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, 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 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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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001Mozambique, Philippines, Italy
Issues relating to land and land reform have been moving up the agenda of rural poverty and food security in recent years with the increasing acceptance that the prerequisites for broad-based and equitable development include the essential need for people to have access to land and other natural resources. Access needs to be on an equitable basis allowing the poor and the disadvantaged, including women, to secure the assets needed for them and their families to generate sustainable livelihoods.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001Dominica, Bangladesh, United States of America, Spain, Grenada, Jamaica, Austria, Guyana, Costa Rica, Thailand, Kenya, Cuba, Philippines, Malaysia, Haiti, Italy, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Canada
This document contains the proceedings of the Subregional Workshop on Land Water Information Systems (LWRIS) in the Caribbean, held in Barbados in October 2000. The meeting was organized by FAO Land and Water Development Division (AGL), in collaboration with the Caribbean Agricultural and Research Development Institute.
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