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Book (series)Respecting free, prior and informed consent
Practical guidance for governments, companies, NGOs, indigenous peoples and local communities in relation to land acquisition
2014Improving governance of tenure is the objective of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (Guidelines), which serve as a reference and set out principles and internationally accepted standards for responsible practices. The Guidelines state that responsible investments should do no harm, safeguard against dispossession of legitimate tenure right holders and environmental damage, and should respect human rights. This technical guide on Respecting free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) sets out practical actions for government agencies to respect and protect FPIC and for civil society organizations, land users and private investors globally to comply with their responsibilities in relation to FPIC, as endorsed by the Guidelines. -
Book (series)World Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2023 2023
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No results found.This publication offers a synthesis of the major factors at play in the global food and agricultural landscape. Statistics are presented in four thematic chapters, covering the economic importance of agricultural activities, inputs, outputs and factors of production, their implications for food security and nutrition and their impacts on the environment. The Yearbook is meant to constitute a primary tool for policymakers, researchers and analysts, as well as the general public interested in the past, present and future path of food and agriculture. -
Book (series)The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024
Financing to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms
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No results found.Six years from 2030, hunger and food insecurity trends are not yet moving in the right direction to end hunger and food insecurity (SDG Target 2.1) by 2030. The indicators of progress towards global nutrition targets similarly show that the world is not on track to eliminate all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2). Billions of people still lack access to nutritious, safe and sufficient food. Nevertheless, progress in many countries provides hope of the possibility of getting back on track towards hunger and malnutrition eradication. Implementing the policies, investments and legislation needed to revert the current trends of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition requires proper financing for food security and nutrition. Despite a broad agreement on the urgent need to increase financing for food security and nutrition, the same cannot be said for a common understanding regarding how this financing should be defined and tracked. The report provides a long-awaited definition of financing for food security and nutrition and guidance for its implementation. There are recommendations regarding the efficient use of innovative financing tools and reforms to the food security and nutrition financing architecture. Establishing a common definition of financing for food security and nutrition, and methods for its tracking, measurement and implementation, is an important first step towards sustainably increasing the financing flows needed to end hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition, and to ensure access to healthy diets for all, today and tomorrow. -
Book (series)Compulsory acquisition of land and compensation 2008
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No results found.Compulsory acquisition is the power of government to acquire private rights in land without the willing consent of the owner or occupant in order to benefit society and is often necessary for social and economic development and the protection of the natural environment. The exercise of these powers is frequently contentious and problematic. The guide explains what compulsory acquisition and compensation are, and what constitutes good practice in this area, examining the consequences of poor legi slation, procedures and implementation. It is likely to be of most use in countries that are seeking to understand good practice in this area and to improve their own legislation, procedures and implementation in compulsory purchase and compensation in the interests of society as a whole. -
Book (stand-alone)Free Prior and Informed Consent: An indigenous peoples’ right and a good practice for local communities 2016
This Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) Manual is designed as a tool for project practitioners of a broad range of projects and programmes of any development organization, by providing information about the right to FPIC and how it can be implemented in six steps.
In an FPIC process, the “how”, “when” and “with and by whom”, are as important as “what” is being proposed. For an FPIC process to be effective and result in consent or lack of it, the way in which the process is conducted is paramount. The time allocated for the discussions among the indigenous peoples, the cultural appropriateness of the way the information is conveyed, and the involvement of the whole community, including key groups like women, the elderly and the youth in the process, are all essential. A thorough and well carried FPIC process helps guarantee everyone’s right to self-determination, allowing them to participate in decisions that affect their lives.
This FPIC Manual will ena ble field practitioners to incorporate FPIC into project and programmes’ design and implementation, ensuring that indigenous peoples’ rights are duly respected. FPIC can be considered the “gold standard” because it allows for the highest form of participation of local stakeholders in development projects.
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No Thumbnail AvailableBookletЕжегодник 2023: Управление жизненным циклом пестицидов и ликвидация пестицидов, содержащих стойкие органические зарязнители (СОЗ-пестициды), в странах Центральной Азии и Турции 2024
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В данном Ежегоднике за 2023 год освещены основные достижения проекта «Управление жизненным циклом пестицидов и ликвидация СОЗ-пестицидов в странах Центральной Азии и Турции», который финансируется ГЭФ и управляется ФАО. Цель документа – поделиться прогрессом с ключевыми заинтересованными сторонами и усилить синергию для достижения более эффективных результатов в будущем. Все основные мероприятия и результаты, достигнутые на региональном и страновом уровне в 2023 году, направлены на снижение угроз со стороны СОЗ и других устаревших пестицидов, представляющих высокий риск для здоровья населения и окружающей среды, на укрепление правовой и институциональной базы для надлежащего управления пестицидами на протяжении всего их жизненного цикла, а также на сокращение использования пестицидов за счет внедрения улучшенных методов ведения сельского хозяйства. Эта публикация и другие ежегодники проекта помогают отслеживать результаты, достигнутые на региональном уровне, а также на уровне стран с точки зрения двух основных направлений проекта: утилизация устаревших пестицидов и предотвращение использования устаревших пестицидов, для всех заинтересованных сторон. -
No Thumbnail AvailableJournal, magazine, bulletinMajor Tropical Fruits. Market Review 2023 2024
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No results found.This report describes full-year results on developments in global major tropical fruits trade in 2023 and represents an update to the Major Tropical Fruits Market Preliminary Results 2023. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Technical guide for the Nationally Determined Contribution Expert Tool (NEXT) 2022
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No results found.The Nationally Determined Contribution Expert Tool (NEXT) is a greenhouse gas accounting tool developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support annual environmental impact assessment for the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use sector (AFOLU). It provides a 30-year time series of annual and cumulated estimates of carbon removal and greenhouse gas emission reductions from actions determined by Parties in their climate policies. NEXT was developed using the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) methodologies, and estimates can be made using either the IPCC 2006 guidelines or the IPCC 2019 refinement to the IPCC 2006 which are both complemented with the IPCC 2013 Wetlands Supplement. The tool was designed to provide results that directly respond to the provisions of the Enhanced Transparency Framework and support the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) development as required by the modalities, procedures and guidelines. NEXT provides a detailed temporal series of results and a wide set of indicators, including the social value of carbon, enabling a comprehensive environmental and economic overview of climate actions in achieving mitigation targets. The tool helps countries to interpret, track and scale up ambition of their NDCs which could ultimately inform the global stocktake of the Paris Agreement in a harmonized way. -
BookletEvaluation of the project “Support to agricultural livelihoods of rural and peri-urban communities in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq”
Project code: OSRO/IRQ/902/EC
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No results found.The project “Support to agricultural livelihoods of rural and peri-urban returnees and communities in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq” was implemented from June 2019 to June 2023. The project was developed in response to the destruction of human, financial, physical and natural capital caused by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) conflict (2014-2017) in the Governorate of Nineveh.The evaluation found that the project is strongly aligned with national priorities, FAO's strategic objectives and the needs of Iraqi in peri-urban and rural communities. The project demonstrated elements of the humanitarian–development–peace (HDP) nexus, reinforcing national systems and likely enhancing social cohesion within communities. The project successfully introduced sustainable agricultural practices, including alternative fodder crops and livestock interventions as part of the dairy value chain, contributing to economic benefits for smallholder farmers and empowerment of women in rural communities. However, external and internal challenges persisted. In addition, the project successfully trained the Directorate of Agriculture, through its extension workers, and farmers in Nineveh Governorate, transferring knowledge. Moreover, efforts were made towards sustainability through strengthening partnerships, enhancing knowledge of stakeholders, developing a sense of ownership of the project, replicating a similar project in Iraq and contributing towards a more conducive environment. Despite these efforts, limited access to financial resources and environmental factors pose challenges to sustainability.Recommendations include continued emphasis on value chain development, enhanced monitoring efforts, and further implementation of the HDP approach to ensure sustained project impact and resilience in a fragile context. -
Book (series)Classification et définition des bateaux de pêche 2024Ce document technique constitue une mise à jour de la publication de la FAO de 1986 "Définition et classification des bateaux de pêche et associés" et fournit des descriptions et une classification des principaux types de navires de pêche semi-industriels et industriels: chalutiers, senneurs à senne coulissante, senneurs, dragueurs, trémailleurs, caseyeurs, palangriers, canneurs, ligneurs à lignes de traîne et navires polyvalents. Il présente également des navires qui viennent en appui d’activités liées à la pêche, tels que les transporteurs de poissons, les navires-mères, les navires de recherche sur la pêche et les navires qui participent aux activités aquacoles. Des illustrations de la plupart des types de navires et des plans de l'agencement général de certains navires sont fournis. La conception, la taille et les autres caractéristiques des principaux types de navires de pêche semi-industrielle et industrielle ont considérablement évolué au cours des dernières décennies. Ce document technique propose donc plusieurs mises à jour importantes par rapport au document de 1986. Les codes de classification des types de bateaux utilisés ont été mis à jour, de même que la relation approximative entre la longueur hors tout des navires de pêche et leur tonnage brut. La classification des types de bateaux de pêche suit la Classification statistique internationale type des bateaux de pêche par types de bateaux qui a été approuvée par le Groupe de travail chargé de coordonner les statistiques des pêches en 2019. Les descriptions et la classification sont valables dans le monde entier.