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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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Displaying 1861 - 1865 of 5074Assessing Forest Governance
Forest governance assessment is an expanding practice. People are using Assessments to watch for developing problems, diagnose needs for reform, Monitor progress of programs, and evaluate impacts. Governments, civil society Organizations, development partners, academics and coalitions of stakeholders Have all performed assessments in recent years. In 2012, an expert meeting at fao headquarters in rome recommended the creation of a guide to good practices in forest governance assessment and data collection.
Evaluación Nacional Forestal. Protocolo para el Procesamiento del Mapa Densidades de Carbono para Estratos Boscosos del Ecuador Continental con Imágenes Modis y Landsat 2014
Ecuador se encuentra en un proceso de preparación para acceder a los mercados internacionales de carbono a través de los mecanismos de Reducción de Emisiones causadas por Deforestación y Degradación de los bosques (REDD+). Este es un mecanismo clave para mitigar el cambio climático y se centra en cinco actividades forestales que actúan como medidas de mitigación medibles, reportables y verificables.
Report of the team of Technical and Legal Experts on Access and Benefit-Sharing
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/TTLE-ABS-1/14/Report
Session: Sess.1
AQUA STAT: counting every drop
Impacts of foreign agricultural investment on developing countries: evidence from case studies
There is growing evidence that investing in developing countries’ agricultural sector is among the most efficient ways to reduce poverty and hunger. Agricultural investments can generate a wide range of developmental benefits, but these benefits cannot be expected to arise automatically and some forms of large-scale investment carry risks for host countries. Although there has been much debate about the potential benefits and risks of international investment, there is a lack of systematic evidence on the actual impacts on the host country and their determinants.