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    Reports & Research
    January, 2006
    Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, South-Eastern Asia

    Insight: Notes from the Field is a response to this need, and with this publication, we aim to give practitioners a forum to share field level cases and lessons in Community Forestry (CF) or Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM).  In this edition of Notes from the Field, there are inspirational stories on Community Forestry in Thailand, development of Village Forest Councils in India, experiences on Public Hearing and Public Auditing in community user groups in Nepal, and how to improve buffer zone co-management in protected areas of Vietnam.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2005
    Cameroon, Spain, United States of America, Armenia, South Africa, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Chile, Azerbaijan, China, Romania, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, India, Russia, Pakistan, Mexico, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    This publication offers a fresh look at the theory and practice of modern water rights, from a comparative law angle. It sheds light on a number of key features of such rights, and contrasts these to traditional forms and kinds of water rights. It teases out and discusses the relevant problematique, including in particular that elicited the sale and leasing of water rights. Finally, a stock-taking and assessment of modern water rights systems impacts are volunteered. This publication complements two earlier issues featured in the FAO Legislative Studies series, i.e.

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2005
    Bangladesh, Switzerland, Belgium, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Pakistan, Thailand, Seychelles, Nepal, Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Maldives, Norway, Kenya, Asia

    A quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and national resources management for the Asia-Pacific region.

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2005
    Fiji, Bangladesh, Micronesia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal, Republic of Korea, Philippines, Kiribati, Malaysia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Kazakhstan, Bhutan, Maldives, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Asia

    This is the twenty-second issue of the above publication, a comprehensive and detailed compilation of statistics on farming, livestock, fishery, forestry and nutrition in Asia-Pacific countries for the decade 1994-2004. Statistics are listed separately for developing countries (including transition economies) and developed countries in the region. The publication uses mostly FAO statistics based on information provided by member countries. Included is a table reporting on the status of organic farming in the region and a section on country profiles.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2005
    Fiji, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vanuatu, Republic of Korea, Thailand, New Zealand, Nepal, Laos, Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, Australia, Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Asia, Oceania

    This publication reflects the outcome of an ambitious initiative to identify instances of exemplary forest management in the region and examine the core components of high quality forest management in an effort to illustrate good forest management to a wide audience and encourage others to take up some of the most promising ideas, methods and approaches. More than 170 nominations were received from 21 countries in the region. Twenty-eight case studies were selected.

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2005
    Bangladesh, Israel, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, Guinea, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Madagascar, Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Asia

    A quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and national resources management for the Asia-Pacific region.

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2005
    Antigua and Barbuda, United States of America, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Grenada, Jamaica, United Kingdom, Canada, Venezuela, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Uruguay, Japan, Italy, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, India, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Americas

    This draft report prepared by an FAO - Investment Centre team upon request of the World Bank, is based on an extensive review of available information including technical papers and policy statements on OECS agriculture and on findings of short visits to the OECS countries to review development projects in the rural areas initiated by private investors, which could be of interest to the design of future agricultural sector development strategies.

  8. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2005
    Italy, Philippines, Japan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, India, Myanmar, Maldives, Thailand, Netherlands, Asia

    The 26 December 2004 earthquake and tsunami devastated the lives of millions. With considerable determination, local communities have joined national and international organizations and governments to bring relief and start the recovery work. FAO has been involved in assisting the affected countries in numerous ways so that agricultural activities may be resumed. While short-term assistance is indispensable, strategic planning for medium and long-term rehabilitation in collaboration with partners and governments is required for appropriate intervention.

  9. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2005
    Fiji, Bangladesh, United States of America, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vanuatu, Canada, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Australia, Italy, Cambodia, India, Mexico, Europe, Asia

    This paper was prepared for the Asia-Pacific Fisheries Commission workshop on mainstreaming fisheries co-management, held in Cambodia in August 2005. It examines the policy and legislative frameworks for co-management in thirteen countries in Asia and the Pacific, and the extent to which these frameworks hinder or support co-management practices. The nature of policy and legislative frameworks is varied, as is commitment by governments to co-management - in some cases support is more rhetoric than reality, with insufficient real transfer of powers and financial resources to local levels.

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