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Enabling regulatory frameworks for contract farming.

Published online: 31 Oct 2018

Authors: Viinikainen, T. & Caro, C. B.

Content type: Bulletin

FAO's previous contribution to the development of contract farming saw the publication in 2015 of the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Contract Farmin...

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Co-design:working with farmers in Europe to halt the loss of biological diversity.

Published online: 24 Oct 2022

Authors: Hölting, L. & Busse, M. & Bülow, S. & Engler, J. & Hagemann, N. & Joormann, I. & Kernecker, M. L. & Larondelle, N. & Sturm, A. & Turkelboom, F. & Wätzold, F. & Cord, A. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Biodiversity loss in European agricultural landscapes is progressing rapidly despite a growing number of conservation efforts. One of the reasons for ...

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Global forest resources assessment 2015: how are the world's forests changing?

Published online: 23 Nov 2016

Content type: Miscellaneous

The contributions of forests to the well-being of humankind are far-reaching. Forests provide vital wood supplies, help to combat rural poverty, and e...

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An ecological perspective on human densities in the central African forests.

Published online: 25 Jul 1997

Authors: Barnes, R. F. W. & Lahm, S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Factors determining human densities in the central African forests are examined and compared with the predictions from an agronomic model by the Food ...

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Forestry for a low-carbon future: integrating forests and wood products in climate change strategies.

Published online: 19 Oct 2016

Content type: Bulletin

Following the introduction, Chapter 2 provides an overview of mitigation in the forest sector, addressing the handling of forests under UNFCCC. Chapte...

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Local livelihoods in the context of deforestation and forest degradation: a study of three regions in Madagascar.

Published online: 18 Mar 2015

Authors: Plugge, D. & Rabefahiry, T. & Ramamonjisoa, B. & Köhl, M.

Content type: Bulletin article

The high value of Madagascar's flora and fauna that can be found in the remnants of primary and secondary forests requires sustainable forest manageme...

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Management of natural tropical forests in the past and present and projections for the future.

Published online: 18 Mar 2015

Authors: Sist, P. & Pacheco, P. & Nasi, R. & Blaser, J.

Content type: Bulletin article

Considering the increasing areas covered by tropical disturbed forests, it is clear that future conservation of biodiversity and tropical forest ecosy...

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Forest futures: linking global paths to local conditions.

Published online: 18 Mar 2015

Authors: Kemp-Benedict, E. & Jong, W. de & Pacheco, P.

Content type: Bulletin article

The chapter establishes links between elements of long-term global scenarios and the prerequisite conditions of sustainable forest management (SFM), a...

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Indicators on terrestrial and marine protected areas: methodology and results for OECD and G20 countries.

Published online: 11 Apr 2018

Authors: Mackie, A. & Sentier, S. & Haščič, I. & Linster, M.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper details a methodology for calculating the extent of terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in the World Database on Protected Area...

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Using social, ecological, and climate data to identify the most important places for conservation.

Published online: 02 Dec 2020

Authors: Wineland, S. M. & Fovargue, R. & Gill, K. C. & Rezapour, S. & Neeson, T. M.

Content type: Blog

This paper presents a framework for identifying sites where, across a range of climate scenarios, conservation actions would have high benefits for bi...

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