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    An ecological and historical perspective on agricultural development in Southeast Asia

    January, 2000
    Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Eastern Asia, Oceania
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    environment
    development
    agriculture
    land tenure

    Looks at location, natural resources, and different policies toward the elite's preemption of unused land shaped the historical development of different agrarian structures across Southeast Asia, conditioning agricultural growth performance until today.Aims to give a broad perspective on the process by which different agrarian structures developed in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, along different historical paths under different ecological conditions.

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    Forest cleansing: racial oppression in scientific nature conservation

    January, 1999
    Thailand, Eastern Asia, Oceania
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    environment
    land tenure

    Article looks at a specific case of racial oppression manifesting itself within development programs. At a more general level, the article looks at how ecological project can become politicised.An example of this is South-East Asia, where valley-based states have regularly attempted to sedentarize or repress hill-dwelling ethnic minorities. Racist patterns and processes in the region have been sustained and strengthened through the activities of international environmentalists and developmentalists.

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    The case of Kok Hin Khao land rights conflicts in Nam Phong district of Khon Kaen - Thailand

    January, 2000
    Thailand, Eastern Asia, Oceania
    land
    land tenure
    land rights
    common property
    land ownership

    This paper is a report on anthropological fieldwork on the civil society movements in northeastern Thailand. The case of Kok Hin Khao land rights conflicts in the district of Nam Phong of Khon Kaen province was thoroughly examined to understand the current dynamics of civil society in the Northeast.It is argued that the discrepancy between the government's development rhetoric and what actually happened at the grassroots level has laid the ground for the emergence of contemporary civil society to protect its own interests.

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    The economic impact of foot and mouth disease and its control in South-East Asia: A preliminary assessment with special reference to Thailand

    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Thailand, Asia, South-Eastern Asia

    A pilot study of the economic impact of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the countries and region of South-East Asia is described. Previous economic impact assessments are reviewed and summarised and a synthesis of these contributions is constructed. A framework for the future economic impact of the disease is then developed, incorporating analyses at the sectorl (production system), national and regional levels. Data requirements for such studies are also identified.

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    Kingdom of Morocco : extra budgetary financing for the forestry sector

    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Morocco, Thailand, Africa
    Forest Tenure
    forestry
    natural resources management
    land use

    This reports examines the opportunities for new sources of funding to support the Ministry of Water and Forests in Morocco. The report examines the current flows of funds between the forestry sector, local communities and the ministry and shows how the ministry does not receive sufficient revenue to implement its forestry policies and programmes. It also demonstrates how some of the fiscal policies currently in place do little to support sustainable forest management.

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    Poverty alleviation and food security in Asia: land resources

    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Fiji, Samoa, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Netherlands, Laos, Tonga, Iran, Guinea, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal, Republic of Korea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Bhutan, Maldives, Mongolia, Asia
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    land
    sustainable land management
    land use
    environment
    land management
    poverty

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