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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information. We help developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. Since our founding in 1945, we have focused special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world's poor and hungry people.
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Displaying 2581 - 2585 of 5074Land Tenure Journal 2/2011 - Revue des questions foncières 2/2011
This thematic issue of the Land Tenure Journal brings together theories and practices related to land tenure and climate change both from the mitigation and adaptation perspectives. Articles look at the implications that REDD+ and Payments for Environmental Services pose to land tenure and administration, propose approaches to deal with the new challenges and analyse the adaptation of local tenure systems and livelihoods to climate change.
Manual for local level assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management - Part 2. Field methodology and tools
Land Tenure Journal 2/2011 - Revue des questions foncières 2/2011
This thematic issue of the Land Tenure Journal brings together theories and practices related to land tenure and climate change both from the mitigation and adaptation perspectives. Articles look at the implications that REDD+ and Payments for Environmental Services pose to land tenure and administration, propose approaches to deal with the new challenges and analyse the adaptation of local tenure systems and livelihoods to climate change.
Recorsos naturales y medio ambiente boletín informativo
En este número describimos el lanzamiento, en la Sede de la FAO en septiembre de 2011, de la Alianza mundial sobre los suelos, y examinamos las etapas siguientes de esta alianza. También informamos acerca de las actividades colaborativas llevadas a cabo entre la FAO y la NASA, encaminadas a crear el Sistema Global de Gestión de Información sobre Fuegos, un procedimiento internacional de avisos de incendios por medio del cual se comunican datos fundamentales sobre los fuegos a regiones remotas de países en desarrollo.
Energy-Smart Food for People and Climate - Issue Paper
The aim of this paper is to discuss how the entire food sector, from the farmer’s fi eld to the consumer’s plate, can become more ‘energy-smart’. Becoming energy-smart will require a transformation along the food chain that involves: - relying more on low-carbon energy systems and using energy more effi ciently; - strengthening the role of renewable energy within food systems; - providing greater access to modern energy services for development, and at the same time supporting the achievement of national food security and sustainable development goals.