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Book (stand-alone)Organic Agriculture
Awareness folder on Organic Agriculture
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No results found.The fact sheets in this package provide an overview of the crucial connections that link organic agriculture to farmers, their traditions, their resources, their communities and the global markets with their potential for export and trade. The fact sheets also provide insight into the many ways that organic agriculture contributes to rural livelihoods and sustainable use of natural resources. Organic agriculture contributes to food security by improving household food self-sufficiency or by building farmers self-reliance: with its blend of modern science and traditional knowledge, organic agriculture can convert low-input and subsistence farms into more productive systems with increased capacity to manage locally available resources; the market for certified organic agriculture products provides income opportunities to farmers; and organic agricultures focus on efficient use of natural resources and biodiversity, and on recycling of renewable resources, helps sustain a healthy environment. Enhanced food production, income generation and ecological conservation set the path towards sustainable development. -
No Thumbnail AvailableProjectRegional Workshop on the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Coral Reefs 1997
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No results found.The Regional Workshop convened by M S Swaminathan Research Foundation in collaboration with the Bay of Bengal Programme of FAO (BOBP) is designed to address these issues and to develop an action plan for saving the remaining coral reefs in the SAARC region. Since its establishment in 1989, M S S R F has given priority attention to the conservation and sustainable use of Coastal Mangrove ecosystems. In many areas, Mangroves, sea grass meadows and coral reefs constitute an integrated ecosystem. Th e Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve represents one such integrated ecosystem. Currently, a detailed action plan is being prepared with assistance from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) for preserving for posterity the biological wealth of the Gulf of Mannar region. -
Book (stand-alone)The Scope of Organic Agriculture, Sustainable Forest Management and Ecoforestry in Protected Area Management 2004
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No results found.This document stresses the need to maximize the contribution of protected areas to food security and poverty alleviation through organic agriculture and sustainable forest management. Protected areas occupy today some 10 percent of the earth’s cover, in a landscape dominated by the agriculture sector. Farmers, pastoralists and forest dwellers, including a large proportion of indigenous people, are the main inhabitants and users of protected areas, as well as lands connecting these areas. In fa ct, 30 percent of the earth’s surface is occupied by croplands and pastures and another 30 percent is occupied by forests. Despite this high interdependence, community approaches to protected areas management touch on the periphery of agricultural activities. Encouraging organic agriculture and sustainable forest management within and around protected areas can reverse the trend of negative threats to protected areas and build connectedness, while allowing local residents to derive livelihoo ds from their lands. The integration of these sectors into landscape planning represents a cost-efficient policy option for nature conservation.
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