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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetLand tenure in Asia and the Pacific
Agricultural productivity and food security
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No results found.Recent events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise in fuel prices, have placed new strains on our global agri-food system. With world hunger increasing, it is projected that 670 million people will be facing malnourishment in 2030, the same proportion of the world’s population (8 percent) as when the 2030 Agenda was introduced in 2015. It has never been so critical to support our production systems to increase food security. Particularly critical is the role of smallholders. While they are crucial in the fight to achieve food security, they are the ones often held back in accessing technologies and credit to improve productivity, while suffering from uncertainty as to whether they will keep hold of their land. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetLand tenure in Asia and the Pacific
Fisheries
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No results found.Over the past century, there has been a profound shift from viewing our seas and inland waterways as open access resources to places in need of careful management to avoidfurther depletion of fish stocks. This acknowledges that most of the world’s fisheries are in a fragile state. Fisheries cover different contexts, including national marine resources, inland water sources, and international seas. -
MeetingPacific Regional Assessment for the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and other Natural Resources 2010
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No results found.FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and other development partners are working together with countries to prepare Voluntary Guidelines that will provide practical guidance to states, civil society, the private sector, donors and development specialists on the responsible governance of tenure. By setting out principles and internationally accepted standards for responsible practices, the Voluntary Guidelines will provide a framework and point of reference that stakeholde rs can use when developing their own policies and actions. Regional Consultations on the proposed Voluntary Guidelines are an important part of the process. They bring together regional representative, multidisciplinary groups to assess regional priorities and issues that should be considered when the Voluntary Guidelines are an important part of the process. They bring together regionally representative, multidisciplinary groups to assess regional priorities and issues that should be considered when the Voluntary Guidelines are drafted. The regional consultation for the Pacific Islands was hosted by the Government of Samoa, and was opened by Mr Taulealeausumai Laavasa Malua, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Samoa. The consultation was co-organized by the University of South Pacific, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, and the FAO Subregional Office for the Pacific Islands. It was attended by 43 people, from 12 Pacific countries, who combine d their broad range of expertise to identify the issues contained in the assessment for the Pacific Region. Participants were drawn from the public sector, civil society, private sector and academia, and came from Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. In addition, people from the Federated States of Micronesia, Niue and Papua New Guinea were invited but were unable to attend.
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