - A Global Framework of Action”. It covers nine selected themes that focus on…

Les Directives volontaires pour une gouvernance responsable des régimes fonciers applicables aux terres, aux pêches et aux forêts dans le contexte de la sécurité alimentaire nationale reconnaissent que des investissements responsables par les secteurs privé et public sont essentiels pour…

This publication summarized the activities of the project (Coping with water scarcity – the role of agriculture- Phase III: Strengthening national capacities in Lebanon). The project has helped improve the national, regional and local capacity to cope with water scarcity, as a result of an…

Where do forests and forestry stand today in international climate change negotiations? What exactly does it mean to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+)? What are the opportunities and risks for forests in today’s changing climate and is there a clear path forward…

La presente guía responde a la necesidad de incrementar las inversiones en el ámbito de la agricultura y alienta a todas las partes interesadas —en particular al público destinatario compuesto por las autoridades gubernamentales que participan en los procesos de promoción, aprobación y…

Meeting Name: International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Ad Hoc Technical Committee on Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Meeting symbol/code: IT/ACSU-3/16/Inf. 3
Session: Sess. 3