| Environment - Policy and management |
| New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD): Towards Agriculture and Environment Nexus |
| NEPAD is a home-grown approach to tackling Africa’s many development challenges. It represents the vision and collective determination of African leaders to place their respective countries on the path of self-reliant sustainable development.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_041001_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_041001_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_041001_es.htm |
| Arabic: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_041001_ar.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Special Ministerial Conference on Agriculture in Small Island Developing States: Report and Background Documents |
| Most Small Island Developing States are net agricultural importers. As a group they are net exporters by a narrow margin and their agricultural exports tend to be highly concentrated in a small number of commodities and markets.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_040601_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_040601_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_040601_es.htm |
| Arabic: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_040601_ar.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| The scope of organic agriculture, sustainable forest management and ecoforestry in protected area management |
| In protected area categories where agricultural activities are allowed, there is need to consider productive activities which provide livelihoods in an equitable and environmentally-friendly way.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_040602_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_040602_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_040602_es.htm |
| Arabic: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_040602_ar.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| FAO and SIDS: challenges and emerging issues in agriculture, forestry and fisheries |
| Agriculture, fisheries and forestry have provided for centuries the main source of livelihood for the population of the islands. This sector still represents a chief asset to Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_040301_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_040301_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_040301_es.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Proceedings of the Seminar on the production and exports of organic fruit and vegetables in Asia |
| This seminar was organized by FAO, International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and the EarthNet Foundation
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_040302_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_040302_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_040302_es.htm |
| Arabic: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en4/en4_040302_ar.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Biodiversity and the ecosystem approach in agriculture, forestry and fisheries |
| These Proceedings result from the Satellite Event on Biodiversity and the Ecosystem Approach in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries held on the occasion of the Ninth Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN11023_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN11023_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN11023_es.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Integrated natural resources management to enhance food security: The case for community-based approaches in Ethiopia |
| The Environment and Natural Resources Working Paper No. 16 assesses the current threats to natural resource management and proposes a community-based integrated approach to address the issue and to expand the livelihood base in the non-farm sector.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN11013_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN11013_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN11013_es.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Organic agriculture: The challenge of sustaining food production while enhancing biodiversity |
| This paper was presented at the United Nations Thematic Group Sub-Group Meeting on Wildlife, Biodiversity and Organic Agriculture in Ankara, Turkey.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN07013_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN07013_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN07013_es.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Terrestrial Carbon Observation No. 2 - The Ottawa Assessment of Requirements, Status and Next Steps |
| This report presents the results of a follow-up Terrestrial Carbon Observation (TCO) Synthesis Workshop, organized by GTOS in collaboration with the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) and other IGOS-P members on 8-11 February 2000 in Ottawa, Canada.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN07033_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN07033_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN07033_es.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| New publication: Terrestrial carbon observation - No. 5 - The Rio de Janeiro recommendations for terrestrial and atmospheric measurements |
| This publication is a comprehensive plan to use in situ and satellite observing systems to assess and monitor carbon stocks on land an in the atmosphere.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN0601_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN0601_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2003/EN0601_es.htm |
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