ABSTRACTED FROM INTRODUCTION: How have national and state governments the world over come to “own” huge expanses of territory under the rubric of “national forest,” “national parks”, or “wastelands”? The two contradictory statements in the above epigraph illustrate that not all colonial administrators agreed that forests should be taken away from local people and “protected” by the state. The assumption of state authority over forests is based on a relatively recent convergence of historical circumstances.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Thailand
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land degradation is a great threat for the future and it requires great effort and resources to ameliorate. The major causes of land degradation in Ethiopia are the rapid population increase, severe soil loss, deforestation, low vegetative cover and unbalanced crop and livestock production. Inappropriate land-use systems and land-tenure policies enhance desertification and loss of agrobiodiversity. Utilization of dung and crop residues for fuel and other uses disturbs the sustainability of land resources. The supply of inputs such as fertilizer, farm machinery and credits are very low.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001China
Summary of EEPSEA research report: Econometric analysis of the causes of forest land use changes in Hainan, China
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001Vietnam
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001China
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001Global
Desertification occurs in drylands,which span a third of the earth ’s land surface in over 110 countries.It influences the lives of about 500 000 people – the so-called environmental refugees –including many of the world ’s poorest and most marginalized populations. Each year 12 million hectares (ha)are lost to deserts.That is enough land to grow 20 million tonnes of grain.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2002Bahamas
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2002Monaco
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