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A territorial development vision oriented to indigenous peoples: a possible path

Reports & Research
November, 2012
Angola
Mozambique
Honduras
Philippines
Chile
Australia
Ecuador
Brazil
India
Guinea
Guyana
Costa Rica
Colombia
Panama

The purpose of this document is to promote a dialogue about land issues between FAO and its member countries, indigenous peoples, the Permanent Forum and other interested organizations. It outlines a number of basic principles of a methodological approach for indigenous peoples’ territorial recognition, starting from the consideration that a simple legal recognition is often not sufficient to improve living conditions for these communities. A more open reflection on the delicate theme of ‘development’ is also promoted and sought.

FAO Policy on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2010
Italy

Indigenous peoples1 must be considered an undeniable stakeholder in a development agenda shaped by such a mandate. Recent estimates indicate that although indigenous peoples make up approximately 5 percent of the world’s total population, they comprise about 15 percent of the global poor.2 The adversities faced by indigenous peoples have grown in the last few decades, but so too have the recognition of and appreciation for their potential contributions to sustainable development and natural resources management.

La nouvelle génération de programmes et projets d’aménagement des bassins versants

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2008
Germany
Burkina Faso
Bangladesh
Honduras
United States of America
Rwanda
Burundi
Zimbabwe
Guatemala
Indonesia
Canada
Congo
Costa Rica
Niger
Kenya
Pakistan
Italy
Nepal
Ghana
Vietnam
Myanmar
Ecuador
Cuba
India
Bhutan
France
Europe
Africa
Americas
Asia

Durant l’Année internationale de la montagne en 2002, la FAO et ses partenaires ont lancé une évaluation à grande échelle et un examen mondial de l’état actuel et des tendances futures de l’aménagement intégré et participatif des bassins versants. Les objectifs généraux étaient de promouvoir l’échange et la diffusion d’expériences dans la mise en œuvre de ces projets durant la décennie 1990–2000, et d’aider à identifier une vision pour une nouvelle génération de programmes et projets.

The culture of access to mountain natural resources

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2003
France
Bangladesh
Switzerland
Germany
Denmark
Indonesia
Australia
China
Ethiopia
Pakistan
Nepal
Japan
Lesotho
Italy
Netherlands
India
Bhutan
Asia

This study investigates the political and contentious nature of access to mountain natural resources by poor, disadvantaged and marginalized people, including women and youth, and the policy processes associated with access and development over time. This study has been commissioned by FAO to look at sustainable livelihoods approaches to access to natural resources in mountain areas. We concentrate on access by poorer and marginalized groups to policy processes whereby long-term sustainable access to resources is achieved.

Forty years of community-based forestry

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2016
France
Switzerland
United States of America
Gambia
Sweden
Fiji
China
Indonesia
Australia
United Kingdom
Canada
Congo
Malawi
Solomon Islands
Nepal
Tanzania
Papua New Guinea
India
Mexico
Brazil
Mongolia

Since the 1970s and 1980s, community-based forestry has grown in popularity, based on the concept that local communities, when granted sufficient property rights over local forest commons, can organize autonomously and develop local institutions to regulate the use of natural resources and manage them sustainably. Over time, various forms of community-based forestry have evolved in different countries, but all have at their heart the notion of some level of participation by smallholders and community groups in planning and implementation.

Política de la FAO sobre pueblos indígenas y tribales

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2015
Italy

El objetivo de este documento normativo es proporcionar a la FAO un marco para orientar su labor sobre cuestiones relativas a los pueblos indígenas. Las actividades actuales, que no siguen una estrategia sistemática en relación con estos asuntos, se beneficiarán considerablemente de la definición de una dirección y un enfoque comunes. Al mismo tiempo, también es importante para los mismos pueblos indígenas, ayudar a comunicar y clarificar lo que éstas pueden esperar razonablemente de la Organización.

Course: Free, prior and informed consent

Policy Papers & Briefs
October, 2016

Ill-regulated land acquisition and unilateral land concessions may often trigger forced relocations, conflicts and human rights abuses. This course introduces the concept of Free, Prior and Informed Consent that indigenous people and small family farmers can use to protect their customary or traditional land rights. The process ensures that communities can participate in decision-making processes and that their concerns, priorities and preferences are accommodated in any project affecting their lands, territories and resources.

The right to food guidelines and indigenous peoples:an operational guide

Reports & Research
November, 2009
Guatemala
Brazil
Italy

This Guide aims to assist indigenous peoples and their organizations on how to use the Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security1 (hereafter “Right to Food Guidelines” or “Guidelines”) to promote their own interests in the area of food security.

Régimen comunal y gobernanza de los recursos de propiedad común en Asia

Reports & Research
November, 2011
Bangladesh
United States of America
Afghanistan
China
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
Australia
Laos
United Kingdom
Guinea
Republic of Korea
Thailand
Nepal
Pakistan
Yemen
Philippines
Singapore
Vietnam
Kyrgyzstan
Myanmar
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Japan
India
Kazakhstan
Georgia
Malaysia
Papua New Guinea
Mongolia
Asia
Oceania

Documento de trabajo sobre la tenencia de la tierra 20. Este documento analiza las características del régimen comunal y su función en el sistema de gestión de los recursos naturales en diferentes contextos de algunos países asiáticos. Las presiones actuales del mercado sobre los recursos naturales suponen ya sea desafíos que oportunidades para que las comunidades y los gobiernos utilicen y refuerzen el régimen comunal para promover la gestión sostenible de algunos recursos naturales.

Depleting natural wealth – perpetuating poverty

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2006
Nepal
Laos
Mozambique
Zambia
Kyrgyzstan
Guatemala
China
Cambodia
India
Ethiopia
Mongolia
New Zealand
Asia

This paper represents part of an area of work in support of enhancing access to land and forest resources in support of rural livelihoods in Mongolia. . This synthesis report draws on field studies undertaken recently in five rural areas of Mongolia, covering all ecological zones from montane and northern taiga forest to arid forest in the Gobi. Our findings document and explain, with case studies and documentation from participatory analysis, the downward cycle of resource depletion and descend into poverty that is in action.

Respeto del consentimiento libre, previo e informado

Reports & Research
November, 2013
Guatemala
Cameroon
Australia
Colombia
Suriname
Guyana
Ecuador
Togo
Africa

La reglamentación inapropiada en la adquisición de tierras se ha convertido en un problema grave, sobre todo en África subsahariana y Asia sudoriental, donde amenaza la seguridad alimentaria, los medios de vida locales y la gestión sostenible de los recursos naturales y ha provocado conflictos por la tierra y abusos contra los derechos humanos. Los grupos sociales marginados están particularmente amenazados, especialmente los pueblos indígenas, otros propietarios consuetudinarios, las mujeres, los miembros de castas inferiores y las minorías étnicas.

Respecter le consentement préalable, donné librement et en connaissance de cause

Reports & Research
November, 2014
Cameroon
Suriname
Philippines
Guyana
Guatemala
Togo
Africa

L'acquisition de terres mal réglementée est devenue un problème majeur, notamment en Afrique subsaharienne et en Asie du Sud- Est, où cette question menace la sécurité alimentaire, les moyens d’existence locaux et la gestion durable des ressources naturelles, provoque des conflits fonciers et porte atteinte aux droits de l’homme. Les groupes sociaux marginalisés sont particulièrement menacés, notamment les peuples autochtones, d’autres propriétaires fonciers coutumiers, les femmes, les populations de caste inférieure et les minorité ethniques.