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Global Consultations on Farmers' Rights in 2010
Farmers' Rights, 2011This report presents the results and proceedings of the Global Consultations on Farmers. Rights carried out in 2010.DocumentWorkshop on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Benefit–sharing in the Multilateral System
Farmers' Rights, 2010This report summarizes the presentations, discussions and recommendations of a workshop, co-hosted by the Indonesian Center for Agricultural Biotechnology and Genetic Resources Research and Development, Ministry of Agriculture and the Norwegian Ministry for Agriculture and Food, that was held in Bogor, Indonesia, from 9-11 March 2010.OrganisationThe International Journal of Bahamian Studies
International Journal of Bahamian Studies is a scholarly peer-reviewed research journal published by The College of The Bahamas.DocumentAssessing the impacts of climate change on community-based sustainable use of forest resources in the Caribbean
Caribbean Natural Resources Institute, 2010The study identifies forest-based livelihood activities in communities, actual and projected climate change impacts on these activities, and possible interventions to increase the communities’ resilience to climate change. Among the issues it explores are the impacts that threats such as increasing severe storms, warming oceans and the rise in agro-forestry diseases due to warmer temperatures.DocumentGeographical indications, in situ conservation and traditional knowledge
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2010Geographical indications (GIs) have been a neglected area in the various fora addressing biodiversity and intellectual property. This policy brief focuses on basic GI concepts and the overall conclusion of the overview of over 30 GI cases. The document demonstrates the following observations:OrganisationTegemeo Institute of Agriculture policy and Development
Tegemeo Institute conducts Research and Analysis on policy in the domain of agriculture, rural development, natural resources and environment.DocumentHas forest co-management in Malawi benefited the poor?
Forestry Research Institute of Malawi, 2006This study uses household-level data from the Chimaliro and Liwonde forest reserves under the pilot forest co-management programme in Malawi to address the following questions:DocumentModeling choice of fuelwood source among rural households in Malawi: a multinomial probit analysis
Eldis Document Store, 2010In Malawi, biomass energy accounts for more than 90% of the total primary energy consumption, and forests contribute nearly 75% of the total biomass supply. This paper addresses two questions: what determines Malawian household's choice of fuel-wood source and, what are the environmental consequences of fuel-wood collection from Malawi’s forest reserves?DocumentResettlement: the experience of relocated households in Malawi's Community Based Rural Land Development Project
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2011Malawi's Community Based Rural Land Development Project was conceived as an effort to alleviate rural poverty by making it possible for land-poor households to buy land where it was available within specific districts. This paper discusses the factors that deter relocation, and those that hamper permanent settlement in new sites after the initial relocation has occurred.DocumentBeyond carbon: rights-based safeguard principles in law
Rainforest Foundation Norway, 2010The aim of climate change mitigation and adaptation programs are to protect all the Earth’s inhabitants from the serious threats posed by climate change. Safeguards ensure both mitigation and adaptation activities truly address these purposes.Pages