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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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FAO-Adapt consolidates FAO’s multidisciplinary expertise on climate change adaptation. Through this Organization-wide framework, FAO provides countries with best practices, key principles and priority themes on which member nations can focus adaptation efforts in agriculture and food security. Since launching FAO-Adapt in June 2011, the Organization has: developed and implemented new, adaptation-focused projects and programmes; and enhanced FAO’s own capacity to deliver adaptation support to member countries.
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (Nepali version)
he guidelines are the first comprehensive, global instrument on tenure and its administration to be prepared through intergovernmental negotiations.
The guidelines set out principles and internationally accepted standards of responsible practices for the use and control of land, fisheries and forests. They provide guidance for improving the policy, legal and organizational frameworks that regulate tenure rights; for
Guatemala: Evaluación del Impacto del Cobro por Derechos de Aprovechamiento de “Madera En Pie” y Otras Tasas (Mapots) Sobre el Manejo Forestal Estudios de Caso – Volumen II de Vi
Es ampliamente reconocido que una de las principales causas de la deforestación y la degradación de los bosques radica en el alto costo de oportunidad del manejo forestal sostenible (MFS), lo que suele conllevar a un cambio de uso del suelo hacia alternativas como la agricultura, la agro-industria o la ganadería, que producen mayores ingresos para los dueños o usuarios de los bosques. el documento se estructura en cinco secciones.
Report of the Third Steering Committee of the Collaborative Partnership on Mediterranean Forests (CPMF)
The Collaborative Partnership on Mediterranean Forests (CPMF) has the purpose to improve implementation of policies for sustainable management of forests and environmental services provided by forest ecosystems in the context of climate change.
Saffron Heritage Site of Kashmir in India. GIAHS Saffron Site Report (part- 2)
Saffron production is confined to a limited geographical area in the State. Saffron has traditionally been associated with the famous Kashmiri cuisine, its medicinal values and the rich cultural heritage of Kashmir. Its role in enriching the local cuisine, its medicinal value and its use in important religious rituals is well known. However, Saffron production is currently suffering on several counts, especially those relating to productivity as well as post harvest management. This has resulted in lower production and poor quality.