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The Right to Food and Access to Natural Resources

Using Human Rights Arguments and Mechanisms to Improve Resource Access for the Rural Poor

Year of publication 2008

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 70 p.

Author Cotula, L.;Djiré, M.;Tenga, R. W.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Category Technical study

ISBN 978-92-5-106177-0

Series number 3

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Through a conceptual analysis based on international treaties and instruments and through two country studies, this study explores the relationship between human rights, particularly the right to adequate food, and access to natural resources with specific focus on land.

Language English

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