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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    March, 2018
    Japan, Benin, Togo, Nigeria

    La protection et la restauration des écosystèmes de mangroves constituent une préoccupation majeure et permanente à travers le monde. La faiblesse des administrations locales et des niveaux de revenus des populations riveraines, accélèrent la dégradation de ces écosystèmes. Les espèces de bois généralement utilisés dans ces écosystèmes de mangroves permettent de satisfaire les besoins des populations locales.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2018
    France, Canada, Tunisia, Japan

    Ce rapport fait état du diagnostic et de l’évaluation du système d’approvisionnement et de valorisation des ressources hydrauliques en Tunisie en rapport avec la sécurité alimentaire du pays, dans le cadre de l’Initiative régionale sur la rareté de l’eau lancée par la FAO.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2018
    Nepal, Egypt, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, El Salvador, Japan, Burundi, Peru, Mexico, Tanzania, Ecuador, Colombia, Iran, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya

    Accessibility to clean and sufficient water resources for agriculture is key in feeding the steadily increasing world population in a sustainable manner. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) offer a promising contribution to enhance availability and quality of water for productive purposes and human consumption, while simultaneously striving to preserve the integrity and intrinsic value of the ecosystems. Implementing successful NBS for water management, however, is not an easy task since many ecosystems are already severely degraded, and exploited beyond their regenerative capacity.

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    Reports & Research
    September, 2018
    Equatorial Guinea, United States of America, Dominican Republic, Sweden, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Costa Rica, Poland, Netherlands, Latvia, Austria, Iran, Finland, Thailand, Morocco, Japan, Italy, Norway, Sudan, Brazil, Cuba

    Report of the 24th Session of the Committee on Forestry

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2018
    Mozambique, Bangladesh, United States of America, Philippines, Haiti, Japan, Chile, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Portugal, Ireland, Canada, Argentina, United Kingdom, Italy, Sri Lanka, Mexico, New Zealand

    This new guide describes the application of spatial technology to improve disaster risk management (DRM) within the aquaculture sector. DRM requires interrelated actions and activities to ensure early warning, prevention, preparedness, response and recovery for a wide range of natural, technological and complex disasters that can impact aquaculture operations and livelihoods.<p></p><p></p>Spatial technology refers to systems and tools that acquire, manage and analyse data that have geographic context.

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    Institutional & promotional materials
    June, 2018
    Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan

    Cooperation between Tajikistan and FAO has been ongoing since the country joined the Organization in 1995. FAO<p></p>assistance was initially provided in the form of short-term emergency interventions in response to a locust outbreak and<p></p>also to help the transition to stability after a period of civil war. More recently, cooperation has focused on rehabilitation<p></p>and development interventions to build a sustainable agriculture sector and food and nutrition security.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    June, 2018
    Switzerland, United States of America, Philippines, Uganda, Japan, Germany, Tanzania, Cambodia, India, Senegal, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Netherlands

    The massive increase in demand for woodfuel for cooking caused by sudden influxes of refugees and other displaced people is usually the main driver of forest degradation and deforestation in displacement settings. It places enormous pressure on nearby forests and woodlands and is often a source of tension between the host and displaced communities. A lack of sufficient cooking fuel also has an impact on the nutrition and health of vulnerable people in such settings.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    August, 2018
    Rwanda, Republic of Korea, Benin, Nigeria, United States of America, Philippines, Zambia, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Tanzania, Cuba, India, Malawi, Pakistan, Vietnam, Uganda

    Food Systems for an Urbanizing World is a joint report prepared by the World Bank and FAO. It aims to stimulate discussion and suggest pathways to support local and national governments, and civil society and private sector actors in their efforts to improve the performance and capacity of food systems. The report describes the diversity and ever-changing nature of food systems, with interlinked traditional, modern and informal channels that respond to different market segments and different consumer preferences.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    March, 2018
    Kenya, Egypt, United States of America, Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, Guatemala, Denmark, Italy, Guinea-Bissau, Bolivia, Canada, Papua New Guinea, Sudan, Cameroon, Finland, Mexico, Brazil, Cambodia

    The Global Forest Resources Assessment of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates its 70th Anniversary in 2018. FAO's forestry department whishes to commemorate this important occurrence with a special publication on the history of the past 70 years of Global Forest Resources Assessemnt.

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    Policy Papers & Briefs
    August, 2018
    Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Kuwait, India, Republic of Korea, Maldives, Thailand

    This paper attempts to summarize available knowledge, and identify the gaps in that knowledge, on marine fisheries and fishery resources in the Bay of Bengal region. It provides information on Bangladesh, Burma, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand—their marine fisheries, fishery resources, status of important stocks, etc.

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