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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    France, 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.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Honduras, United States of America, Zambia, Argentina, Ukraine, China, Belarus, Indonesia, Australia, Mexico, Thailand, Philippines, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Italy, Poland, Nicaragua, India, Turkey, Brazil
  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Nigeria, United States of America, Nepal, Zambia, Gambia, Bolivia, Guatemala, China, Tonga, Guinea, Ethiopia, Niger, Panama, Kenya, Albania, Italy, Tanzania, Syrian Arab Republic, India, Senegal, Mexico, Brazil
  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    India, Indonesia, Austria, China, Nepal

    Un conciso resumen del estado del conocimiento y de la experiencia correspondiente al manejo forestal sostenible ha sido preparado como un aporte para las Revisiones, Estrategias y puesta en práctica de las Políticas Forestales del Banco Mundial. Se ha realizado una descripción de las experiencias ganadas sobre los diferentes sistemas forestales, seguidos de una discusión de las perspectivas de los recursos forestales y del mercado de los productos forestales. Se analizan el mercado, las políticas y las faltas institucionales y se remarcan posibles soluciones.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Dominica, Fiji, Bangladesh, Tuvalu, Mauritius, Dominican Republic, Samoa, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Tonga, Suriname, Cook Islands, Comoros, Guyana, Cape Verde, Malaysia, Trinidad and Tobago, Palau, Marshall Islands, Belize, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Jamaica, Sao Tome and Principe, Cuba, Malta, Guinea, Uruguay, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Bahrain, Kiribati, Haiti, Nauru, Saint Lucia, India, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Bhutan, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Papua New Guinea, Niue, Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania

    A synthesis of available data on social and economic factors, forest resources and nonwood forest products production and trade in the Asia-Pacific region. This study draws together information from a variety of statistical databases and from country and thematic studies in this working paper series. With the most important overall regional statistics tabulated is intended as a convenient starting point for analysts.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Nepal, Lithuania, Germany, Italy, India, Finland, Cameroon, Czech Republic, Asia, Europe

    The range of efforts required to develop the full potential of NWFPs is wide indeed. Land-use and forest policies need to be evaluated and where necessary adapted to ensure that potential impacts on non-wood forest resources and products are taken into consideration. Increased research on the abundance, distribution, biology and ecology of non-wood forest resources is essential. Of particular importance are investigations into ways to improve the employment- and income-generating potential of NWFPs through better harvesting, storage, transport, processing, manufacturing and marketing.

  7. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mauritania, Mali, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, Vietnam, Guyana, Italy, Thailand, Rwanda, Philippines, Malaysia, Somalia, Gabon, Ecuador, India, Senegal, Togo

    An assessment of the state of forestry in terms of management of different forest types for the sustainable supply of goods and services. The sustainability of current practices are discussed and recommendations and technical requirements for improved management are outlined

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 1999
    Algeria, Angola, France, Bangladesh, Switzerland, United States of America, Zambia, Chile, Guatemala, China, Australia, Canada, Venezuela, Republic of Korea, Finland, New Zealand, Turkey, Albania, Italy, Argentina, India, Senegal, Austria

    Meeting symbol/code: COFO 1999 REP

  9. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    India, Costa Rica

    Los intentos de transferir funciones y facultades en materia de ordenacin pueden adoptar formas distintas en una escala progresiva que va desde el control central total de los recursos forestales hasta la plena descentralizacin y transferencia de la autoridad y las facultades, aunque las soluciones en cualquiera de los dos extremos de la escala suelen ser inadecuadas. En ests pginas se examinan diversos temas relacionados con la redistribucin de la autoridad y las facultades sobre los bosques y la actividad forestal.

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