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MeetingMeeting documentUpdate on global initiatives and processes of relevance for the regional Forestry Commissions. FO:AFWC/2022/9
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 22-26 August 2022
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This paper provides an overview of key global developments of relevance to forests and the forest sector and of interest to the Commission, notably: i) The State of the World's Forests 2022; ii) The UN-Secretary-General Initiative on Turning the Tide on Deforestation; iii) The UN Food Systems Summit 2021; iv) The United Nations strategic plan for forests 2017-2030 v) The 17th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests; vi) The 26th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); vii) The 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD); viii) The 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). -
MeetingMeeting documentFAO's work on Biodiversity, Secretariat note of the 22nd Session of African Forestry and Wildlife Commission, FO:AFWC/2020/6
Skukuza - Mpumalanga, South Africa, 9 - 13 March 2020
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MeetingMeeting documentPreparations for the 25th Session of the Committee on Forestry and the XV World Forestry Congress. FO:AFWC/2020/11
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Book (stand-alone)Technical studyBasic texts of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2017 edition
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2017The Nations accepting this Constitution, being determined to promote the common welfare by furthering separate and collective action on their part for the purpose of: raising levels of nutrition and standards of living of the peoples under their respective jurisdictions; securing improvements in the efficiency of the production and distribution of all food and agricultural products; bettering the condition of rural populations; and thus contributing towards an expanding world economy and ensuring humanity's freedom from hunger; hereby establish the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, hereinafter referred to as the "Organization", through which the Members will report to one another on the measures taken and the progress achieved in the field of action set forth above. -
Book (stand-alone)GuidelineVoluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security 2012The guidelines are the first comprehensive, global instrument on tenure and its administration to be prepared through intergovernmental negotiations. The guidelines set out principles and internationally accepted standards of responsible practices for the use and control of land, fisheries and forests. They provide guidance for improving the policy, legal and organizational frameworks that regulate tenure rights; for enhancing the transparency and administration of tenure systems; and for strengthening the capacities and operations of public bodies, private sector enterprises, civil society organizations and people concerned with tenure and its governance. The guidelines place the governance of tenure within the context of national food security, and are intended to contribute to the progressive realization of the right to adequate food, poverty eradication, environmental protection and sustainable social and economic development.
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