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    Reports & Research
    December, 2009
    Equatorial Guinea, Brazil, United States of America, Chile, Germany, China, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Italy, Solomon Islands, New Zealand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, India, Russia, Gabon, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Asia

    Developments in China will have substantial impacts on forestry in the rest of the region. This wide-ranging country outlook study discusses a host of topics including prospects for China's afforestation/reforestation efforts, supply and demand for forest products and ecological services, key drivers of change, impacts of globalization, policy developments, and social objectives of forestry.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2009
    Switzerland, United States of America, Israel, Chile, China, Australia, Cyprus, Ghana, Malawi, Colombia, Thailand, Kenya, Morocco, Mauritius, South Africa, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Argentina, India, Sudan, Barbados

    Insect pests, diseases and other biotic agents have considerable impacts on forests and the forest sector. They can adversely affect tree growth and the yield of wood and non-wood products. Damage caused by forest pests can significantly reduce wildlife habitat thereby reducing local biodiversity and species richness.

  3. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2009
    Portugal, Greece, Tunisia, Spain, Luxembourg, China, Italy

    This guidelines booklet is addressed to the LADA partner countries and, more in general, to the increasing number of countries which are expressing their interest in implementing the LADA approach for mapping Land Degradation. The specific objective is to provide guidelines for the identification, selection and description of nationally based indicators of land degradation. The LADA approach is well defined by a range of specific documents and manuals. The National indicators common to all countries are based on the LADA-Wocat QM manual.

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    Reports & Research
    December, 2009
    Angola, Nigeria, Chile, Guatemala, China, Namibia, Indonesia, Australia, Bolivia, Congo, Venezuela, Guinea, Guyana, Colombia, Thailand, Honduras, Kenya, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Madagascar, Ecuador, India

    Cuando en el año 2000 se aprobaron los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio (ODM), la comunidad internacional contrajo un compromiso sin precedentes para satisfacer las necesidades de los pobres del mundo y salvaguardarlos de las amenazas del siglo XXI2. Los mandatarios de 147 Estados reafirmaron los principios de reducción de la pobreza, gobernanza democrática y protección de los derechos humanos, que han sido el núcleo del sistema de las Naciones Unidas desde su creación tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

  5. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2009
    Cambodia, Asia

    Following the first NMTPF for Cambodia, the current NMTPF represents a renewed efforts to articulate FAO’s assistance to this country in a coherent Programming Framework aligned with national priorities. NMTPF is a planning, management and monitoring tool through which both the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and FAO identify a set of medium-term priorities for FAO assistance, consistent with the policies and development goals pursued by the Government and the strategy pursued by FAO.

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    Reports & Research
    December, 2009
    India, Asia

    The pace and nature of change in the agriculture and food systems around the globe and in India dictate that neither FAO nor India can afford to adopt a business-as-usual approach to determining future collaborative effort. The National Medium Term Priority Framework (NMTPF) is intended to provide a framework for FAO and the GoI to work in partnership with local stakeholders to make a contribution to the development of the food and agriculture system of India.

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