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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2001
    France, Israel, Germany, Denmark, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, China, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Nepal, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Italy, Netherlands, India, Mexico, Asia

    A quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and national resources management for the Asia-Pacific region.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2001
    Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Japan, Italy, Guinea, Senegal, Sudan, Africa

    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).

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2001
    Malta, Japan, Zambia, Malaysia, Sweden, Guatemala, Italy, Indonesia, Netherlands, Canada, Congo, Iran, Brazil, New Zealand

    Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2001 REP

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2001
    France, Dominican Republic, Samoa, Germany, China, Indonesia, Australia, Burkina Faso, Italy, Thailand, Japan, Mexico, Malaysia, Myanmar, Tanzania, Netherlands, Turkey, Brazil

    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.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2001
    India, Guatemala, Congo, Italy

    In every region of the world, landscapes are being transformed. Rural people are migrating to urban centres in search of economic and social opportunities while city dwellers are becoming interested in producing their own food and moving outside the centres to be able to appreciate nature. These changes in lifestyles have implications for the food system and nutritional status of populations.

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2001
    Philippines, Malaysia, China, Italy, Indonesia, India, Thailand, New Zealand, Asia, Oceania

    The natural forests used to be the only source of commercial timber in tropical timber producing countries. In the past several years however, governments have begun implementing strict conservation policies, which have curtailed the harvest levels from this fast depleting resource base. To meet their respective wood requirements and at the same time revegetate denuded areas, most tropical countries have started to embark in tree plantation programs.

  7. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2001
    Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Kenya, Sweden, China, Thailand, Nepal, Jordan, Philippines, Turkey, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Netherlands, Senegal, Paraguay, Uganda, Norway

    Conflicts over the appropriation, management and use of forest resources can pose significant constraints to sustainable forest management. Often, there are long-standing conflicts between governments, their agencies, the private sector and local communities, as well as among and within communities, over forest resources and their use and control.

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