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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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2009Equatorial 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
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2011Cambodia, China, Thailand, Myanmar, Asia, South-Eastern Asia
With 48% forest cover, the Greater Mekong Subregion still has large areas of forest remaining. The area of primary forest is, however, low and falling, while large tracts of forest are highly degraded and forest planting rates remain low in most countries. Reinvestment in forests is necessary to maintain wood and timber production, support biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation, revitalise rural economies and protect against natural hazards and the impacts of climatic alterations. For a greener future, investment in forestry is essential.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1999Fiji, Samoa, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Netherlands, Laos, Tonga, Iran, Guinea, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal, Republic of Korea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Bhutan, Maldives, Mongolia, Asia
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2000
Meeting symbol/code: APRC 00 3
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2000Timor-Leste, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Samoa, China, Indonesia, Iran, Republic of Korea, Uruguay, Thailand, Nepal, Laos, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Vietnam
Meeting symbol/code: APRC 00 3
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2010Asia
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2007Australia, Thailand, Congo, South Africa, Brazil, Asia
Light textured sandy soils are ubiquitous throughout the tropics and constitute an important soil resource on which millions are dependent for their livelihoods. Spanning a range of rainfall regimes from the arid to the humid tropics, they present unique sustainability and environmental challenges to resource managers. Physical, chemical and biological characteristics of sandy soils often act as a severe limitation in crop production.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2005Italy, Philippines, Japan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, India, Myanmar, Maldives, Thailand, Netherlands, Asia
The 26 December 2004 earthquake and tsunami devastated the lives of millions. With considerable determination, local communities have joined national and international organizations and governments to bring relief and start the recovery work. FAO has been involved in assisting the affected countries in numerous ways so that agricultural activities may be resumed. While short-term assistance is indispensable, strategic planning for medium and long-term rehabilitation in collaboration with partners and governments is required for appropriate intervention.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2005Asia
It may come as a paradox that while interest in tropical forests worldwide has been steadily growing in the last century, this has in no way halted the continued loss and degradation of one of earth's grandest terrestrial ecosystems. In fact, the extent and rate of degradation is accelerating. Some places have completely lost their original forests, while in others the structure and biomass of the forest have been irreparably damaged. Concern for this loss is not limited to the extinction of animal and plant species.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2015Fiji, Bangladesh, Peru, Indonesia, Australia, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Bhutan, Maldives, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Asia, Oceania
Almost every nation is now a signatory to the Convention on Climate Change. The first Conference of Parties (COP) was held in Berlin in 1995. Two decades since, we have come a long way, but we have yet to reach the ultimate objective of stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations at a level that would end human-induced influence on the climate. While the COP negotiations are landmark events for humankind, many experts who work in the field and are not directly involved in the negotiations cannot claim to comprehend what is being discussed.
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