Water is absent in the ‘Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of Food Security’ (FAO, 2012). This paper explored whether and how the people-centred approaches and the human rights values that underpin this document can be better...
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Towards voluntary guidelines for people-centred land-water tenure: the untapped synergies between rights-based land and water governance]
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Towards voluntary guidelines for people-centred land-water tenure: the untapped synergies between rights-based land and water governance
The process of creating the NTFP guidelines involved numerous experts and collaborators across the globe, with a particular emphasis on Latin America. The guidelines were drafted between 1997 and 1998, with input from the NTFP certification advisory committee, certification experts and other fore...
Shanley, P.
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Laird, S.A.
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[The process of drafting and revising guidelines for NTFP certification]
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The process of drafting and revising guidelines for NTFP certification
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are not inherently ideal candidates for certification. They are most commonly consumed at a subsistence level, are traded locally and regionally, and most are not featured in markets open to ‘green’ or ‘fairtrade’ messages. However, for some of the NTFP species ...
Certification is relatively new to forest policy tool that attempts to foster responsible resource stewardship through the labeling of consumer products. While many lessons can be drawn from timber certification, transfer of existing timber-based guidelines and procedures to NTFPs is inappropriat...
This final chapter of the book offers a set of policy recommendations. It presents some typical win-win outcomes, including technologies suited for forest poor areas, labour intensive technologies promoting intensification to replace land extensive farming practices, and promoting agricultural sy...
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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[Biodiversity: treasures in the world's forests - concluding statement of the Forum]
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Biodiversity: treasures in the world's forests - concluding statement of the Forum
The past three decades have seen significant investments in programs to protect forests in developing countries. As a result the number and aggregate area of National Parks and equivalent protected areas have grown considerably. But a recent report released by WWF/World Bank has concluded that on...
Blain, D.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Couwenberg, J.
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Nagata, O
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Renou-Wilson, F.
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Sirin, A
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Strack, M.
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Tuittila, E.S.
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Wilson, D
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Evans, C.D.
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Fukuda, M
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Parish, F.
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[Rewetted organic soils]
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Rewetted organic soils
Liebe, J.
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Mateo-Sagasta, Javier
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[Desarrollo de capacidades para un uso mas seguro y productivo de aguas residuales en agricultura en America Latina y el Caribe. In Spanish]
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Desarrollo de capacidades para un uso mas seguro y productivo de aguas residuales en agricultura en America Latina y el Caribe. In Spanish