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Displaying 2416 - 2420 of 5074Saffron Heritage Site of Kashmir in India. GIAHS Saffron Site Report (part- 1)
One of the legacies of saffron farming practice for centuries in and around the Pampore Karewas of Kashmir in India is that this ancient farming system continues to inspire family farmers and local communities through their livelihood security that it provides for more than 17,000 farm families. Kashmiri village women contribute to this agriculture heritage site through traditional tilling to flower picking over 3,200 hectares dedicated to the legendary saffron crop cultivation at Pampore.
Forest Policies and the Status of Sustainable Forest Management on the Ground: What are the Links?
This publication presents the analysis of the global status of forest policy documents and national forest programme documents as of May 2011, with a view to map their existence and age as well as main characteristics of contents of these documents. The objectives were to: - Compile national forest policy documents and NFP documents world-wide, to create a forest policy database and make the documents available online. - Analyse the existence and content of national forest policy and NFP documents.
A territorial development vision oriented to indigenous peoples: a possible path
The purpose of this document is to promote a dialogue about land issues between FAO and its member countries, indigenous peoples, the Permanent Forum and other interested organizations. It outlines a number of basic principles of a methodological approach for indigenous peoples’ territorial recognition, starting from the consideration that a simple legal recognition is often not sufficient to improve living conditions for these communities. A more open reflection on the delicate theme of ‘development’ is also promoted and sought.
Country Investment Brief Burkina Faso - Mapping and assessing the potential for investments in agricultural water management
The Agricultural Water Solutions Project aims to unlock the potential of smallholder farming by identifying, evaluating and recommending a variety of agricultural water management (AWM) solutions - including technologies as well as the necessary supporting policies, institutions, financing arrangements and associated business models. This is being achieved through a series of interlinked activities in the seven project sites in Africa (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia) and in India (Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal).
Situation des forêts du monde 2012
La dixième édition du rapport sur la Situation des forêts du monde part d'un constat fondamental: les forêts, la foresterie et les produits forestiers jouent un rôle essentiel dans le développement durable. La Situation des forêts du monde est publiée tous les deux ans. Dans toute l'histoire de l'humanité, le développement économique a entraîné dans son sillage la déforestation. C'est d'ailleurs en grande partie en raison de la déforestation qu'a été mis au point le concept de développement durable, qui a ensuite évolué au sein des sciences forestières.