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Accomplishment and subjectivity of GIS-based DRASTIC groundwater vulnerability assessment method: a review

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Australia, Brazil, Canada, United States of America, India, Russia, China
land cover
land management
Groundwater vulnerability assessment is an important task in water resources and land management. The most sophisticated among the vulnerability assessment techniques is the GIS-based DRASTIC model. However, despite its popularity, it is marred with excessive subjectivity glitches; little research has been conducted to address the shortcomings associated with this method. This study investigates various issues regarding the application of the GIS-based DRASTIC model through a critical review of relevant literatures.
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Report of the Twenty-Third session of the Committee on Forestry

Reports & Research
December, 2016
France, Slovakia, Belgium, Peru, Jamaica, Canada, Iran, Costa Rica, Thailand, Switzerland, Republic of Korea, Japan, South Africa, Italy, Tanzania, Brazil, Russia, China, Mexico, Norway, Lebanon
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
forest land
sustainable development
Meeting Name: FAO Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2016/REP
Session: Sess. 23
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Améliorer la gouvernance des régimes forestiers. Un guide pratique

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Switzerland, Mozambique, Guatemala, Indonesia, Grenada, Canada, Congo, Guyana, Cameroon, Nepal, Philippines, Uganda, India, Russia, Brazil, Ghana
Forest Tenure
natural resources management
land governance
land tenure
community forestry
forest land
land use
Ce guide pratique vise à inspirer et équiper tous ceux qui veulent tenter d’améliorer la situation afin que le pouvoir soit exercé de manière à favoriser les forêts; il décrit comment des outils pratiques peuvent être utilisés pour améliorer la gouvernance des régimes forestiers. Si vous êtes un responsable des politiques du gouvernement, ou si vous appartenez à un autre secteur public, au secteur privé ou à la société civile et êtes intéressé à la gouvernance des forêts et aux réformes foncières, ce guide s’adresse en premier lieu à vous.
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Forest Ecology and Management. Science to Sustain the World’s Forests

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December, 2015
United States of America, Peru, Indonesia, Australia, Bolivia, China, Malta, Russia, Italy, Finland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Japan, Uganda, Myanmar, Argentina, India, United Kingdom, Paraguay, Mexico, Brazil, Canada
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
sustainable land management
forest land
This paper introduces a Special Issue of Forest Ecology and Management that includes a collection of analytical results from the 2015 Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA 2015) covering 25 years of forest change (1990–2015). FRA 2015 builds on a series of global assessments that began in 1948 and covers change in forest area and type, volume, biomass and carbon stocking, measures of sustainable forest management, biodiversity and conservation, soil and water protective functions, wood production and a number of socio-economic variables.
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Outlook studies - The global outlook for future wood supply from forest plantations

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2000
France, United States of America, Spain, Chile, Germany, China, Ukraine, Indonesia, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Canada, Finland, New Zealand, Japan, South Africa, Australia, Italy, Portugal, Argentina, India, Russia, Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
environment
natural resources management
forestry
forest land
land improvement
An analysis of the present state of forest plantations and of current trends in plantation forestry both on a global basis and region-by-region. Economic and policy considerations in the development of plantation forestry are discussed. The outlook for plantation forestry is then presented in the form of alternative scenarios according to future growth in plantation area.
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Report of the Twenty-second session of the Committee on Forestry

Reports & Research
August, 2014
Egypt, Bangladesh, United States of America, Zambia, Peru, Indonesia, Austria, Guyana, Republic of Korea, Uruguay, New Zealand, Kenya, Italy, Belgium, Japan, Gabon, Brazil, Argentina, Russia, Chad, Togo, Norway, Greece
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
forest land
land degradation
Meeting Name: Committee on Forestry
Meeting symbol/code: COFO/2014/REP
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State of the World's Forests 2016 (SOFO)

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Angola, Benin, Nigeria, United States of America, Gambia, Chile, China, Belarus, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Georgia, Vietnam, Tunisia, India, Russia, Republic of Korea, Papua New Guinea, Africa, Americas, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest land
land use
sustainable land management
Forests and trees support sustainable agriculture. They stabilize soils and climate, regulate water flows, give shade and shelter, and provide a habitat for pollinators and the natural predators of agricultural pests. They also contribute to the food security of hundreds of millions of people, for whom they are important sources of food, energy and income. Yet, agriculture remains the major driver of deforestation globally, and agricultural, forestry and land policies are often at odds.
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State of the World's Forests 2016 (SOFO). In Brief

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Equatorial Guinea, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mauritius, Gambia, Chile, Guatemala, Belarus, Australia, Jamaica, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Colombia, Nepal, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Ecuador, Tunisia, Russia, Georgia, Africa, Americas, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest land
land use
sustainable land management
This booklet is a “portable” version of chapters 1–3 of SOFO 2016: <i>State of the World’s Forests 2016</i> report.
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2015 Global Forest Products Facts and Figures

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December, 2016
Egypt, United States of America, Chile, Sweden, Germany, China, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Republic of Korea, France, Uruguay, Thailand, New Zealand, Japan, Finland, Malaysia, Italy, India, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, Austria
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
forest land
This note presents highlights and recent trends in data for each of the main product groups, as well as a short summary of recent changes or improvements in statistics.