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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… ISSN 1014-6679 Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa An investigation into best practices … Bank, 2010a) have proposed the following Principles for agricultural investment that respect rights, livelihoods and … with the intent of fuelling national commercial, agricultural or industrial growth and contributing to …
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International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues

… a particular focus on those of direct relevance to the agricultural sector. In addition to the sectoral focus on … of trade-related international obligations in the agricultural sector. It derives from FAO’s experience in … A sound legal framework is also important regarding land tenure and property rights, rural financing and …
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Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… In contrast to traditional farming systems where agricultural inputs were mainly produced by farmers, the … many countries – making up about 35 percent of the global land area – will experience novel climates they have not been … security under the growing pressures of climate change. Agricultural crop varieties and the particular traits they …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Introduction to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… of food security, climate change and the loss of agricultural biodiversity. Over one billion people are … to conserve the existing crop diversity, and to allow agricultural researchers, breeders and farmers access to it. … over the long run. As oil, clean water and arable land become scarcer, their cost as agricultural inputs …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Land-Based Sources of Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… course and obtain your certificate. Book - Unit 5 - Land-Based Sources of Marine Pollution Book - Unit 3 - Land-Based Sources of Marine Pollution Site: UNITED NATIONS … Legal Framework on Marine Pollution Book: Book - Unit 5 - Land-Based Sources of Marine Pollution …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Factsheet - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities

… Action …for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities Background In 1995 over 108 governments … and preserve the marine environment from the impacts of land-based activities … Setting as their common goal sustained and effective action to deal with all land-based impacts upon the marine environment, specifically …
25 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC

… and facilitation of safe international trade. Increas- ing agricultural production and exports is recognized as a … the protection of plants (both cultivated and wild, on land or in aquatic environments), the ap- plication of … occurrence. However, it is now widely accepted by the agricultural industry that pest control needs to target a …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study

… PRELIMINARY CHAPTER - OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION 9 A. Concept of economic incentives for agricultural production 9 1. Concept ambiguity 9 2. Concept … Richards P., Ecological Change and the Politics of African Land Use, African Studies Review, June 1983, pp. 1-59. - 3 - …
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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

… Guidelines on the responsible Governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the Context of national food … investments in these resources, increasing sustainable agricultural production and generating higher incomes. States … in developing countries provide a major share of agricultural investments that contribute significantly to …
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Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… crop genetic diversity, which is the basis of all food and agricultural production worldwide. This lesson explains the … the world have been the custodians and innovators of agricultural biodiversity. Through careful selection of their … Goals 1 (no poverty), 2 (zero hunger) and 15 (life on land). 1.2.3 The farming context argument Farmers, …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity