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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Library ResourceJanuary, 2001Honduras, 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
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001Malta, Japan, Zambia, Malaysia, Sweden, Guatemala, Italy, Indonesia, Netherlands, Canada, Congo, Iran, Brazil, New Zealand
Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2001 REP
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001Indonesia, Australia, Suriname, India, Guinea, Guyana, China
Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2001 6
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001France, 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.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001Benin, Switzerland, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Guatemala, Indonesia, Bolivia, Canada, Venezuela, Namibia, Finland, Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda, Belize, Ecuador, India, Gabon, Ghana
Esta publicatión pretende servir como material de referencia en el campo de los inventarios de recursos de productos forestales no madereros (PFNM).
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001Indonesia, France, United Kingdom, Brazil, United States of America, Ethiopia, China
The State of the World's Forests reports every two years on the status of forests, recent major policy and institutional developments and key issues concerning the forest sector. The purpose of the publication is to provide current, reliable and policy-relevant information to policy-makers, foresters and other natural resource managers, academics, forest industry and civil society.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001United States of America, Japan, Ukraine, China, Italy, Indonesia, Brazil, Iran, India, Ethiopia, Finland, Mexico, Thailand
Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2001 6-Supp.1
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001Bangladesh, Honduras, Mozambique, Gambia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vanuatu, Costa Rica, Colombia, Nepal, Laos, Uganda, Tanzania, Portugal, India, Senegal, Chad, Paraguay, Vietnam
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001France, Sweden, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, United Kingdom, Republic of Korea, Thailand, New Zealand, Monaco, Japan, Philippines, Tanzania, Ecuador, India, Mexico, Norway
The rationale for more integrated approaches to aquaculture development is powerful: coastal aquaculture has brought significant benefits to both national economies and coastal people; aquaculture is highly vulnerable to pollution caused by other resource users; if poorly designed or managed it may cause pollution or the spread of disease; its impacts are often limited but incremental and cumulative; and it often takes place in areas where resource ownership or use rights are ill defined and ambiguous.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001United States of America, Japan, South Africa, Malaysia, Chile, China, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, India, Russia, Vietnam, Brazil, New Zealand
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