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Displaying 1216 - 1220 of 5073Technical report of the Vulnerability assessment of Mediterranean forest ecosystem to climate change: Pilot site of Düzlerçamı (Turkey)
This document is the final report for the Turkish pilot site of the component of the project "Maximize the production of goods and services of Mediterranean forest ecosystems in the context of global changes". It contributes to the production of data and development of tools to support decision and management of vulnerable Mediterranean forest ecosystems affected by climate change and the ability of these forest ecosystems to adapt to global change.
الموافقة الحرّة والمسبقة والمستنيرة: حق الشعوب الأصلية وممارسة جيّدة للمجتمعات المحلّية
صمم دليل حق الشعوب الأصلية وممارسة جيدة للمجتمعات المحلية كأداة للمارسي المشاريع في طيف واسع من المشاريع والبرامج التابعة لأي منظمة تنموية، حيث يوفر معلومات حول حق الشعوب الأصلية وممارسة جيدة للمجتمعات المحلية وكيف يمكن تنفيذها في ست خطوات. ويكمل هذا الليل سياسة منظمة الأغذية والزراعة الخاصة بالشعوب الأصلية والقبلية (2010) والتي تدرج حق الشعوب الأصلية وممارسة جيدة للمجتمعات المحلية كواحد من مبادئها.
Quinua: Manejo integrado de plagas
La quinua es un ejemplo extraordinario de un cultivo que pasó de ser considerado olvidado a un cultivo de interés y consumo mundial, tanto es así que la Organización de las Naciones Unidas declararon el año 2013 el Año Internacional de la Quinua. Como todo cultivo en expansión, las plagas y enfermedades asociadas a este cultivo se constituyen en un serio factor restrictivo.
Fact sheet: Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization
Mechanization covers all levels of farming and processing technologies, from simple and basic hand tools to more sophisticated and motorized equipment. It eases and reduces hard labour, relieves labour shortages, improves productivity and timeliness of agricultural operations, improves the efficient use of resources, enhances market access and contributes to mitigating climate related hazards.
Institutional capacity on forest tenure in Viet Nam: Status, gaps and way forward
Institutional capacity of government organizations, programmes/ projects, and civil society to support forest tenure reform exists but is insufficient. Major capacity gaps are found in relation to conflict and grievance management, responding to climate change and emergencies, and governance of private sector. Programs have relatively better capacity than government organizations and civil society organizations as they are able to provide direct support at local levels to improve the livelihoods and income of forest dependent communities.