The world’s mangroves 1980–2005 is a thematic study undertaken within the framework of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005. It was led by FAO in collaboration with mangrove specialists throughout the world, and was co-funded by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO). It builds on the 1980 assessment, on the FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000 (FRA 2000) and 2005 (FRA 2005), and on an extensive literature search and correspondence with mangrove and fo rest resources assessment specialists.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2007Angola, Egypt, Benin, Nigeria, France, Guinea-Bissau, Congo, Djibouti, Comoros, Cameroon, Seychelles, Mozambique, Somalia, Madagascar, Italy, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Togo, Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2007Bangladesh, Switzerland, China, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Pakistan, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Italy, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Bahrain, Barbados, United Arab Emirates, Asia
The main aim of this study is to facilitat e access to comprehensive and comparable information on the current and past extent of mangroves in the 124 countries and areas where they are known to exist, highlighting information gaps and providing updated information that may serve as a tool for mangrove managers and policy- and decision-makers worldwide.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2007United States of America, Chile, Italy, Indonesia, Canada, Gabon, Cameroon, Brazil
FAO has been coordinating global forest resources assessments every five to ten years since 1946 (FAO, 2006), with the objective to provide a periodic global and uniform picture of existing forests, derived trends and statistics. Especially FAO’s periodically reported deforestation rates enjoy a high degree of public attention and are widely cited in literature.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2007Bangladesh, United States of America, Nepal, Gambia, China, Indonesia, Congo, Ethiopia, Republic of Korea, Colombia, Thailand, Rwanda, Italy, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Uganda, Brazil, Kenya
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2007Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Guatemala, China, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Thailand, New Zealand, Nepal, Laos, Philippines, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Italy, Tanzania, Netherlands, India, Mongolia, Cambodia, Asia
Laos depends heavily on rice based agriculture systems and there is evidence that the traditional diversified diet and income base is being eroded, resulting in a negative effect on the livelihoods of the people. The opportunity to gather food in forests is diminishing and dietary diversity is being narrowed.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2007France, Switzerland, Fiji, Samoa, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Australia, Tonga, Guinea, New Zealand, Palau, Japan, Kiribati, Malaysia, Italy, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Oceania
The world’s mangroves 1980–2005 is a thematic study undertaken within the framework of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005. It was led by FAO in collaboration with mangrove specialists throughout the world, and was co-funded by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO). It builds on the 1980 assessment, on the FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000 (FRA 2000) and 2005 (FRA 2005), and on an extensive literature search and correspondence with mangrove and forest resources assessment specialists.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2007Bangladesh, Finland, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Thailand, New Zealand, Asia, Oceania
Following the widespread wreckage and loss of life caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004, unprecedented efforts where made to restore order and rebuild the lives and livelihoods of the millions affected. A proportion of the reconstruction and rehabilitation effort was focused on environmental rehabilitation and a part of this again on the rehabilitation of coastal trees and forests. Many programmes were implemented during the post-tsunami period to restore coastal trees and forests, and in particular mangrove forests.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2007Mozambique, Honduras, Philippines, Nicaragua, Guatemala, China, Italy, Indonesia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Cambodia, Niger, Cameroon
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