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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetInnovation case study: Turning legal analysis and information into a catalyst for change 2024
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No results found.Appropriate and effective policies and legislation underpin all efforts to achieve sustainable food production and responsible management of natural resources, including wildlife. In many countries, however, legislative reform is urgently needed to keep pace with changing environmental and social conditions, needs, norms and requirements. Sustainable wildlife management typically involves many different sectors, such as hunting and fishing, land tenure, ecosystem management, food safety and animal production. Consequently, policies and legislation may need to be strengthened or updated within and between these sectors.This publication aims to spark new ways of working to strengthen community-based sustainable wildlife management worldwide.The SWM Programme, which is funded by the European Union with co-funding from the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) and the French Development Agency (AFD), seeks to improve community-based sustainable wildlife management. What does this mean in practice? The initiative is working on ways to respect, strengthen and protect the rights of communities who live near wildlife and depend on wildlife resources for food and income, while ensuring the conservation and sustainability of wildlife populations. The SWM Programme supports communities’ efforts to secure formal rights to govern access to, and use of, wildlife within their traditional territories, and to strengthen their capacity to determine how they regulate use of wildlife. -
Book (series)Mediterranean coastal lagoons: sustainable management and interactions among aquaculture, capture fisheries and the environment 2015
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No results found.The Mediterranean region hosts around 400 coastal lagoons, covering a surface of over 641 000 ha differing in both their typology and use. Fisheries and various forms of aquaculture have been traditionally carried out in Mediterranean coastal lagoons since ancient times and are part of the cultural heritage of the region. Traditional lagoon management linked to extensive aquaculture and fish harvesting has certainly contributed, over time, to preserve these peculiar ecosystems, although much of the coastal lagoon areas have progressively disappeared due to land reclamation and other uses. Recently, coastal lagoons have become a relevant environmental concern: land claiming, pollution and the lack of management, among other factors, have strongly modified both the structure and functioning of these sensitive coastal ecosystems. In particular, the management of traditional aquaculture and capture fisheries activities has been identified as the main instrument to maintain lagoons’ ecolog ical features and to prevent the degradation of their sensitive habitats, both from an environmental and socioeconomic point of view. To guarantee the sustainability of aquaculture and capture fisheries in lagoons, proper management plans should be established so as to ensure the preservation of both biodiversity and local knowledge. This should also be considered as a fundamental pillar for any programme aiming at the preservation and restoration of lagoons’ environment. -
Book (stand-alone)Integrated land use management systems in Uzbekistan – Part 2
Literature review, case studies and business recommendations
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No results found.The aim of this report is to describe and analyse the economic and business aspects of agroforestry implementation in Uzbekistan. This information is presented with the goal of enabling the development of detailed and specific suggestions for land use contract development.First, the report presents an in-depth literature review of studies that have examined the economic structure and viability of agroforestry and other agricultural practices in the region. Specifically, this review focuses on developing a nuanced understanding of relevant business structures, economic relationships between various land users and local forestry officials, and existing co-management agreements and contracts that affect the economic viability of land use activities. Current employment structure and land tenure conditions are also examined.Second, the report presents the findings of several field visits to pilot sites in Uzbekistan. These field trips were organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and carried out by national experts Sirojiddin Eshmatov and Sobir Azizov. Based on interviews and visits to farmers, the study team collected information about the current economic situation of smallholder farmers and other land users. These visits aimed in part to understand the specific economic and business considerations faced by agroforestry practitioners or interested land users in the pilot sites. Together, the two components form the empirical basis for a set of specific recommendations for land users and policymakers interested in developing agroforestry as an economically viable activity in the context of agriculture in Uzbekistan.
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