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Land and agriculture: From UNCED, Rio de Janeiro 1992 to WSSD, Johannesburg 2002

A compendium of recent sustainable development initiatives n the field of agriculture and land management

Year of publication 2002

Pages 77

Author Land and Water Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 9251048045

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This conmpendium of recent sustainable development initiatives in the field of agriculture and land management has been developed as a supporting document for the Task Manager's Report on the Land and Agriculture Cluster for Chapters 10, 12 and 14 of Agenda 21. The report draws together 75 cases from over 45 countries, illustrating the many features of improved land management and sustainable agriculture and rural development. These are intended to provide important supporting evidence of the pr ogress in the implementation of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Agenda 21, and the need for further upscaling of these cases to address the challenges of poverty, hunger and sustainable development.

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