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Solving Brazil's land use puzzle: Increasing production and slowing Amazon deforestation

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Peer-reviewed publication
Janeiro, 2020
Brasil
Estados Unidos

Brazil has become an agricultural powerhouse, producing roughly 30 % of the world’s soy and 15 % of its beef by 2013 – yet historically much of that growth has come at the expense of its native ecosystems. Since 1985, pastures and croplands have replaced nearly 65 Mha of forests and savannas in the legal Amazon.

Norte do Pará: Situação Atual e Perspectivas para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável

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Journal Articles & Books
Dezembro, 2019
América do Sul
Brasil

O território do norte paraense possui 270.040,7 km², distribuídos em nove municípios: Alenquer, Almeirim, Curuá, Faro, Monte Alegre, Óbidos, Oriximiná, Prainha e Terra Santa. Tal área ocupa 22% do estado do Pará, o equivalente à soma dos estados de São Paulo e Sergipe (IBGE, 2019).

Securing land tenure for women in Cameroon's forest societies: a marginalized position seen and maintained

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Peer-reviewed publication
Dezembro, 2019
Camarões

Land capital occupies a prominent place in production activities in Africa. In forestry companies, women workers of production excellence, do not enjoy the same rights as the male agent in terms of access to land. This article attempts to question the foundations of this societal injustice while highlighting the various shadows that overwhelm women's tenure security in the forest zone.

Hoja Informativa N.º 5. Deforestación en comunidades nativas (CCNN): la necesidad de entender el contexto

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Institutional & promotional materials
Dezembro, 2019
South America
Peru

Esta hoja informativa presenta resultados cuantitativos y cualitativos sobre la deforestación en las comunidades nativas, así como mapas detallados sobre la deforestación entre 2001 y 2015 y sus posibles causas en las más de 1300 CCNN tituladas.

SNE Albanie: bonnes pratiques d’une plateforme multipartite

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Manuals & Guidelines
Dezembro, 2019
Albanie

La SNE Albanie est appuyée par des OSC, des députés, des établissements universitaires, la Banque mondiale et l’Agence suédoise de coopération internationale pour le développement. Le gouvernement la considère comme un point de référence crédible et digne de confiance, qu’il est possible de consulter sur les questions de gouvernance foncière et forestière.

New Times, New Opportunities: Grasping the future with the world's youngest population in the Sahel.

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Journal Articles & Books
Dezembro, 2019
Burkina Faso
República Centro-Africana
Camarões
Argélia
Eritreia
Etiópia
Mali
Mauritânia
Níger
Nigéria
Sudão
Senegal
Sudão do Sul
Chade
África

The support plan for the Sahel is a regional approach to collectively address the root causes of disruptions such as poverty, migration and youth unemployment, climate change, insecurity, governance and institutional issues in the region.

Model land use bill 2019 : proposed bill for the establishment of lands use and allocation commission

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Policy Papers & Briefs
Novembro, 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria

A new Model Land Use Bill is proposed to address the lapses identified in the Nigerian Land Use Act (LUA, 1978), such as poor administrative system for lands, ownership, and the absence of community participation. This policy brief promotes a new land management structure for ease of business, to improve social and environmental protection, and to reduce land-grabbing by dispossession.

Global Land Outlook: Northeast Asia Thematic Report: Partnerships to Achieve Land Degradation Neutrality

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Journal Articles & Books
Novembro, 2019
China
República Popular Democrática da Coreia
Japão
Mongólia
República da Coreia
Rússia

Deforestation, land degradation, and unsustainable land management threaten our lives and are responsible, both directly and indirectly, for many economic, social and environmental issues. In particular, countries in Northeast Asia face the growing threats of desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD).

Global Land Outlook: Latin America and the Caribbean Thematic Report: Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change Adaptation

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Journal Articles & Books
Novembro, 2019
Caribe
República Dominicana
América Central
Guatemala
México
América do Sul
Argentina
Brasil
Equador
Paraguai
Peru

The extensive arable land and great biodiversity present in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have the potential to ensure sustenance and a good quality of life for its more than 600 million inhabitants. LAC has experienced important changes in land use. When the Europeans arrived in the 15th century, the forest cover of LAC accounted for approximately 75 per cent of the territory.

Road to Restoration. A Guide to Identifying Priorities and Indicators for Monitoring Forest and Landscape Restoration

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Journal Articles & Books
Novembro, 2019
Global

By declaring the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the UN has recognized that there are only 10 years left to restore the world's degraded land. Countries are striving to fight climate change by 2030 through their Paris Agreement commitments and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).