Impact category related to use (occupation) and conversion (transformation) of land area by activities such as agriculture, roads, housing, mining, etc. Land occupation considers the effects...
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Land is a term widely used throughout the world but definitions are not frequently given. The interdepartmental working group on land use planning (IDWG-LUP) at FAO proposed...
Indirect land use change (‘ILUC’) can occur when land previously devoted to food or feed production is converted to produce biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels...
This report will specifically focus on examining the intricate relationships among different stakeholders in Colombia's policy domains of food, water, and land. The emphasis will be on understanding...
It is the part of the cropped area that is harvested. It can, therefore, be equal to or less than the cropped area. EU, 2009a, Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 of the European...
Key messages: • Companies are responsible for three quarters of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from food systems, driven mainly by agricultural production and land-use change...
The NGOs Iles de Paix, SOS-Faim and Autre Terre launched a study on the limitations of land sparing for the environment and for food security and nutrition. FAO, Biovision and the Agroecology Coalition...
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Hectares of all arable land either included in the crop rotation system or maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition (GAEC), whether worked or not, but which will...
Highlights: Lao land use policies favor land sparing over shifting cultivation (SC). Agricultural intensification in Laos did not result in land sparing...
The relationship between agriculture and biodiversity conservation has long been fraught with tensions and conflicts of interest. To address this, national landcare associations (LCAs) work with farmers...