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Rates and causes of deforestation in Indonesia: towards a resolution of the ambiguities

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1996
Indonesia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
forest law
community forestry
forest management plans
There have been several major research efforts on the rate and causes of Indonesia's deforestation in recent years and much associated literature, but there is still no consensus in the research community on these issues. This paper reviews the areas of uncertainty and confusion, and proposes questions that must be answered to get a better grasp of the subject. Among the key questions are: (1) How are we to define "forest", "deforestation" and "agency” in the context of Indonesia?
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Livestock and deforestation in Central America in the 1980s and 1990s: a policy perspective

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1996
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
forest law
community forestry
land management
forest management plans
forest land
This study analyses seven factors used to explain the conversion of forest to pasture in Central America between 1979 and 1994: 1) favourable markets for livestock products; 2) subsidised credit and road construction; 3) land-tenure policies; 4) limited technological change in livestock production; 5) policies which reduce timber values; 6) reduced levels of political violence; and 7) characteristics specific to cattle which make conversion attractive. Deforestation rates in Central America declined in the 1980s, but remained high.
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Degradación de tierras en regiones húmedas

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1996
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
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Forest Genetic Resources No. 24

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1996
Romania, Laos, India, Italy, Madagascar, Myanmar
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
environment
forestry
natural resources management
land improvement
The Fourth International Technical Conference on Plant Genetic Resources, organized in Leipzig, Germany 17-23 June 1996 (see this number of the Forest Genetic Resources bulletin [FGR]), adopted a Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.This plan excluded consideration of forest genetic resources, "..
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Forests, trees and people - Newsletter

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1996
Tanzania, Kenya, Ecuador, Sweden, Cameroon, Thailand, Italy
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
environment
natural resources management
land use
deforestation
rural development
land improvement
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Forest resources assessment 1990 - Survey tropical forest cover studies of change processes

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1996
India, Brazil, Italy
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
forestry
natural resources management
The survey of tropical forests reported here was developed and implemented with the aim of providing detailed and reliable information on the process of on-going chenges in the tropical forest cover, in order to meet the needs of researchers, policy makers and the public at large.
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FAO activities and Achievements and its Role in Combating Desertification in the Near East Region

Reports & Research
December, 1996
Algeria, Qatar, Egypt, Iran, Mauritania, Iraq, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Morocco, Malta, Pakistan, Jordan, Cyprus, Libya, Somalia, Oman, Syrian Arab Republic, Kuwait, Tunisia, Sudan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
environment
desertification
land improvement
This paper outlines FAO's past and present activities on combating desertification, with particular emphasis on the Near East Region, in an attempt to mobilise all the potential efforts towards the establishment of an adequate strategy to enable this particular part of the world to build efficient regional and national programmes to combat resource degradation, restore land productivity and achieve food security.