Estadísticas ambientales y de cambio climático para América Latina y el Caribe
MDEA - Subcomponente 2.3: Tierra
La tierra es un recurso ambiental único que delimita el espacio en el que se desarrollan las actividades económicas y los procesos ambientales, dentro del cual se encuentran los recursos ambientales y los activos económicos. Los dos aspectos principales son la cobertura terrestre y el uso de la tierra. Estos aspectos están estrechamente relacionados; mientras que la cobertura terrestre describe los aspectos biofísicos de la tierra, el uso de la tierra se refiere a los aspectos utilizables de la tierra.
Los tópicos incluidos son:
- Uso de la tierra
- Uso de tierra boscosa
Documentos y publicaciones
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Global Land Cover Share (GLC-SHARE)
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Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Restoration
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Publication Date: 2018
Metodologías y clasificaciones
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Global Land Cover Network (GLCN)The GLCN’s overall objective was to provide direction, methodology and guidance for harmonization of land cover mapping and monitoring projects at national, regional and global levels in order to achieve compatibility among their products through the promotion of LCCS as the new standard classification system.
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FAO - ETo CalculatorETo calculator is a software developed by the Land and Water Division of FAO. Its main function is to calculate Reference evapotranspiration (ETo) according to FAO standards.
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Land Cover Classification System: Classification concepts Software Version 3
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Land Quality Indicators and Their Use in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
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Publication Date: 1996 -
Good Practice Guidance for Land Use,Land-Use Change and Forestry
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Publication Date: 2003
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Manual of the Basic Set of Environment Statistics of the FDES 2013: Land Cover and Land Use Statistics by
Publication Date: 2018 January | Version 1.0Methodology sheet of the Basic Set of Environment Statistics of the FDES
(Topics 1.2.1 Land Cover and 2.3.1 Land Use of the Basic Set of Environment Statistics of the FDES 2013) -
Manual on the Basic Set of Environment Statistics of the FDES 2013 - Soil Characteristics Statistics -
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Publication Date: 2018 October | Version 1.0Methodology sheet of the Basic Set of Environment Statistics of the FDES
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Manual on the Basic Set of Environment Statistics of the FDES 2013 - Forests, Use of Forest Land, Timber Resources and Other Non-cultivated Biological Resources Statistics
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Publication Date: 2018 September | Version 1.0Methodology sheet of the Basic Set of Environment Statistics of the FDES
(Topics 1.2.3: Forests, 2.3.2: Use of forest land, 2.5.1: Timber resources, and 2.5.5: Other non-cultivated biological resources of the Basic Set of Environment Statistics of the FDES 2013)
Bases de datos
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Columbia University - Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Este enlace se abre en una nueva ventanaCIESIN is a center within the Earth Institute at Columbia University. It works at the intersection of the social, natural, and information sciences, and specializes in on-line data and information management, spatial data integration and training, and interdisciplinary research related to human interactions in the environment.
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FAO - GAEZ - Global Agro-Ecological Zones Este enlace se abre en una nueva ventanaVersion 3.0 of the GAEZ Data Portal was published on May 25, 2012. It includes thousands of spatial data sets and information in tabular format, on the sustainable management of natural resources for food and agriculture.
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FAO GEONETWORK Este enlace se abre en una nueva ventanaThe FAO GeoNetwork provides Internet access to interactive maps, satellite imagery and related spatial databases maintained by FAO and its partners.
It's purpose is to improve access to and integrated use of spatial data and information.