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The IMF funding deforestation: how International Monetary Fund loans and policies are responsible for global forest loss

January, 2001
Honduras, Chile, Ukraine, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Guyana, Belarus, Central African Republic, Nicaragua, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Madagascar, Uzbekistan, Cameroon, Tanzania, Ecuador, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Armenia, Brazil, Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
environment
deforestation
Report which alleges that International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans and policies have caused extensive deforestation in each of the 15 countries of Africa, Latin America, and Asia studied.This forest loss, the author claims, has occurred both directly and indirectly through:the IMF's promotion of foreign investment in natural resource sectorsausterity measures that cut spending on environmental programsprograms that have unwittingly worsened the conditions of povertythe IMF.s insistence upon export-oriented economic growth.The report finds that:IMF induced cuts have impeded:Promotion of resp
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State of forest genetic resources in dry North of Nigeria

Reports & Research
December, 2001
Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Japan, Italy, Guinea, Senegal, Sudan, Africa
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
The current publication «State of the Forest Genetic Resources in the dry north of Nigeria» is issue of country national report presented at The Sub-Regional Workshop FAO/IPGRI/ICRAF on the conservation, management, sustainable utilization and enhancement of forest genetic resources in Sahelian and North-Sudanian Africa (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 22-24 September 1998).
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Informe sobre el 14º período de sesiones del Comité de Montes

Reports & Research
December, 2001
Angola, Dominica, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Chile, China, Bulgaria, Bolivia, Cuba, Congo, Venezuela, Benin, Costa Rica, Colombia, Bahamas, Lesotho, Albania, Australia, Argentina, India, Senegal, Chad, Austria
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
Meeting symbol/code: COFO 1999 REP
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State of forest genetic resources in Gambia

Reports & Research
December, 2001
Burkina Faso, Benin, Guinea, Gambia, Sudan, Germany, Italy, Africa
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
The current publication «State of the Forest Genetic Resources in The Gambia» is issue of country national report presented at The Sub- Regional Workshop FAO/IPGRI/ICRAF on the conservation, management, sustainable utilization and enhancement of forest genetic resources in Sahelian and North-Sudanian Africa (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 22-24 September 1998).
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State of forest genetic resources in Sudan

Reports & Research
December, 2001
Burkina Faso, Benin, Senegal, Sudan, Italy, Africa
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
The current publication «State of the Forest Genetic Resources in Sudan» is issue of country national report presented at The Sub- Regional Workshop FAO/IPGRI/ICRAF on the conservation, management, sustainable utilization and enhancement of forest genetic resources in Sahelian and North-Sudanian Africa (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 22-24 September 1998).
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Small Dams and Weirs in Earth and Gabion Materials

Reports & Research
December, 2001
Egypt, Nigeria, United States of America, Singapore, Vietnam, Somalia, France, China, Eritrea, Botswana, Haiti, Guinea, Malawi, Niger, Ethiopia
development
agricultural land management
water management
natural resources management
This publication is a set of practical guidelines and norms for field project engineers for the design and building of small hydraulic structures using earth and gabions. This publication would be useful in designing small earth dams with a gabion spillway, intake weirs for gravity irrigation schemes, groynes, river bed training works and for protection against hydraulic erosion.
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Country Report - Angola

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2001
Angola, United States of America, Belgium, Portugal, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Luxembourg, Germany, South Africa, Netherlands, Senegal, Namibia, Brazil, Africa
Forest Tenure
forestry
forest land
natural resources management
The future state of forestry in Angola is assessed in this report in the light of prevailing factors influencing its development. Implications for industry, society and the environment are discussed.
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Tigerpaper/Forest News

Reports & Research
December, 2001
Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea, China, Indonesia, Australia, Iran, Guinea, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal, Laos, Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Vietnam, Norway, Asia
natural resources management
A quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and national resources management for the Asia-Pacific region.
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International action in the management of Forest Genetic Resources: Status and challenges

Reports & Research
December, 2001
France, Dominican Republic, Samoa, Germany, China, Indonesia, Australia, Burkina Faso, Italy, Thailand, Japan, Mexico, Malaysia, Myanmar, Tanzania, Netherlands, Turkey, Brazil
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
The paper briefly reviews the mandates and main activities of some major governmental and non-governmental international organizations concerned with the management of forest genetic resources, and the role that such organizations play in this field. It is noted that national forest genetic programmes will continue to constitute the building blocks of regional and global programmes, but that these can be usefully complemented by harmonization of action at international level.
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Evaluación de los recursos de productos forestales no madereros

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2001
Benin, Switzerland, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Guatemala, Indonesia, Bolivia, Canada, Venezuela, Namibia, Finland, Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda, Belize, Ecuador, India, Gabon, Ghana
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
Esta publicatión pretende servir como material de referencia en el campo de los inventarios de recursos de productos forestales no madereros (PFNM).