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National Forestry Programme 2004-2007 (PNF).

National Policies
Brazil
Americas
South America

The National Programme on Forests 2004-2007 (PNF) aims to promote the balanced and sustainable use and conservation of Brazilian forests. This will be done through the articulation of public policies related to issues such as: land tenure, credit and financing, environmental legislation, research and technology, training and capacity building, etc. This interministerial programme provides incentive instruments to good use of natural resources and will broaden experiences that prove to be perfectly possible and necessary to grow with respect to the natural balance.

Stratégie Algérienne et Plan d’Action National d’Utilisation de la Diversité Biologique

National Policies
Algeria
Africa
Northern Africa

La présente stratégie élaborée, est un ensemble de procédés raisonnés, ordonnés, conceptuels et techniques qui définissent l’organisation de base du développement de la diversité biologique algérienne au sein d’un objectif de croissance économique et sociale.La stratégie est fondée sur des principes qui exploitent l’évaluation des menaces qui pèsent sur la diversité biologique, les perceptions de ses valeurs, sa connaissance, ses valorisations bioéconomiques, par les développements agricole, systémique, ethnobotanique, pharmaceutique, industriel et la mise en place de moyens législatifs, in

National Forest Policy of Suriname.

National Policies
Suriname
Americas
South America

The main objective of the present Forest Policy is enhancing the contribution of the forests to the national economy and the welfare of the current and future generations, taking into account the preservation of the biodiversity. Three goals of equal weight are contained in the main objective, namely: 1) Economic goal: Forests will be used efficiently and in a sustainable manner in order to enhance the contribution of the sector to the national economy, including foreign currency, government income, and employment.

Guyana National Forest Plan.

National Policies
Guyana
Americas
South America

The overall objective of the present National Forest Policy is the conservation, protection, management and utilisation of the nation’s forest resources, while ensuring that the productive capacity of the forests for both goods and services is maintained or enhanced.

Enonce de la Politique Forestière de l’Union Des Comores

National Policies
Comoros
Africa
Eastern Africa

L’Enoncé de la Politique Forestière de l'Union des Comores est un document stratégique qui a pour but global la conservation et la gestion durable du patrimoine forestier afin d’en assurer la pérennité et de garantir une production soutenue de biens et de services pour le bénéfice de la population, tout en contribuant à la lutte contre la pauvreté, la protection de l’environnement et le respect des engagements de l’Etat envers les conventions internationales.La politique présente les principaux objectifs suivants: (i) l’amélioration des connaissances sur le patrimoine forestier et sa délimi

The Feminization of Agriculture with Chinese Characteristics

Reports & Research
May, 2012
Asia
China

The objectives of this paper are to help build a picture of the role of women in China’s agriculture, to assess whether or not agricultural feminization has been occurring, and if so, to measure its impact on productivity. To meet these goals, we rely on three datasets that allow us to explore who is working on China’s farms and the effects of the labor allocation decisions of rural households on productivity. We find that since 2000, the role of women has increased both in the supply of farm labor and in the duties that women take on in the management of farms.

HIV, livelihoods, food and nutrition security

December, 2007

A combination of new and ongoing forces is driving global food prices. Rising energy prices and subsidized biofuel production, income and population growth, globalization, and urbanization are among the major forces contributing to surging demand—while on the supply side, land and water constraints, underinvestment in rural infrastructure and agricultural innovation, lack of access to inputs, and weather disruptions are impairing productivity growth and the needed production response.

Balancing agricultural development and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2002
South America
Brazil

This report identifies the links among economic growth, poverty alleviation, and natural resource degradation in Brazil. It examines the effects of (1) a major devaluation of the Brazilian real (R$); (2) improvements of infrastructure in the Amazon to link it with the rest of Brazil and bordering countries; (3) modification of land tenure regimes in the Amazon agricultural frontier; (4) adoption of technological change in agriculture both inside and outside the Amazon; and (5) fiscal mechanisms to reduce deforestation." -- from Author's Abstract