In 1978 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published a Systematic Index of International Water Resources Treaties, Declarations, Acts and Cases by Basin (Legislative Study No. 15). The Index covered some 2000 international legal instruments the earliest dating from…

This river basin overview describes the state of the water resources and water use, as well as the state of agricultural water management in the Amazon basin. The aim of this report is to describe the particularities of this transboundary river basin and the problems met in the development of…

This country profile describes the state of the water resources and water use, as well as the state of agricultural water management in Guyana. The aim of this report is to describe the particularities of the country and the problems met in the development of the water resources, and irrigation…

This country profile describes the state of the water resources and water use, as well as the state of agricultural water management in Suriname. The aim of this report is to describe the particularities of the country and the problems met in the development of the water resources, and…

Cuba es miembro fundador de la FAO. La asistencia técnica en el país se ha centrado en potenciar la investigación,organización y desarrollo de los sectores pesquero y forestal, en el manejo sostenible de tierras y aguas, la sanidad vegetal yanimal y la creación de capacidades en materia de…

While the potential contribution of a nationally implemented program for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) to developing countries’ budgets remains as yet obscure, two general concerns are that REDD+ will i) incentivize land grabbing and ii) remain financially…

Indigenous territories are facing increasing pressures from numerous legal and illegal activities that are pushing commodity frontiers within their limits, frequently causing severe environmental degradation and threatening indigenous territorial rights and livelihoods. In Central and South…

This Act amends the Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority Act in section 5 concerning the composition of the Governing Board of the Authority, and by making minor modifications to sections 6 and 10.
Amends: Deeds Registry Authority Act, 1999 (Cap. 5:11). (2007)

This Instrument, made by the Minister of State under section 39 of the Protected Areas Act declares Kanashen Village to be an Amerindian Protected Area. Kanashen Village is communal village lands held by the Village Council on behalf of the Wai Wai Amerindian people of that Village. The Village…

International bi-lateral agreements to support the conservation of rainforests to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are growing in prevalence. In 2009, the governments of Guyana and Norway established Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). We examine the extent to which the participation…

These Measures are enacted for the purposes of strengthening the supervision and administration of the environmental protection of the contaminated land parcel and preventing and controlling the environmental risks in the contaminated land parcel. The Measures Consist of 33 Articles divided into…

Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA-16/17/Inf.11.4
Session: Sess. 16