To produce the desired results, therefore, watershed management efforts must incorporate "forest hydrology", "soil and water conservation" and "land use planning" into a broader, logical framework that takes into consideration not only physical interrelationships but economic, social and institutional factors as well. In this issue, Unasylva examines several facets of watershed management.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1991Nepal, France, Bolivia, Sudan, Thailand, Italy
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 1991Angola, Nigeria, Mauritania, Guinea, Sudan, Ghana, Namibia, Africa
Agriculture, forestry and fishing are important sectors of Ghana's economy and improvement in the performance of these sectors is central to the country's current economic recovery programme.1 The severe economic decline which the country went through between the early 1970's and the early 1980's affected poorer socio-economic groups in particular 2 through depressed wage levels and increased unemployment.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1991Indonesia, Vanuatu, France, Italy, Europe
Throughout history, the forests have been valued for the multiplicity of products and benefits that they provide, both for subsistence and for trade: foods, medicines, spices, resins, gums, latexes, wildlife, fuelwood, and of course timber and other wood products. The literature is rich with examples of international trade in forest products, many dating back thousands of years. Significantly, in most cases the products sought by traders were resins, oils, spices, and much less frequently timber.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1991Congo, Italy
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1991France, Zambia, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Australia, Greece, Guinea, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Colombia, Panama, Kenya, Jordan, Philippines, Libya, Italy, Botswana, Netherlands, Argentina, Sudan, Europe, Asia, Africa, Northern America
Extensive grazing is the predominant form of land use on at least a quarter of the world’s land surface, in which livestock are raised on food that comes mainly from rangelands. Extensive grazing differs from crop or forestry production, in which the produce remains in situ whilst growing. Evaluation for extensive grazing, unlike that for cropping or forestry, must take into account the production of both grazing forage, termed primary production, and the livestock that feed on this forage, termed secondary production.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 1991Ghana, Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1991Italy
As in the past, the Unasylva issue immediately preceding the World Forestry Congress examines a number of the broad challenges facing forestry. In an interview, FAO Director General Edouard Saouma considers the world forestry situation and highlights the Organization's priorities for work in forestry over the coming decade. The cutting edge of FAO's forestry activities is exemplified in the assistance provided to member countries; M.K. Muthoo, Director of the FAO Forestry Operations Service, describes the recent evolution of the department's field programme. M.R.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1991Egypt, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Kenya, Israel, Chile, Peru, China, Ethiopia, Republic of Korea, Niger, Thailand, Nepal, Morocco, Philippines, Somalia, Italy, Tanzania, India, Sudan, Brazil
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1991Sweden, Cuba, Italy
To anyone who is genuinely concerned for the future of both the world's forests and the populations who depend either directly or indirectly - on the use of these forests for their livelihood, it should be apparent that, rather than being a force for the destruction of forest resources, forest industry is and must continue to be an essential element in the process of valorizing these resources and thereby ensuring the socio-economic base for sustainable development.
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesRegulationsFebruary, 1991China
"Article 1 These Regulations are formulated according to the provisions of Article 56 of the Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Land Administration Law)."
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