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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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001France, Israel, Germany, Denmark, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, China, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Nepal, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Italy, Netherlands, India, Mexico, Asia
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001Burkina 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).
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001Malta, Japan, Zambia, Malaysia, Sweden, Guatemala, Italy, Indonesia, Netherlands, Canada, Congo, Iran, Brazil, New Zealand
Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2001 REP
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001France, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, China, Italy, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001France, 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.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001India, 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.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001United States of America, Japan, Ukraine, China, Italy, Indonesia, Brazil, Iran, India, Ethiopia, Finland, Mexico, Thailand
Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2001 6-Supp.1
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001Philippines, 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.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001Burkina 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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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001France, United States of America, Iraq, Mali, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu, Iran, Pakistan, Finland, Thailand, Mozambique, Morocco, Philippines, Libya, Vietnam, Italy, India, Sudan, Paraguay, Brazil
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