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Engaging the ASEAN: Toward a Regional Advocacy on Land Rights

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Reports & Research
March, 2009
Myanmar

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was
established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok by the five
original Member Countries, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined on
8 January 1984; Vietnam, on 28 July 1995; Lao PDR and
Myanmar, on 23 July 1997; and Cambodia, on 30 April 1999.

Positive and Negative Aspects of Forestry Conflict: Lessons From Decentralized Forest Management in Indonesia

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Reports & Research
February, 2009
Indonesia

Decentralization in natural resource management (NRM) is increasingly promoted as it is believed to offer better management. This study explores the positive and negative aspects of the forestry conflict that sometimes increases with decentralization.

Decoding REDD: Issues of Scale

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Policy Papers & Briefs
February, 2009
South-Eastern Asia

The scale of REDD is one of the most important issue being discussed in the ongoing REDD debate. Three options exist: national, sub-national and a nested approach. Between 28 February and 2 March 200, twelve participants from eight Asia-Pacific countries came together in Bangkok to discuss issues of REDD scale. This brief synthesizes their opinions. 

Safeguarding Important Areas of Natural Habitat in Mongolia alongside Economic Development

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Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2009
Mongolia
Eastern Asia
Oceania

As market reforms to the Mongolian economy continue and the country enjoys rapid economic growth, the environment has entered a period of unprecedented pressure. Mining, infrastructure development and tourism development, in particular, are undergoing rapid expansion, and all pose risks to Mongolia's globally important biodiversity.

Hydrology, element budgets, acidification, nutrient N in a climate change perspective for the northern forest region

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Journal Articles & Books
January, 2009

The aim of this paper is to discuss the potential impact of climate change on element budgets and acidity in northern forest ecosystems. A catchment approach should provide the most appropriate unit and to be investigated in several spatial scales.

Joint Forest Management: Critical Issues

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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2008
India

The Joint Forest Management circular that took the National Forest Policy (1988) as its basis for people’s involvement in the development and protection of forests, issued more than 18 years ago, has failed in its attempt to utilise forest wealth to improve local livelihoods.

Análisis de cambio del uso del suelo en el Estado de México mediante sistemas de información geográfica y técnicas de regresión multivariantes. Una aproximación a los procesos de deforestación

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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2008
Mexico

Este trabajo tiene como objetivo describir los cambios en la cobertura y uso del suelo sucedidos en el Estado de México en el periodo 1993-2002. Se calculan los cambios, intercambios y transiciones sistemáticas que afectan la pérdida de la cobertura forestal, se aplican métodos de regresión multivariantes para explicar las posibles causas que provocan este proceso de deforestación regional.