The publication aims to provide a broad range of data and statistics on forests, and the impact and benefits that forestry has on our environment. It also offers some general information and data about the impact forests and forestry can have in mitigating the effects of climate change, as well…
As of 1998, the land tenure situation along Guyana's coast was marked by disarray and insecurity. Renewed interest in land following the economic and political liberalization of the early 1990s spawned land conflicts and exacerbated their severity. This paper, based on fieldwork conducted…
Based on the experiences of Amerindian communities in Guyana, this briefing presents some of the main causes of forest conflicts in the country as well as recommendations for how to address these. In particular, the document presents the following points:
• Lack of full recognition of…
The seventh session of the Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) was held in Panama City, Panama on 7-8 November 2015. The Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) hosted the session at the venue of its sixty-eight annual conference. The…
Le présent document a pour objectif d’aider les pays qui souhaitent élaborer un niveau d’émissions de référence pour les forêts et/ou niveau de référence pour les forêts (NERF/NRF) dans le contexte de la REDD+ au titre de la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (…
Meeting symbol/code: FO:LACFC/2015/3
Session: Sess. 29
Fondée sur des données plus précises et plus fiables que jamais et provenant de 234 pays et territoires, l’Évaluation des ressources forestières mondiales 2015 révèle des signes encourageants d’amélioration de la gestion forestière et un ralentissement mondial sur le plan du déboisement.…
El presente documento es la segunda actualización del informe original de la FAO sobre este tema. Ofrece información sobre la contribución del sector forestal a las economías nacionales a nivel mundial, regional y nacional. Este estudio ofrece la situación y las tendencias en la contribución del…
Meeting symbol/code: FO:LACFC/2015/REP
Session: Sess. 29
The information in the document corresponds to the situation in October 2014, for the most recent overview of UNFCCC FREL/FRL submissions please consult <a>http://redd.unfccc.int/…
Meeting symbol/code: FO:LACFC/2015/3
Session: Sess. 29
Electronic files of all major publications produced by FAO Forestry and the FO decentralized forestry units plus selected key publications from the same period produced by the FAO technical departments. The publication catalogue/CD-ROM/USB will be used to support knowledge sharing in forestry…