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Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance

… United Nations Economic and Social Council FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FONAFIFO Costa … many countries, they also play a crucial role in managing agriculture and are the primary savers and managers of seeds. … Roo area in México, indicate that Maya women located in urban centres continue applying indigenous traditions to …
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Large Marine Ecosystems: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)

… of LMEs are at high risk from nutrients from sewage and agriculture, and which flow to the sea in rivers and can lead … blooms Coastal eutrophication is associated with large urban populations and agricultural production that has high … Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology), and a number of individual …
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Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty

… Law and Sustainable Development Since Rio: Legal Trends in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (FAO, 2003). The … The big devel- opment projects benefit most of the urban population and industries by providing elec- tricity … Forestry, agricul- ture, fishery/marine environment, and urban development (urban pollution) are the areas most …
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Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action

… EU European Union EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation (of the United Nations) GEF Global … with the fact that people who spend much of their lives in urban areas and artificial environments feel a need to … but the customary leaders could not counteract the urban and agricultural expansion of the newcomers, which …
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FAO's work on Climate Change

… AND TOOLS PAGES 16–31 FAO ACTION AREAS PAGE 32 FINANCING AGRICULTURE’S POTENTIAL PAGE 33 A NEW VISION FOR CLIMATE … HUNGER WITHOUT TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE. 4 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) … of the poor live in rural areas where people depend on agriculture, fisheries or forestry as their main source of …
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Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems

… growth and crushing poverty in the tropics. Expanding agriculture, industry and urbanization are fragmenting, … Residential and commercial development Housing and urban areas Commercial and industrial areas Tourism and … species Introduced genetic material Pollution Domestic and urban waste water Industrial and military effluents …
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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

… Participatory Water Resources Scenarios FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FECOFUN … School. Sudeep Jana is a postgraduate in social work (Urban and Rural Community Development) and works with Forest … have strong organisations to manage their own lands, and urban areas where there was little solidarity beyond small …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… of the alien black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) outside urban areas in South Korea is closely linked to human … Mai to restore part of the land they have been using for agriculture in return for continued occupancy of the area … Series A 147, Vantaa, Finland. Gilman, S.E., M.C. Urban, J. Tewksbury, G.W. Gilchrist, and R.D. Holt (2010). ‘A …
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Assessing forest landscape restoration opportunities at the national level: A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)

… include the National Forest Institute, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, the Ministry of the … coastal areas and inland areas, rural areas and peri-urban areas, etc. The assessment team will need to decide how … or unavailable for restoration, e.g. intact natural areas, urban areas, road corridors, intensively farmed areas, etc.; …
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Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability

… used feedstock. 'Agrofuel' refers to products of agriculture biomass, by-products at farming level and … Municipal by- products are produced by the urban population and comprise solid, liquid and gaseous … mainly concerned about tax rates and identifying areas for urban development. There are no national standards or …
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