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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1992
    Qatar, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Israel, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Ghana, Somalia, Portugal, Kuwait, Chad, Mongolia, Iraq, China, Australia, Austria, Uruguay, Mozambique, Yemen, Albania, India

    En muchas partes del mundo la escasez cada vez mayor de agua y el mal uso de agua dulce plantea graves problemas al desarrollo sostenible. Como más de dos tercios del agua que se toma de los ríos, lagos y acuíferos de la tierra se destinan al riego, la agricultura se considera una válvula de seguridad del sistema. El capítulo especial de este año sobre política hídrica y agricultura analiza las repercusiones en las políticas de una mayor competencia, los conflictos, la escasez, el desperdicio, e l exceso de explotación y la degradación de los recursos hídricos.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2003
    Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Austria, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Greece, Finland, Nepal, Morocco, Philippines, Mexico, Turkey, Moldova, Albania, Italy, Tanzania, Poland, India, Russia, Czech Republic, Armenia, Lebanon

    The papers in this publication were presented at the Seminar on Harvesting of Non-wood Forest Products, which was held from 2 to 8 october 2000 at the International Agro-Hydrology Research and Training Center in Menemen-Izmir (Turkey) at the invitation of the Ministry of Forestry and under the auspices of the Joint FAO/ECE/ILO Commitee on Forest Technology, Management and Training. More than 80 participants from 32 countries attended the seminar.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2002
    Angola, Egypt, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Belgium, Mali, Burundi, Germany, China, Indonesia, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Benin, Ethiopia, Niger, Eritrea, Mozambique, Turkey, Haiti, Italy, India, Brazil

    This report is a shorter version of World agriculture: towards 2015/2030, FAO's latest assessment of the long-term outlook for the world's food supplies, nutrition and agriculture. It summarizes the projections, distills the messages and presents them for the generalist. The projections cover supply and demand for the major agricultural commodities and sectors, including fisheries and forestry. This analysis forms the basis for a more detailed examination of other factors, such as nutrition and undernourishment, and the implications for international trade.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1977
    France, Nigeria, Spain, Zambia, Iraq, Australia, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Jordan, Morocco, Syrian Arab Republic, Libya, Somalia, Madagascar, Tanzania, Botswana, Argentina, India, Sudan, Lebanon

    There is a urgent need for a better understanding of the risks of soil degradation and their geographical distribution as well as a better knowledge of where degradation occurs at present. it would be desirable to combine soil conservation activities with other elements for increasing crop production.Erosion, salinity and alkalinity and the loss of soil fertility seriously reduce the natural potential of soils to produce food fibres. During the meeting, many criteria to assess the various types of soil degradation were outlined by the experts.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1998
    Nigeria, 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
  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2009
    Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Switzerland, China, Myanmar, Iran, India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Cameroon, Thailand, Nigeria, 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, 2009
    Nepal, Bangladesh, Switzerland, Belize, Vietnam, Denmark, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Ecuador, Netherlands, India, Thailand, Nigeria, Asia

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

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    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Bangladesh, Nigeria, United States of America, Chile, Germany, Peru, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, China, Pakistan, Niger, Colombia, Thailand, Philippines, Turkey, Japan, Madagascar, Italy, Netherlands, India, Sudan, Mexico
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    Journal Articles & Books
    August, 2003
    Nigeria, United States of America, Nepal, China, Pakistan, Eswatini, United Kingdom, Canada, Myanmar, Niger, Thailand, Mozambique, Laos, South Africa, Vietnam, Italy, Cambodia, India, Mexico, Netherlands

    In the first part of this paper the role of the core principles in three different scenarios will be discussed. The first is a setting where a shared watercourse, but no specific treaty exists; the second, where a treaty is in the process of being negotiated; and the third where an agreement over the shared resource is in force. The second par t of the paper will look in detail at the normative content of each principle, its reflection in specific watercourse agreements and its implementation by joint bodies.

  10. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Sudan, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mauritania, Mali, Sweden, Germany, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Niger, Cameroon, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Somalia, Italy, Tanzania, India, Senegal, Chad, France

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