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Unasylva: Forest and Landscape Restoration

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2015
Honduras
United States of America
Spain
Germany
Peru
United Kingdom
China
Ethiopia
Republic of Korea
Switzerland
Costa Rica
Lesotho
Vietnam
Madagascar
Tanzania
Netherlands
Brazil
Canada

Forest and landscape restoration is a key issue in the ongoing discussions at the Paris Climate Change Conference, convened to broker a game-changing agreement on climate change. On a planet where the mark of human activity is almost ubiquitous, restoration is by necessity a concept that has to take into account human well-being and ongoing change. In addition, in order to succeed in the long term, forest and landscape restoration initiatives will need to successfully engage a range of stakeholders, from policy-makers to local communities and from governments to private actors.

Анкета по Нанесению на Карту Деградации Земельных Ресурсов и Сбалансированного Землеуправления

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2008
Netherlands
Italy
Switzerland
Africa
Asia
Europe
Northern America

Метод картирования ВОКАТ-ЛАДА-ДЕЗИРЕ основывается на исходной анкете картирования ВОКАТ (WOCAT, 2007). Она был расширена чтобы уделить большее внимание таким вопросам как биологическая и водная деградация и придает большее значение непосредственным и социо-экономическим причинам этих феноменов включая их влияния на услуги эко-системы. Она оценивает в форме анкеты какие типы деградации земли в действительности происходят, где и почему и что нужно сделать по этому поводу с точки зрения Сбалансированного ЗемлеУправления (СЗУ).

Imperméabilisation du sol et emprise sur les terres

Policy Papers & Briefs
October, 2016

Une série de 9 cartes s’intéressant aux menaces principales pesant sur les sols ont été préparées dans le cadre de la Journée mondiale sur les sols 2016. Elles offrent une brève description sur l’Imperméabilisation du sol et emprise sur les terres (définition, causes, les principaux faits) et illustre les conditions dans le monde entier et les tendances par région. Les données utilisées pour leur préparation sont tirées des informations publiées dans l'État des ressources du sol le rapport du Monde, publié en Décembre à 2015.

Land and crop management in the hilly terrains of Central America: lessons learned and farmer - to - farmer transfer of technologies

Journal Articles & Books
November, 1997
Kenya
Honduras
United States of America
Nicaragua
El Salvador
Chile
Guatemala
China
Italy
Argentina
Guinea
Costa Rica
Paraguay
Mexico
Brazil

Farmers are constantly being subjected to changes that are beyond their control on account of factors that affect the viability and profitability of their farming enterprises. Therefore in order to sustain agricultural development, farmers must acquire the capacity to respond to these changing situations and opportunities in order to maximize production. Farmers need to be helped to develop this capability by encouraging their innovations and by involving them in a learning process in which they are exposed to new knowledge and technologies.

Soil organic carbon (SOC) loss

Policy Papers & Briefs
October, 2016
Global

The front of the postcard provides a short description on Soil organic carbon (SOC) loss (definition, cause, key facts) while the back gives the worldwide conditions and trends by region. The data given here is derived from information published in the Status of the World's Soil Resources report, released in December 2015.


The Report and the Technical Summary are available at the links below: