FAO Conservation Guide. 1-
Author: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture
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Published: 1977
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FAO Conservation Guide
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Published: 1977
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKManagement of Natural Forests of Dry Tropical Zones
Author: R. Bellefontaine
Publisher: Fao
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9789251039700
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication addresses the topic of management of natural forests in tropical dry zones. In the first part, the document reviews relevant issues, the nature and diversity of these forest formations and the biological, socio-economic and human factors that affect their present evolution. It then introduces the concept of management and the fundamentals and principles underpinning it. An assessment of the tools available is made in the second part, which ends with considerations on prospects, indications and guidelines to help establish best practices. The document also features case studies exploring promising breakthroughs in the subject. The document has been long expected by many technicians involved in the management, conservation and sustainable development of forests, on which many people in Africa, Asia and Latin America depend.
Fishing operations. Guidelines to prevent and reduce bycatch of marine mammals in capture fisheries
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2021-01-29
Total Pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9251338507
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Guidelines to Prevent and Reduce Bycatch of Marine Mammals in Capture Fisheries were produced by FAO in response to the request from the Committee on Fisheries at its Thirty-third Session in 2018 to develop technical guidelines on this subject, and are directed at decision-makers, planners, managers and all those involved in developing and implementing policy and technical interventions which relate to the bycatch of marine mammals in fisheries.The guidelines were drafted and developed through a series of activities undertaken by FAO, including the Expert Workshop on Means and Methods for Reducing Marine Mammal Mortality in Fishing and Aquaculture Operations and the Expert Meeting to Develop Technical Guidelines to Reduce Bycatch of Marine Mammals in Capture Fisheries. They outline options for marine mammal bycatch reduction through the application of technical measures, including: spatial closures, the use of acoustic deterrents or alerting devices, modifications to fishing gear, changes in fishing operations and other strategies. The document refers to policy instruments and institutional frameworks that support the implementation of the guidelines and the conservation of marine mammals, in addition to awareness raising, communication and capacity-building actions, together with the special requirements of developing States. Finally, the guidelines address the future research and development needs for the prevention and reduction of marine mammal bycatch in capture fisheries.
Manual on Integrated Soil Management and Conservation Practices
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Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9789251044179
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Manual based on the training course: Soil management and conservation--efficient tillage methods for soil conservation held at IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria, 21 April-1 May 1997. Organized by the Land and Plant Nutrition Management Service of the Land and Water Development Division and the Agricultural Engineering Branch of the Agricultural Support Systems Division, FAO in cooperation with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, Nigeria."
Guidelines for Soil Description
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9789251055212
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSoils are affected by human activities, such as industrial, municipal and agriculture, that often result in soil degradation and loss. In order to prevent soil degradation and to rehabilitate the potentials of degraded soils, reliable soil data are the most important prerequisites for the design of appropriate land-use systems and soil management practices as well as for a better understanding of the environment. The availability of reliable information on soil morphology and other characteristics obtained through examination and description of the soil in the field is essential, and the use of a common language is of prime importance. These guidelines, based on the latest internationally accepted systems and classifications, provide a complete procedure for soil description and for collecting field data. To help beginners, some explanatory notes are included as well as keys based on simple test and observations.--Publisher's description.
Save and Grow
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2018-06-22
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9251068712
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book offers a rich toolkit of relevant, adoptable ecosystem-based practices that can help the world's 500 million smallholder farm families achieve higher productivity, profitability and resource-use efficiency while enhancing natural capital.
Agrobiodiversity - a training manual for farmer groups in East Africa
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2018-06-26
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9251305293
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFarmers play a crucial role in the preservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity. In fact, the diversity of species that support our current agricultural production systems has been carefully managed and shaped by farming communities, over the course of the history of humankind. Farmers act as custodian of the Earth’s agrobiodiversity resources, and play a big part in preserving traditional plant and animal varieties, and the knowledge associated with these. FAO has long been working on promoting approaches to agriculture that enable both the sustainable use of biodiversity resources for food and agriculture, and their conservation, and on supporting farmers to make informed decisions on their farm management and production practices. This training manual fits in this broader commitment, to support a shift towards a paradigm of agricultural production that can sustain food and nutrition security while at the same time cause the least harm to natural ecosystems. The manual is intended as an introduction to agricultural biodiversity, and to its relevance to different aspects of agricultural production and management for smallholder farmers in Kenya. It includes eight different training modules, each covering a specific aspect related to agrobiodiversity. The modules are standalone and can be used independently one from the other, depending on the user’s or project’s aim. The materials were originally prepared within the FAO- Netherlands Partnership Programme (FNPP) and have been updated, revised and published under the second phase of the European Union-funded project “Capacity-building related to multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries”.
