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Informe y documentos del Simposio de la FAO celebrado en Ginebra el 23 - 24 de septiembre de 1999 Vol. I - Cuestiones y Opciones
2000En virtud de su mandato de prestar asistencia a los países miembros para las actividades complementarias de la Ronda Uruguay y las futuras negociaciones sobre la agricultura, la FAO ha desplegado una amplia gama de iniciativas destinadas a mejorar la capacidad, particularmente de los países en desarrollo, de analizar las consecuencias de los Acuerdos de la Ronda Uruguay para el sector agropecuario, efectuar los ajustes correspondientes al nuevo entorno comercial con el fin de poder sacar provech o de las oportunidades de comercialización, y participar eficazmente en las futuras negociaciones comerciales multilaterales. El Plan de Acción de la Cumbre Mundial sobre la Alimentación de 1996 compromete a la FAO a continuar prestando asistencia a los países en desarrollo en las cuestiones referentes al comercio y en particular -
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No Thumbnail AvailableDocumentFAO journalLos productos forestales no madereros y la generación de ingresos 1999Son muchos los esfuerzos requeridos para aprovechar todas las posibilidades que ofrecen los PFNM. Las polticas forestales y de uso de la tierra deben ser evaluados y, en caso necesario, adaptados para asegurarse que tomen en cuenta los posibles efectos sobre los recursos y productos forestales no madereros. Tambin es esencial intensificar la investigacin sobre la cuanta de las existencias, distribucin, biologa y ecologa de estos recursos, e investigar cmo se pueden potenciar las posibilidades de generacin de ingresos y empleo de los PFNM, mejorando los sistemas de recoleccin, almacenamiento, transporte, elaboracin, fabricacin y comercializacin. Los artculos de este nmero de Unasylva analizan diversas facetas del desafo que supone generar ingresos mediante la ordenacin sostenible de los PFNM.
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Book (series)Technical reportReport of the thirtieth session of the Committee on Fisheries
Rome, 9-13 July 2012.
2012The thirtieth session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) was held in Rome, Italy, from 9 to 13 July 2012. The Committee reviewed the issues of an international character and the FAO programme in fisheries and aquaculture, and their implementation. The Committee, while stressing the high value of the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture as a flagship publication, recommended that FAO should provide more support to countries in data collection and quality control, as well as consider a si mpler classification of stock status. The Committee expressed strong support for the standards and norms of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and its related instruments and agreed on further effort to facilitate their accessibility and more effective implementation. The Committee agreed on the development of best practice guidelines for traceability. The Committee reiterated its support to FAO’s collaboration with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the World Trade Organization. The Committee reiterated the request for additional assistance for aquaculture development in Africa and Small Island Developing States. The Committee requested FAO to develop a conformity assessment framework for aquaculture certification guidelines as well as a draft strategy paper including a long-term strategic plan for the Sub-Committee on Aquaculture and emphasized the specific needs for future work. The Committee urged FAO to reinforce it s emphasis on fish as food, ensure that these aspects were not lost in the global and regional frameworks for ocean conservation and management, and assert its leading role in fisheries and aquaculture in ocean governance. The Committee requested FAO to address the issue of hydrocarbon deposits in the oceans and assess possible threats arising from their development. The Committee called for continuous consultation with all stakeholders in the development of the International Guidelines for Secu ring Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries and agreed on the need to develop implementation strategies for the Guidelines. The Committee agreed that illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing continues to be a persistent and pressing problem adversely impacting on sustainable fisheries and food security. The Committee endorsed the terms of reference for the Ad hoc Working Group for the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures. The Committee requested to convene the second resumed session of the te chnical consultation on the draft Criteria for Flag State Performance. The Committee reiterated its support for the Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels. The Committee agreed that FAO should focus on challenges relevant to its core mandate and must join efforts with partners in better coordination and urged FAO to ensure that fisheries and aquaculture priorities were reflected under the Strategic Objectives. The Committee adopted the revised Rules o f Procedure and endorsed the related changes in current practice. The Committee also approved the Multiyear Programme of Work (MYPOW) 2012–2015. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical reportReport of the Twenty-Fifth Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission 2013
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No results found.This publication reports the proceedings of the twenty-fifth session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) held in Rotorua, New Zealand from 5 to 8 November 2013. In line with the "forests for prosperity"� theme of the session, the Commission reported on recent initiatives in several countries to expand value-added wood processing, enhance wood recovery from forest resources, tap new market opportunities, develop payments for ecosystem services and create more jobs in the forestry secto r. Main themes considered were: sources of forest financing; forest law enforcement and governance; promoting opportunities presented by the growing awareness of links between forests and climate change; and mechanisms for capacity building, awareness raising and information sharing, among others. An in-session seminar highlighted the issue of building resilience in forests, landscapes and forest-dependent communities. Main recommendations are included in the report. -