Criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management
Promoting sustainable management of forests and woodlands
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Domestic Animal Diversity Information System (DAD-IS)
DAD-IS is the information system for the Global Strategy for the Management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR)
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East and Southern Africa Sub-Committee on Harmonization of Soil Knowledge and sustainable land management (EASCO)
Promote soil correlation activities at national and regional levels for better appraisal and evaluation of soil resources for increased and sustainable production
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FAO Biotechnology Forum
The FAO Electronic Forum on Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture was established in March 2000 with the aim of providing quality balanced information on agricultural biotechnology in developing countries and to make a neutral platform available for people to exchange views and experiences on this subject
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International Neem Network
National institutions of 23 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe have taken part in the Network's activities, under the overall coordination of FAO's Forestry Department, and with the technical support of the Danida Forest Seed Centre (DFSC)
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International Poplar Commission
The International Poplar Commission (IPC), one of FAO technical statutory bodies on forestry, aims to promote the cultivation, conservation and utilization of members of the family Salicaceae, which includes poplars and willows
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Global Gateway to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing and Mapping for Aquaculture and Inland Fisheries
GISFish, is a "one stop" Web site from which to obtain the global experience on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing and Mapping as applied to Aquaculture and Inland fisheries. GISFish sets out the issues in aquaculture and inland fisheries, and demonstrates the benefits of using GIS, remote sensing and mapping to resolve them. The global experience provided by GISFish is captured in Issues, Publications, Activities, Training, Data and Tools, Contacts, Discussions, News and events.
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LEAD (Livestock, Environment and Development) Virtual Research and Development Centre
LEAD (Livestock, Environment And Development) targets the protection and enhancement of natural resources which are affected by livestock production and processing and also focuses on poverty reduction and public health enhancement through appropriate forms of livestock development
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Mediterranean Conifers
In the early 1970s many initiatives were launched by the various countries of the Mediterranean basin regarding the exchange of forest seed and the establishment of plantations to compare species, provenances and progeny
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Panel of Experts on Forest Gene Resources
The Panel of Experts on Forest Gene Resources was established in 1968 at the request of the fourteenth session of the FAO Conference (1967), with a mandate to "help plan and coordinate FAO's efforts to explore, utilize and conserve the gene resources of forest trees and, in particular, help prepare detailed short- and long-term programmes of action, and to provide information to Member Governments"
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REDBIO/FAO NETWORK
To accelerate the process of adaptation, generation, transfer and application of plant biotechnology to contribute to the solution of crop production constraints and genetic resources conservation for the countries of the Latin America and Caribbean Region
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Working Group on Environmentally and Socially Responsible Horticultural Production and Trade
The Working Group was formed to facilitate dialogue, collaboration and joint activities among stakeholders working with social and environmental issues in horticultural production and trade
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World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
The World Information and Early Warning System (WIEWS ) on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA), has been established by FAO, as a world-wide dynamic mechanism to foster information exchange among Member Countries, by gathering and disseminating information on PGRFA, and as an instrument for the periodic assessment of the state of the world's PGRFA
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AGRIS
AGRIS is the international information system for the agricultural sciences and technology, created in 1974, to facilitate information exchange and to bring together world literature dealing with all aspects of agriculture. AGRIS is a cooperative system in which participating countries input references to the literature produced within their boundaries and, in return, draw on the information provided by the other participants
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FAO Conservation Agriculture (CA) for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
Conservation agriculture (CA) has evolved as a term which represents an inter-acting and complimentary set of agricultural practices and concepts
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Fishery Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS)
FIRMS, a global monitoring system, provides access to a wide range of high-quality information on the status and trends of marine fishery resources including their management. It draws together a unified partnership of international organizations, regional fishery bodies and, in the future, national scientific institutes, collaborating within formal agreement to report and share information on fisheries resources
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GeoNetwork
GeoNetwork provides Internet access to interactive maps, satellite imagery and related spatial databases. Its purpose is to improve access to and integrated use of spatial data and information
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GIEWS
To keep the world food supply/demand situation under continuous review, issue reports on the world food situation (See our Publications: Food Outlook, Food Crops and Shortages, etc.), and provide early warnings of impending food crises in individual countries
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International Alliance Against Hunger (IAAH)
The International Alliance Against Hunger was born as a voluntary partnership for combining the strengths of local, national and international governmental and non-governmental organizations, service and religious organizations, the private sector and concerned individuals with the common mission of working to eradicate hunger on our planet
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National Forest Assessment
Network on national assessment of forests and trees for sharing of knowledge and experiences on cost-effective methods which lead to results that support inter-sectoral policy dialogue and harmonisation
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Small Island Development States (SIDS)
FAO works to enhance the contribution of agriculture, forestry and fisheries to SIDS development agenda
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Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Mountain Policy Project (SARD-M)
Strengthening mountain populations’ livelihoods with improved policies for sustainable agriculture and rural development
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TECA, Technology for Agriculture
TECA is an FAO initiative that aims at improving access to information and knowledge about available proven technologies in order to enhance their adoption in agriculture, livestock, fisheries and forestry thus contributing to food security, poverty alleviation and sustainable development
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United Nations Atlas of the Oceans
The Atlas is an information system designed for use by policy makers who need to become familiar with ocean issues and by scientists, students and resource managers who need access to underlying data bases and approaches to sustainability
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CLIM-FO
Roles of forests in climate change
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FAO BiotechNews
News and event items relevant to applications of biotechnology in the crop, forestry, animal, fishery and agro-industrial sectors of developing countries, focusing mainly on the activities of FAO, other UN agencies/bodies and the 15 CGIAR research centres, in addition to a few major non-UN inter-governmental organisations (OECD, UPOV, OIE), are welcome
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