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   Les Données Statistiques Sur Les Produits Forestiers Non-Ligneux En Republique De Guinée.

   Journal Articles & Books

   December, 2000

   Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Africa

   Forest Tenure

   forestry

   natural resources management

   Based on the information collected during a survey in the Republic of Guinea, this study concentrates on the country's main NWFPs. Among these are medical plants, tooth picks, cola nuts, shea tree nuts, honey, food plants, palm wine, bushmeat, rattan, bamboo, and wild fruits. Also, past, present and future tendencies are investigated in relation to consumption, commercialisation and export of these products. Furthermore, national legislation surrounding NWFP is analysed as are the potentials and weaknesses of the information gathering process.

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   Suivi du Sommet Mondial de l'alimentation: Le programme spécial pour la sécurité alimentaire

   Reports & Research

   December, 2000

   Angola, Burkina Faso, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Mali, Burundi, Eswatini, Canada, Congo, Djibouti, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Pakistan, Niger, Kenya, Laos, Philippines, Lesotho, Rwanda, Madagascar, Maldives, Togo, Ghana

   water management

   Meeting symbol/code: ARC 00 5

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   Wetland Development And Management In SADC Countries

   Reports & Research

   December, 2000

   France, Benin, United States of America, Mozambique, Zambia, Gambia, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Rwanda, Mauritius, South Africa, Lesotho, Madagascar, Tanzania, India, Kenya, Africa

   development

   agricultural land management

   water management

   natural resources management

   One of the guiding mandates within the FAO Constitution is the following: “The Organization shall promote and, where appropriate, shall recommend national and international action with respect to: … the conservation of natural resources and the adoption of improved methods of agricultural production ...”. In many African countries, in addition to low yields, food production is limited by the availability of land and water resources.

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   Connaissances actuelles et tendances des produits forestiers au Niger

   Journal Articles & Books

   December, 2000

   Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Mali, Niger, Ghana, Africa

   Forest Tenure

   forestry

   forest land

   natural resources management

   This report comments on the situation of forest products in Niger. The first part of the report analyses the current uses and importance of forest products in the country followed by a special review on wood production and its uses. The later part looks into the collection, analysis and dissemination process and evaluates the methodologies used during the process. The most important products are also looked into in detail followed by some suggestions on how the overall process could be improved.