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Project Management framed on the Voluntary Guidelines for Land Governance FAO: analysis case of study carried out in Colombia [PDF]

, 2017
The conflict caused by land and the power it represents, is a permanent topic on the debate to achieve peace in Colombia. This is the reason why the Colombian government decided to implement the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of ...
Castañeda, Rodrigo, Ríos Carmenado, Ignacio de los, Vidal, Nadia Catalina   +2 more
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Decentralization, pro-poor land policies, and democratic governance: [PDF]

"Decentralized approaches to development are gaining increasing prominence. Land tenure reform policy has been affected by many different types of decentralization.
Dohrn, Stephan, Gregorio, Monica Di, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth   +2 more
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Growth Diagnostics in Pakistan [PDF]

Following the Hausmann, et al. (2005) methodology, we attempt to identify the constraints to growth in Pakistan. We argue that governance failure and institutional shortcomings are the heart of the matter: corruption is rampant, judicial independence is ...
Abdul Qayyum, Asma Hyder, Idrees Khawaja
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Strong call to safeguard traditional agriculture as habitat for threatened crane species

Conservation Science and Practice, 2023
Karoline Hemminger, Hyeyeon‐Sarah Jin, Spike Millington, Kisup Lee, Jongsoo Choi, Claudia Sattler   +5 more
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The relationship between flow depth and hydraulic parameters for high surface roughness of vegetation stem cover under laboratory simulation

International Journal of Sediment Research
Grass, shrubs and tree stems can increase flow depth and resistance and prevent soil erosion, and it is necessary to quantify the relationship between flow depth and hydraulic parameters for high surface roughness of vegetation stem.
Hongli Mu, Yifan Zhuo, Yanjuan Wu, Suhua Fu, Kai Zhang, Sangar Khan, Naicheng Wu   +6 more
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Small- and medium-sized rice fields identification in hilly areas using all available sentinel-1/2 images

Plant Methods
Background Mastering the spatial distribution and planting area of paddy can provide a scientific basis for monitoring rice production, and planning grain production layout.
Lihua Wang, Hao Ma, Yanghua Gao, Shengbo Chen, Songling Yang, Peng Lu, Li Fan, Yumiao Wang   +7 more
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Nutrient dynamics in the Yellow River Estuary: influencing factors and ecological impacts

Frontiers in Marine Science
The estuaries have experienced significant eutrophication and red tides due to anthropogenic activities and climate change. Seasonal and annual variations of nutrients in the Yellow River Estuary and the potential influencing factors were studied based ...
Fuxia Yang, Fuxia Yang, Xiaoxia Yu, Xiaoxia Yu, Gang Xie, Xuena Yang, Hongwei Ren, Hongwei Ren, Dehai Song, Dehai Song, Jian Liu, Chuanxing Zhang, Xingmin Liu, Xingmin Liu, Ning Zhang, Qingzhen Yao, Qingzhen Yao, Qingzhen Yao   +17 more
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Political Shaping Of Transitions To Biofuels In Europe, Brazil And The USA [PDF]

, 2010
Faced with major challenges of global climate change, declining fossil fuel reserves, and competition between alternative uses of land, the transition to renewable transport fuels has been marked by new modes of political economic governance and the ...
Harvey, M, McMeekin, A
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SMART LAND GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences
Context and background: This study explored the relevance of smart land governance (SLG) for sustainable development in Nigeria. Generally, land governance plays a critical role in land accessibility, security, economic growth, social equity, and ...
Rukayat Bewaji ADEYINKA
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Large-Scale Agricultural Investments under Poor Land Governance Systems: Actors and Institutions in the Case of Zambia [PDF]

, 2013
This paper reveals how the outcomes of large-scale land acquisitions made by foreign investors in Zambia are determined by the characteristics of the country's land governance system.
Nolte, Kerstin
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