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  1. Library Resource
    January, 2001
    Honduras, Chile, Ukraine, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Guyana, Belarus, Central African Republic, Nicaragua, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Madagascar, Uzbekistan, Cameroon, Tanzania, Ecuador, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Armenia, Brazil, Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Asia

    Report which alleges that International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans and policies have caused extensive deforestation in each of the 15 countries of Africa, Latin America, and Asia studied.This forest loss, the author claims, has occurred both directly and indirectly through:the IMF's promotion of foreign investment in natural resource sectorsausterity measures that cut spending on environmental programsprograms that have unwittingly worsened the conditions of povertythe IMF.s insistence upon export-oriented economic growth.The report finds that:IMF induced cuts have impeded:Promotion of resp

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    Reports & Research
    November, 2016
    Algeria, Fiji, Nigeria, Dominican Republic, Gambia, Chile, Burkina Faso, China, Iran, Guyana, Niger, Ethiopia, Thailand, Morocco, Malaysia, Haiti, Colombia, Ecuador, Tunisia, Senegal, Turkey, Uruguay

    The publication aims to provide a broad range of data and statistics on forests, and the impact and benefits that forestry has on our environment. It also offers some general information and data about the impact forests and forestry can have in mitigating the effects of climate change, as well as information concerning how they are, in turn, affected by climate change.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1967
    Angola, France, Brazil, Japan, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Portugal, United Kingdom, Canada, Iran, Central African Republic, Solomon Islands

    An international review of forestry and forest products

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2015
    Mauritania, Azerbaijan, China, Canada, Russia, Guyana, Thailand, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Philippines, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Italy, Tanzania, Kazakhstan, Chad, Tajikistan

    Electronic files of all major publications produced by FAO Forestry and the FO decentralized forestry units plus selected key publications from the same period produced by the FAO technical departments. The publication catalogue/CD-ROM/USB will be used to support knowledge sharing in forestry fields, commencing with the XIV World Forestry Congress in Durban, South Africa, in September 2015. FAO and the South African Government are co-organizers of the Congress.

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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.

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    Reports & Research
    December, 2001
    France, Dominican Republic, Samoa, Germany, China, Indonesia, Australia, Burkina Faso, Italy, Thailand, Japan, Mexico, Malaysia, Myanmar, Tanzania, Netherlands, Turkey, Brazil

    The paper briefly reviews the mandates and main activities of some major governmental and non-governmental international organizations concerned with the management of forest genetic resources, and the role that such organizations play in this field. It is noted that national forest genetic programmes will continue to constitute the building blocks of regional and global programmes, but that these can be usefully complemented by harmonization of action at international level.

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2016
    Algeria, France, Sweden, Guatemala, Peru, Germany, Bolivia, Republic of Korea, Cameroon, Rwanda, Morocco, Philippines, South Africa, Malaysia, Cambodia, Tunisia, Sudan, Czech Republic, Uganda, Lebanon

    Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
    Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2016/7.5
    Session: Sess. 23

  8. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1961
    France, Cyprus, United States of America, Turkey, Chile, Germany, Denmark, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, Argentina, India, China

    An international journal of forestry and forest industries

  9. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1961
    Jordan, Morocco, United States of America, Mauritius, Japan, Libya, Gambia, Fiji, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, Cuba

    An international journal of forestry and forest industries

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Egypt, Estonia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Sweden, Ukraine, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Finland, Japan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Poland, Netherlands, Russia, Norway, France, Europe

    This report presents the outcome of a macroeconomic survey of the forest sector of the Republic of Latvia. It presents issues and parameters facing public and private sector decision-makers in their respective attempts to develop this sector. It identifies opportunities and constraints to investment and proposes measures to, accordingly, either engage them or remove them. It also attempts to introduce simple methodologies to undertake analysis currently constrained by the absence of more comprehensive data.

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