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Land and Agriculture
Environmental Governance

Definition(s)

Any course of action designed to promote economic growth, modernization, increase in agricultural production and the creation of a framework in which to fulfill primary needs, such as education, health and supply of water in rural areas. The attainment of such objectives depends in general on the type of administrative systems proposed for the various programmes and on the national political situation as regards, for instance, land tenure, agrarian reform, the disbursement of assistance and food policy. (Source: GEMET/GREMES)

In other languages

French
développement rural
Russian
развитие сельских областей
Spanish
desarrollo rural
Arabic
التنمية الريفية

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Rural development

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with Rural development. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
World Heritage Convention
Barcelona Convention
Carpathian Convention