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Book (stand-alone)Technical reportReport of the Expert Consultation on Catch documentation Schemes (CDS), Rome, 20-24 July 2015 2015The Expert Consultation on Catch Document Schemes was convened by FAO, with the support of Norway, in Rome, 21–24 July 2015. The Consultation was tasked with developing draft voluntary guidelines, in accordance with the six principles, to be submitted for adoption at the thirty-second session of COFI subject to prior review by the fifteenth session of the COFI Sub-committee on Fish Trade and further technical consultation processes as deemed appropriate. The draft CDS guidelines, attached as App endix D of this report, represent the primary output of the Consultation. The content is divided into nine sections: Preamble, Purpose and scope, Objective, Definitions, Principles, Application of basic principles, Special requirements of developing states, CDS recommended standards and functions, and Data requirements/formats.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookFAO-MOSAICC - Modelling Systems for Agricultural Impacts of Climate Change 2015
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No results found.Climate change poses a great challenge risk to agricultural production systems, increasing the use of water, extending agriculture to marginal areas and reducing productivity in some areas potentially threatening those who particularly depend on local food production for their livelihood. Information on the impact of climate change is a primary tool for policy makers to cope with climate change. In the recent years, scientists have developed a range of different models, which monitor, evaluate a nd predict the effect of climatic change. However, information is often scattered, incomplete or specifically focused on one scientific domain. An innovative multidisciplinary approach combining all knowledge from the different domains would therefore be an ideal tool to evaluate the sustainability of our agricultural systems. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with European research institutes has developed MOSAICC, a system of models and utilitie s designed to carry out inter-disciplinary climate change impact assessment on agriculture, water resources, forestry, economy through simulations at national level. It uses an innovative approach that integrates five components to assess the impact of climate change and comprises documentation on methods and tools, as well as user manual and sample data. The system is typically deployed in national institutions (ministries, research institutes, universities) and delivered with training sessions , under the framework of an inter-institutional agreement and trust fund sources. -
Book (stand-alone)Training materialFAO-UNESCO soil map of the world, 1:5000000. Vol. 5: Europe 1981
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The project for a joint FAO/Unesco Soil Map of the World was undertaken following a recommendation of the International Society of Soil Science. It is the first attempt to prepare, on the basis of international cooperation, a soil map covering all the continents of the world in a uniform legend, thus enabling the correlation of soil units and comparisons on a global scale. The project, which started in 1961, fills a gap in present knowledge of soil potentialities throughout the world and provides a useful instrument in planning agricultural and economic development programmes.The present volume, covering the soils of Europe, is the fifth of a set of ten which make up the complete publication of the Soil Map of the World. The first volume records introductory information and presents the definitions of the elements of the legend which are used uniformly throughout the publication. Each of the nine following volumes comprises an explanatory text and th e corresponding map sheets covering the main regions of the world.