This publication aims to facilitate the systematic integration of gender equality dimensions into value chain (VC) development programmes. It raises awareness about gender inequalities and discusses the importance of addressing these dimensions in VC development, while also building a common approach towards work on gender-sensitive VC development. Despite the ...

Esta guía proporciona consejos prácticos sobre cómo mejorar las formas existentes de registrar los derechos para que los beneficios y las protecciones que ofrecen los sistemas de grabación puedan estar disponibles para todos sin discriminación. Ofrece orientación sobre cómo aplicar los principios y prácticas de las "Directrices voluntarias sobre la gobernanza respo...

The 137Cs method uses traces of nuclear activity to measure soil loss, and constitutes a relatively swift and cost-effective means of collecting data on soil erosion as compared to more conventional methods. This guide covers the main principles, sampling strategy, gamma spectroscopic measurements, estimation of erosion rates with conversion models, data interpreta...

This technical guide covers issues associated with the identification and valuation of tenure rights for different purposes, and provides guidance on how to ensure that valuations are undertaken in a fair, reliable and transparent manner that comply with international norms. Value, whether defined in purely economic terms or more widely to encompass social and env...

This guide provides practical advice on how to improve existing ways to record rights so that the benefits and protections offered by recording systems can be available to all without discrimination. It gives guidance on how to apply the principles and practices of the “Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in t...

Ce guide fournit des conseils pratiques sur l’amélioration des méthodes existantes d'enregistrement des droits, afin que les avantages et les protections offerts par les systèmes d'enregistrement soient accessibles à tous sans discrimination. Il donne des orientations sur l’application des principes et pratiques des «Directives volontaires pour une gouvernance resp...

La présente publication a pour objectif de faciliter l'intégration systématique de la dimension d'égalité entre hommes et femmes dans les programmes de développement des chaînes de valeur. Elle vise à une meilleure compréhension des inégalités entre les sexes et souligne la nécessité d’aborder cette question dans le développement des chaînes de valeur, tout en prop...

Esta publicación tiene como objetivo facilitar la integración sistemática de las dimensiones de la igualdad de género en los programas de desarrollo de la cadena de valor. Aumenta la conciencia de las desigualdades de género y analiza la importancia de tener en cuenta estas dimensiones en el desarrollo de las cadenas de valor, al tiempo que establece un enfoque com...

This report proposes a set of criteria for categorizing the potential risk of severity of illness associated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in food. STEC infections are a substantial health issue worldwide. Targeting interventions appropriately relies on identifying those strains of greatest risk to human health and determining the types of food...

This volume contains the abstracts of the keynotes, oral contributions and posters presented by participants at the Forum on Fisheries Science in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (Fish Forum 2018). Organized by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean in collaboration with technical partners at FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy, in December 2018, the F...

The Global Rinderpest Action Plan aims to ensure continued global freedom from rinderpest by outlining the actions necessary to prepare for, respond to and recover from a rinderpest outbreak. FAO and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) declared in 2011 the global eradication of rinderpest and resolved to implement follow-up measures to keep the world fre...

This publication seeks to provide a practical approach to the process of integrating climate change into national forest programmes. The aim is to assist senior officials in government administrations and the representatives of other stakeholders, including civil society organizations and the private sector, to prepare the forest sector for the challenges and oppor...