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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 2018
    Nepal, Republic of Korea, Bangladesh, Philippines, China, Indonesia, Australia, India, Pakistan, Thailand, Asia

    Degradation of forests can have severe negative local impacts and far-reaching consequences, including soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions, dust storms, diminished livelihood opportunities and reduced yields of forest products and services. Reversing the adverse conditions requires urgent and scaled-up action, through scientific and holistic landscape-level restoration approaches, balancing both socio-economic and environmental goals and the diverse needs of various sectors and stakeholders in the landscape.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    April, 2018
    Nepal, Fiji, Bhutan, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, India, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Mongolia

    This publication reports the proceedings of the twenty-sixth session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 23 to 27 October 2017.

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    Reports & Research
    December, 2008
    United States of America, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Pakistan, Thailand, New Zealand, Nepal, Republic of Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam, Netherlands, India, Bhutan, Cambodia, South-Eastern Asia, Southern Asia

    Does forest tenure matter? In what way does it matter? What are the links among tenure, sustainable forest management (SFM) and poverty alleviation (PA)? This paper presents the main findings of research that was conducted by FAO and partners from the Asia Forest Partnership with the aim of analysing and understanding the role of tenure arrangements, their enabling impacts and their limitations. The paper presents a summary of different tenure instruments’ performance in supporting SFM and PA, and provides recommendations for more effective forest tenure systems.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1998
    Egypt, Bangladesh, United States of America, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, Greece, Republic of Korea, Thailand, New Zealand, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Maldives, Asia

    A discussion of the concerns of the environmental movement in the Asia-Pacific region with reference to biological diversity, forest loss, indigenous and forest-dependant people and climate change. The environmental perspective of different aspects of forestry development in the region is elucidated. Three possible scenarios for the future are presented depending on the level of achievement of environmental goals.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2016
    Nepal, Vietnam, Australia, Indonesia, Ecuador, Congo, Guyana, Colombia

    El objetivo de este documento es ayudar a los países que tratan de desarrollar un nivel de referencia de emisiones forestales y/o un sistema de referencia forestal (NREF/NRF) de REDD+ en el marco de la CMNUCC. El documento facilita un repaso estructural de los requisitos de la CMNUCC para la elaboración de NREF/NRF, resumiendo las orientaciones de la CMNUCC y extrapolando los elementos necesarios para la elaboración de un NREF/NRF.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2016
    Fiji, Honduras, United States of America, Zambia, Denmark, Indonesia, Peru, United Kingdom, Ghana, Malawi, Costa Rica, Niger, New Zealand, Nepal, Morocco, Japan, Malaysia, Madagascar, Tanzania, Chad, Canada

    Where do forests and forestry stand today in international climate change negotiations? What exactly does it mean to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+)? What are the opportunities and risks for forests in today’s changing climate and is there a clear path forward? The articles in this issue address these and other questions.

  7. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2014
    Fiji, Honduras, Nepal, Zambia, Gambia, Chile, Guatemala, China, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Australia, Jamaica, Congo, Mozambique, Liberia, Yemen, Nicaragua, Myanmar, Ecuador, Paraguay

    En el marco de la gobernanza moderna, la transparencia significa reconocer la responsabilidad de proporcionar informaciones. El sistema de las Naciones Unidas, como un servicio público mundial, tiene que dar el ejemplo al suministrar información a sus Estados Miembros, órganos rectores, asociados y otras partes interesadas sobre sus recursos y principales logros, proponiéndola en un formato de fácil lectura. Sin embargo, muchas de las actividades llevadas a cabo por el sistema de las Naciones Unidas en general, y de la FAO en particular, no se conocen muy bien.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2016
    Bangladesh, Nigeria, Gambia, Chile, Guatemala, Indonesia, Australia, Jamaica, Ghana, Guinea, Costa Rica, Colombia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Portugal, Ecuador, Tunisia, Georgia, Asia, Africa, Americas

    Un resumen de los capítulos 1 a 3 del informe 2016 sobre el estado de los bosques del mundo. Este librito de 32 páginas recoge tablas, datos y figuras de la publicación SOFO, permitiendo a los lectores que accedan al contenido más importante en un formato conciso y de fácil manejo. Este resumen también está disponible en <a href="http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5850e.pdf ">English</a> y <a href="http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5850f.pdf ">Français</a>.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2014
    Algeria, Fiji, Finland, Honduras, Gambia, Chile, Guatemala, China, Indonesia, Australia, Congo, Niger, Nepal, Liberia, South Africa, Nicaragua, Turkey, Italy, Bhutan

    Within the framework of modern governance, accountability means acknowledging responsibility for delivery. The UN system, as a global public service, needs to set an example by providing information to its member countries, governing bodies, partners and other stakeholders on its major achievements and resources in an easy-to-read format. Yet many of the activities carried out by the UN system in general, and FAO in particular, are not well known.

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    Reports & Research
    December, 2009
    Nepal, Switzerland, United States of America, Vietnam, Sweden, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Australia, Cambodia, India, Russia, Mexico, Thailand, Asia

    This paper examines the drivers of deforestation and the loss of forest services, and the various mechanisms that exist to protect forests in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). In most cases policy mechanisms play a greater role in forest protection than payment for environmental services (PES) which has yet to develop in the subregion. Scenarios presented suggest that higher income countries will have much greater scope in protecting forest environmental services that low income countries.

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