The Central African Republic (CAR) has a total land area of 623,000 km2 of which close to 23 million hectares, i.e. 37%, is composed of forested lands. In the southwestern part of the country all forest operations are industrial. At present there are 11 logging companies, with an average annual production of close to 400,000 m3. Exports of logs and sawn timber are, respectively, close to 160,000 m3 and 40,000 m3. The timber sector accounts for 11% of the GDP and 13% of the country’s export earnings. The main destinations of CAR timber are Europe (47%) and Asia (49%).
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksFebruary, 2018Kenya, Peru, Italy, Indonesia, Congo, Cameroon, Central African Republic
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJuly, 2018Peru, Italy, Indonesia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Suriname, India, Guyana, China, Colombia, Brazil, Netherlands
This country profile describes the state of the water resources and water use, as well as the state of agricultural water management in Suriname. The aim of this report is to describe the particularities of the country and the problems met in the development of the water resources, and irrigation in particular.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2014Egypt, United States of America, Nepal, Peru, Indonesia, Australia, United Kingdom, China, Ethiopia, Republic of Korea, Cameroon, Thailand, Mozambique, South Africa, Malaysia, Botswana, Poland, India, Senegal, Uganda, Norway, Kenya
Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA-15/15/Inf.17.1
Session: Sess. 15 -
Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2003Bangladesh, Nigeria, Kenya, Mauritania, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, Indonesia, Jamaica, China, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, Mozambique, Morocco, Philippines, Nicaragua, Cambodia, India, Chad, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba
The present paper is a non-academic and thus, hopefully, unpretentious, attempt at reviewing the literature on the the role of local institutions and their interaction in disaster risk mitigation (DRM). What will be found on the following pages is a non-exhaustive compendium of strengths and limitations of local institutions involved in DRM and some suggestions for tapping the former and tackling the latter.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2009Peru, Indonesia, Mexico, China, Congo, Guinea, Colombia, Thailand, Laos, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Myanmar, Cameroon, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Vietnam, Brazil, Asia
The outlook paper for Lao PDR reviews the state of the forestry sector and draws attention to the need for political commitment to the forestry strategy 2020 to bring the forests in the country under sustainable management and provide a firm basis for rural development. Without significant policy support, forest and forestry in Lao PDR will continue to be overwhelmingly influenced by the regional resource economy during the next decade.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2003Bangladesh, Honduras, United States of America, Gambia, Zimbabwe, Denmark, Germany, Indonesia, Peru, Ghana, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Kenya, Philippines, Uganda, Somalia, Italy, Netherlands, China, Canada
This publication is the result of a significant commitment by numerous individuals over the past two years. In particular, the Forestry Policy and Institutions Branch (FONP) of FAO has provided extensive support to the development and production of these conflict management cases.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2012Benin, United States of America, China, Indonesia, Australia, Peru, Pakistan, Colombia, Thailand, New Zealand, Japan, South Africa, Malaysia, Philippines, Haiti, Mexico, Tanzania, Argentina, India, Turkey, Brazil
Meeting Name: FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC)
Meeting symbol/code: ERC/12/INF/15
Session: Sess. 28 -
Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1999France, Austria, Sweden, Germany, China, Indonesia, Peru, Finland, Nepal, Japan, South Africa, Malaysia, Italy, India, Russia, Brazil, Canada
A concise summary of the state of knowledge and experience concerning sustainable forest management, prepared as an input to the World Bank's Forest Policy Implementation Review and Strategy. An overview of experiences gained from different forest management systems is given, followed by a discussion of the outlook for forest resources and for forest product markets. Market, policy and institutional failure is analysed and appropriate responses are outlined. Finally, approaches to international co-operation are discussed.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1998Nigeria, United States of America, Belize, Samoa, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Peru, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Cameroon, Thailand, New Zealand, Nepal, Madagascar, Italy, Netherlands, India, Mexico, Brazil
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2016Kenya, Guatemala, Peru, Indonesia, Austria, Iran, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Malawi, Nepal, Jordan, Morocco, Philippines, Tanzania, India, Senegal, Bhutan
Meeting Name: International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Ad Hoc Technical Committee on Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Meeting symbol/code: IT/ACSU-3/16/Inf. 3
Session: Sess. 3
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