The use of satellite imagery can substantially improve knowledge on changes in forest area as a result of deforestation, afforestation and natural forest expansion. This summary outlines some of the initial findings on forest land use and land-use change of a global remote sensing survey carried out to complement the country reporting process as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessments led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005Australia, Finland, France, United States of America
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2005Dominica, Fiji, Samoa, Micronesia, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Vanuatu, Jamaica, Tonga, Suriname, Malta, Guinea, Guyana, Seychelles, Indonesia, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Palau, Bahamas, Barbados, Nauru, Cuba
Situación de los bosques del mundo –que llega ahora a su sexta edición– presenta un panorama mundial del sector forestal en el que se ofrece la última informa-ción disponible sobre actividades y acontecimientos. Colaboraciones de organizaciones no gubernamen-tales (ONG), personas que actúan a título personal y funcionarios de la FAO ponen de relieve desafíos y oportunidades relacionados con algunas de las princi-pales cuestiones que están surgiendo actualmente.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005United States of America, Japan, Italy, Jamaica, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Suriname, Americas
The preliminary conclusions put forward in this Rural Sector Note may be used as basis for further discussions between the Government and the World Bank to ascertain the mutual interest in any programme or project follow up.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005Costa Rica, Philippines, Germany, Madagascar, Brazil, India, Italy, Cameroon, Thailand, Asia
The Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) Project in the Philippines was initiated in August 2002 for the assessment of Philippine forest and tree resources as part of the framework of the Forest Resources Assessment Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support national forest assessments (NFA).
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2005Kenya, Laos, Switzerland, Japan, Malaysia, Germany, China, Madagascar, Indonesia, Ecuador, Canada, India, Pakistan, Italy, Sri Lanka
تنشر <i>حالة الغابات في العالم</i> تقارير عن حالة الغابات وعن أحدث السياسات والتطورات المؤسسية والموضوعات الخاصة بقطاع الغابات.وفضلا عن ذلك تتيح <i>حالة الغابات في العالم</i> آخرالمعلومات المتعلقة بالسياسات الحرجية لتسهيل مناقشتها واتخاذ القرارات المتعلقة بغابات العالم.وتصدر <i>حالة الغابات في العالم</i> كل عامين باللغة العربية والصينية والإنجليزية والفرنسية والأسبانية.
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