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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 88 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2005 Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban forestry and greening Lidija Knuth for the Development … Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening …
The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security
… The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security2017 Photo credits: (from left … entities, with smallholder farmers and the poor in both urban and rural areas disproportionately affected. … practices; and changes to land-use, such as urban development or encroachment into fire-prone landscapes. …
International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues
… ISSN 1014-6679 International trade rules and the agriculture sector Selected implementation issues FAO … countries that have moved quickly in developing an urban or peri-urban agricultural export base, for example of cut flowers, … International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues …
The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study
… of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the … and thereby enhance land productivity, and protect the urban areas and public works from flooding (article 1). When … interest, in cases where the erosion threatens the urban areas, public works or those of public utility, …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems Guide to assess national … FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2016 … Brent Simpson, Jakob Skoet, Garry Smith, Klaus Urban, Francesca dalla Valle, Babette Wehrmann, …
Global Land Outlook
… OUTLOOK 104 6 Scenarios of Change 106 7 Food Security and Agriculture 124 8 Water Resources 160 9 Biodiversity and Soil … have abandoned their ancestral lands and migrated to urban areas, often impoverishing cultural identity, … have abandoned their ancestral lands and migrated to urban areas, often impoverishing cultural identity, …
Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… Development Agency. Published by: Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan and International Union for … (575 GT) + the atmosphere (780 GT) v Triggers (rural > urban) migration and conflicts and creates social unrest … v A negative image of pastoralists among farmers and urban people v Underestimation and lack of knowledge of the …
The economic lives of smallholder farmers - An analysis based on household data from nine countries
… data from nine countries George Rapsomanikis Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rome, 2015 The … productivity growth and rural income increases, rural to urban migration, and at a later stage a declining share of … how to deal with urbanization pressures, restrict rural-to-urban migration and instead, put pressure on farm sizes to …
Supporting, promoting and strengthening local agri-food systems
… a growing population that is increasingly concentrated in urban and metropolitan centres; CONSCIOUS of the growing … are subjected, especially in the Mediterranean where urban expansion and the development of new infrastructures … Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, adopted 3 November 2001 at the 31st session of …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… EU: ......... European Union FAO: ....... Food and Agriculture Organization GCA: ...... Game Controlled Area … pastoralists to restructure their livelihoods around urban centres and settlements. In some regions these trends … in the demand for livestock food products as rising urban human populations in developing countries adopt dietary …