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AGRICULTURE | |
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Access to rural land and land administration after violent conflicts
FAO Land Tenure Studies No. 8 Violent conflicts typically result in the displacement of much of the population. At the end of the conflict there may be several competing, legitimate claims to the same land as a result of successive waves of displacement. This guide has been prepared to assist land tenure and land administration specialists who are involved with the reconstruction of systems of land tenure and land administration in countries that are emerging from violent conflict. The guide identifies key aspects that should be analysed during initial assessments, and gives examples of short-term actions that may be implemented relatively quickly. It presents policy considerations for the restitution of land to rightful claimants and the resettlement of people who are landless or who cannot return to their home.
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ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH | |
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Dynamics of sanitary and technical requirements assisting the poor to cope, (The). Expert Consultation, Rome, 22-24 June 2004
FAO Animal Production and Health Proceedings No. 4 The objective of the consultation was to provide advice to FAO and Member Governments on the impact of sanitary and phytosanitary standards on domestic livestock markets, and in particular to consider impacts on the poor who participate in livestock food chains, and the extent to which their concerns are being addressed. This publication describes the conclusions of the experts and observers of the consultation, and contributes to a very lively global debate on the subject of livestock standards and market exclusion.
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FORESTRY | |
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Unasylva No. 221, Vol. 56 - 2005/2. Poplars and willows
Rome, 2005, 68 pp. Why poplars and willows? Because they are so versatile. These members of the family Salicaceae provide wood, fibre, biofuel and other forest products and have a positive role in rehabilitation of degraded lands, forest landscapes restoration, climate change mitigation and livelihood generation in temperate and boreal regions of the world. The articles in this issue are adapted from presentations to the International Poplar Commission meeting held in Santiago, Chile, from 28 November to 2 December 2004.
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FISHERIES | |
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Impacts of trawling and scallop dredging on benthic habitats and communities
By: Svein Løkkeborg Over the last two decades, concerns about the impact of towed fishing gears such as trawls and dredges on benthic habitats and organisms have increased. This publication reviews the most recent experimental studies of the impact of towed fishing gears on benthic communities. Otter trawls, beam trawls and scallop dredges are likely to have different physical impacts on the sea bed owing to their different catching techniques. The most noticeable physical effect of otter trawling is the furrow created by the doors. Beam trawling and scallop dredging cause a flattening of irregular bottom topography by eliminating natural features. The long-term effects of fishing activities have not been investigated although several studies provide clear evidence of short-term consequences. The difficulty in conducting impact studies that produce clear conclusions stems mainly from the complexity and natural variability of benthic communities.
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Report of the twenty-sixth session of the Committee on Fisheries. Rome, 7-11 March 2005
FAO Fisheries Report No. 780 The Committee reviewed the issues of an international character and the programme of work of the FAO Fisheries Department in fisheries and aquaculture. The Committee commended FAO on its report on the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and its associated instruments and called for a "decade of implementation" of the various instruments developed to ensure responsible fisheries. The Committee called upon Members to accept, ratify or accede to, as appropriate, these instruments. The Committee encouraged FAO to elaborate additional guidelines in support of the Code, including one for the implementation of the International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity.
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Second meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee of the FAO project "Management of tuna fishing capacity: conservation and socio-economics". 15-18 March 2004, Madrid, Spain
By: William H. Bayliff, Juan Ignacio de Leiva Moreno, Jacek Majowski FAO's Japan-funded Project "Management of tuna fishing capacity: conservation and socio-economics" was formulated with the aim of improving the management of tuna fisheries on a global scale. Its immediate objectives are to provide the technical information necessary for the management of tuna fishing capacity and resolve the associated technical on a global scale, taking into account conservation and socio-economic issues. This publication includes papers on the studies that were considered high priority by the project and its Technical Advisory Committee at its 1st Meeting (Rome, Italy, 14-16 April 2003). Earlier versions of papers on these studies were presented to the 2nd Meeting of the TAC (Madrid, Spain, 15-18 March 2004), where they were critically discussed. These papers were subsequently peer reviewed, revised and edited.
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LAND AND WATER DEVELOPMENT | |
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REPRINT: Global agro-ecological assessment for agriculture in the twenty-first century (CD-ROM)
FAO Land and Water Digital Media Series No. 21 This CD-ROM contains information on soil, terrain and climatic conditions worldwide, which forms the basis for global assessment of potential crop productivity. Numerous downloadable maps, tables, a report on the methodology and results, and an executive summary report illustrating the main findings may also be found here. |
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Frost protection: fundamentals, practice, and economics. Volume 1
By: Richard L. Snyder, J. Paulo de Melo-Abreu When air temperatures fall below 0º C, sensitive crops can be injured, with significant effects on production. In this book, the distribution, economies, history, physical and biological aspects of frost damage are presented and discussed, together with methods of protection. This book contains a broad range of information from basic to complex: however, it was mainly written to help growers to better understand freeze protection and to develop strategies to combat crop losses due to freezing.
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Frost protection: fundamentals, practice, and economics. Volume 2
By: Richard L. Snyder, J. Paulo de Melo-Abreu, Scott Matulish This volume reviews concepts of probability and risk of frost damage and uses that information to help readers make economic decisions about frost protection. Computer application programs are included with the book to help simplify complex calculations. The application programs are written in Microsoft Excel and sample calculations are presented in the text.
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Land Cover Classification System. Classification concepts and user manual. Software version 2
Environment and Natural Resources Series No. 8 The Land Cover Classification System (LCCS) is a comprehensive, standardized a priori classification system designed to meet specific user requirements, and created for mapping exercises, independent of the scale or means used to map. It enables a comparison of land cover classes regardless of data sources, thematic discipline or country. The LCCS method enhances the standardization process and minimizes the problems of dealing with a very large number of pre-defined classes. The manual accompanies version 2 of the LCCS software, which has been developed based on the experience gained from numerous United Nations, international and country mapping activities, including the Africover East Africa Project and the Global Land Cover 2000 initiative. The new version of the LCCS software is fully compatible with the previous version, thus ensuring continuity of past and future LCCS mapping activities. |
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PÊCHES | |
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Rapport de la vingt-sixième session du Comité des pêches. Rome, 7-11 mars 2005
FAO, Rapport sur les pêches nº 780 Le Comité a passé en revue les problèmes qui se posent l'échelle internationale ainsi que le programme de travail du Département des pêches de la FAO sur les pêches et l'aquaculture. Le Comité a félicité la FAO de son rapport sur la mise en application du Code de conduite pour une pêche responsable et des instruments connexes, et a appelé à une "décennie de mise en application" des différents instruments élaborés pour assurer une pêche responsable. Le Comité a invité les Membres à accepter et ratifier, selon les cas, ces instruments et y adhérer. Le Comité a encouragé la FAO à établir des directives complémentaires à l'appui du Code, y compris pour la mise en application du Plan d'action international pour la gestion des capacités de pêche. |
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Application de la communication des risques aux normes alimentaires et à la sécurité sanitaire des aliments, (L')
Etude FAO : Alimentation et nutrition nº 70 La communication des risques est l'échange d'informations et d'opinions sur les risques et les facteurs s'y rapportant entre les responsables de leur évaluation et de leur gestion, les consommateurs et les autres parties intéressées. Le présent rapport, qui résume les conclusions d'une Consultation mixte FAO/OMS d'experts organisée à Rome du 2 au 6 février 1998, s'intéresse aux divers éléments et aux principes directeurs de la communication des risques. Parmi les autres thèmes abordés figurent les entraves à une communication efficace des risques, ainsi que les stratégies à l'appui de celle ci. Le document présente des recommandations pertinentes à l'usage des autorités publiques, du secteur industriel, des organisations de consommateurs et d'organismes internationaux.
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MONTES | |
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Unasylva No. 221, Vol. 56 - 2005/2. Álamos y sauces
Roma, 2005, 68 págs. ¿Por qué álamos y sauces? Por su gran polivalencia. Estos miembros de la familia Salicaceae dan madera, fibra, biocombustible y otros productos forestales y desempeñan un papel positivo en la rehabilitación de tierras degradadas, la restauración de paisajes forestales, la mitigación del cambio climático y el sustento de las poblaciones en las regiones templadas y boreales del mundo. Los artículos en este número se han adaptado a partir de comunicaciones presentadas en la reunión de la Comisión Internacional del Álamo, celebrada en Santiago (Chile) del 28 de noviembre al 2 de diciembre de 2004. |
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Informe del 26º periodo de sesiones del Comité de Pesca. Roma, 7-11 de marzo de 2005
FAO, Informe de Pesca Nº 780 El Comité se congratuló con la FAO por su informe sobre la aplicación del Código de Conducta para la Pesca Responsable e instrumentos conexos, y pidió un "decenio de aplicación" de los diversos instrumentos que se habían creado con objeto de garantizar la pesca responsable. El Comité exhortó a los miembros a que dieran su aceptación, ratificación o adhesión, según procediera, a estos instrumentos. Asimismo alentó a la FAO a elaborar nuevas directrices en apoyo del Código, incluidas unas directrices para la puesta en práctica del Plan de acción internacional para la ordenación de la capacidad pesquera. Se subrayó la necesidad de entablar negociaciones internacionales sobre el seguimiento de los buques pesqueros en el marco del Código de Conducta, en lo relativo a su aplicación. |
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Optimización de la humedad del suelo para la producción vegetal - El significado de la porosidad del suelo
Por: Francis Shaxson, Richard Barber Esta publicación analiza los procesos que ocurren sobre, dentro y debajo del suelo, y que permiten el movimiento del agua y el crecimiento de los cultivos. La publicación está dirigida a los usuarios de la tierra, y les proporcionará información para que hagan un mejor uso de los recursos básicos. Se espera contribuir con esta obra a fomentar el interés por utilizar más racionalmente el agua de lluvia y poner en práctica un manejo más adecuado de los suelos. La publicación podrá ser útil a todas aquellas personas que intervienen en el mantenimiento y aumento de la productividad, calidad y salud de la tierra -agricultores, personal técnico, asesores, capacitadores, estudiantes y encargados de la toma de decisiones técnicas- al favorecer los enfoques multidisciplinarios y el diálogo entre partes interesadas que disponen de conocimientos diferentes. |
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PLANT PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION | |
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Manual on development and use of FAO and WHO specifications for pesticides. First edition. Pesticide specifications. (Chinese version)
FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 173 In 2001, FAO and WHO agreed to develop specifications for pesticides jointly, thus providing unique, robust and universally applicable standards for pesticide quality. The"Manual on development and use of FAO and WHO specifications for pesticides" is the first publication of this joint programme and supersedes all previous manuals and guidance documents published by either FAO or WHO on this subject. It provides the standard process, unified requirements and procedures, harmonized definitions and nomenclature, technical guidelines and standards applicable to pesticides for use in agriculture and public health. FAO/WHO specifications apply only to the products of manufacturers whose technical materials have been evaluated. The specifications may be used to provide an international point of reference against which the quality of products can be judged, either for regulatory purposes or in commercial dealings, thereby helping to prevent the trade, sale and use of inferior quality pesticide products. Thus the specifications will enhance confidence in the purchase and use of pesticides and, at the same time contribute towards better pest control, sound agricultural production, effective vector control measures and improved user, public and environmental safety throughout the world, especially in developing countries.
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FOOD AND NUTRITION | |
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Application of risk communication to food standards and safety matters, (The). (Chinese version)
FAO Food and Nutition Paper No. 70 With increased public concern regarding food safety, greater demands are placed on risk communicators to involve the public and other interested parties in an interactive dialogue and to explain the magnitude and severity of risks associated with foodborne hazards in clear and comprehensible terms that convey credibility and trustworthiness. This requires communicators to recognize and overcome gaps in knowledge as well as obstacles inherent in the uncertainties of scientific risk assessment. This document is the report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on the Application of Risk Communication to Food Standards and Safety Matters was held from 2-6 February 1998 at the Italian Ministry of Health, Rome.
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