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The Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests in the context of National Food Security (VGGT) and the Proposed National Land Use and Management Act (NLUA)

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2014
Philippines

This issue brief is an abridged version of the VGGT discussion paper, “The Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests in the context of National Food Security (VGGT) and the Proposed National Land Use and Management Act (NLUA)” that analyzes to what extent the salient principles and recommendations of the VGGT are substantially reflected in the National Land Use Act/NLUA (House Bill 108). 

Review of Selected Land Laws and the Governance of Tenure in the Philippines: Discussion Paper in the context of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure (VGGT)

Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2014
Philippines

This paper examines Philippine policies on land and resource tenure as embodied in the 1987 Constitution and ten major laws on tenure, and then analyzes these policies in comparison to the Voluntary Guidelines, in order to identify areas of policy convergence, divergence and gaps. 

Salvar la brecha

Institutional & promotional materials
November, 2009
Canada
United States of America
Africa
Latin America and the Caribbean
Asia
Europe

Los gobiernos tienen la responsabilidad jurídica de velar por el derecho a la alimentación de todos los seres humanos. Sin embargo, hay mil millones de personas que pasan hambre en el mundo y más millones cuya seguridad alimentaria se encuentra en peligro. La Cumbre Mundial sobre la Seguridad Alimentaria de 2009 ofrece una oportunidad única para desarrollar un sistema de gobernanza de la seguridad alimentaria mundial que salve la brecha entre las distintas visiones y los intereses enfrentados acerca de los mecanismos internacionales políticos, financieros y técnicos.

Los bosques y la reducción de la pobreza

Training Resources & Tools
November, 2008
Latin America and the Caribbean
Europe

Aproximadamente 1,6 mil millones de personas –más del 25 por ciento de la población mundial – dependen de los recursos forestales para la consecución de los medios de vida y la mayor parte de ellos (1,2 mil millones) utiliza los árboles en las explotaciones agrícolas para generar alimentos y dinero en efectivo.

Disputas en la gestión de la identidad y el ejercicio de los gobiernos indígenas en Bolivia - Pedro Pachaguaya, Samuel Flores. (noviembre, 2016)

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2016
Bolivia

El presente documento pone en cuestión la forma en que se gestionó la identidad cultural por parte del Estado, diferencia entre lo que es una identidad colectiva y una identidad cultural y visibiliza los alcances jurídicos, políticos y sociales que implica acceder a una identidad cultural en las cédulas de identidad por parte de los pueblos indígenas.

Governação comunitária de florestas para crianças: kit pedagógico

Manuals & Guidelines
January, 2017
Mozambique
Angola
Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome and Principe
Cape Verde
Guinea-Bissau
Brazil
Macao S.A.R
Timor-Leste
Portugal



O kit pedagógico “Governação comunitária de florestas para crianças” destina-se a todos os compartes, profissionais, investigadores, professores e educadores envolvidos com as florestas comunitárias e que queiram abordar a governação comunitária de recursos naturais e a educação para a cidadania democrática com crianças e jovens. Procurando responder aos desafios atuais da governação comunitária de florestas, apresenta-se um modelo pedagógico que pretende apoiar a criação de Escolas de Verão para as florestas comunitárias.

WORKSHOP 9: COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. INDIGENOUS MANAGEMENT. COMMON GOODS.

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2016
Global

Research and direct witnessing by participants allow realization of the extent to which the situation of native/indigenous peoples and rural communities in general (peasant, forest dwelling, pastoral and fishing) is dramatic everywhere on the planet. 2.5 billion people, members of so called indigenous/native peoples and rural populations in general, live on lands that they share and use in common. However, only a fifth of these lands are registered as community territories by national governments.