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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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Forests, trees and people - Newsletter
Foresterie communautaire - L'éleveur et ses décisions clans la gestion des ressources naturelles des régions arides et semi-arides d'Afrique
L'Intégration des pêches dans l'aménagement des zones côtières
Les pêches maritimes, comme les pêches pratiquées sur les grands lacs, dépendent des zones côtières de plusieurs façons. La plupart des pêches de capture sont basées sur les stocks côtiers, tandis que les autres exploitent les stocks de haute mer dont une partie de leur cycle s'effectue dans les eaux littorales, par exemple, dans les zones de reproduction ou d'alimentation. Les stocks de poisson sont également tributaires de la productivité primaire en milieu côtier pour une bonne part de la chaîne alimentaire.
Geographical information systems - Applications to marine fisheries
The late 20th century has witnessed increasing crises in the world's marine fisheries. A causal analysis of these reveals that a common element are various manifestations of spatial inequity. This most frequently includes the inequity of access rights to the resource, but factors such as variations in resource depletion, spatio-temporal variations in stock recruitment, the imposition of regulatory zoning, destruction of marine ecosystems and the siting of mariculture facilities are other examples. To resolve some of these problems, management practices must be improved.