This book brings together information on the contrasting characteristics, condition, present use and problems of the world's main natural grasslands. Since grassland is commercialized through the grazing animal, particular attention is paid to the livestock production systems associated with each main type. Grazing resources are more than simply edible herbage: many other factors have to be taken into account, notably water in all areas, and shelter in winter-cold climates.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2005United States of America, China, Australia, Canada, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Uruguay, Kenya, Jordan, South Africa, Turkey, Madagascar, Italy, Tanzania, Netherlands, Argentina, India, Mexico, Brazil, Mongolia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2005Kenya, Laos, Switzerland, Japan, Malaysia, Germany, China, Madagascar, Indonesia, Ecuador, Canada, India, Pakistan, Italy, Sri Lanka
تنشر <i>حالة الغابات في العالم</i> تقارير عن حالة الغابات وعن أحدث السياسات والتطورات المؤسسية والموضوعات الخاصة بقطاع الغابات.وفضلا عن ذلك تتيح <i>حالة الغابات في العالم</i> آخرالمعلومات المتعلقة بالسياسات الحرجية لتسهيل مناقشتها واتخاذ القرارات المتعلقة بغابات العالم.وتصدر <i>حالة الغابات في العالم</i> كل عامين باللغة العربية والصينية والإنجليزية والفرنسية والأسبانية.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005Fiji, Bangladesh, United States of America, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vanuatu, Canada, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Australia, Italy, Cambodia, India, Mexico, Europe, Asia
This paper was prepared for the Asia-Pacific Fisheries Commission workshop on mainstreaming fisheries co-management, held in Cambodia in August 2005. It examines the policy and legislative frameworks for co-management in thirteen countries in Asia and the Pacific, and the extent to which these frameworks hinder or support co-management practices. The nature of policy and legislative frameworks is varied, as is commitment by governments to co-management - in some cases support is more rhetoric than reality, with insufficient real transfer of powers and financial resources to local levels.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2005Fiji, Bangladesh, Nigeria, United States of America, Chile, China, Bolivia, Ghana, Colombia, Philippines, South Africa, United Kingdom, Italy, Tanzania, Netherlands, Argentina, India, Ireland, Brazil, Canada, Asia
Food systems are being transformed at an unprecedented rate as a result of global economic and social change. Urbanization, foreign direct investment in markets of developing countries and increasing incomes are prime facilitators for the observed changes, while social changes, such as the increased number of women in the workforce and rural to urban migration, provide added stimulus.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2005Qatar, Yemen, Kenya, Israel, China, Kuwait, Malta, India, Barbados
La población mundial crecerá de cerca de los 6 000 millones de habitantes de hoy día a más de 8 000 millones en el año 2030. Por consiguiente, en los próximos 30 años habrá que alimentar a 2 000 millones de personas más. La FAO estima que la producción mundial de alimentos deberá incrementarse en cerca del 60 por ciento para alimentar a esa creciente población.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005Nepal, Egypt, Pakistan, Japan, Finland, Germany, China, Italy, India, Myanmar, France, Romania, Thailand, 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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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2005Italy, Philippines, Japan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, India, Myanmar, Maldives, Thailand, Netherlands, Asia
The 26 December 2004 earthquake and tsunami devastated the lives of millions. With considerable determination, local communities have joined national and international organizations and governments to bring relief and start the recovery work. FAO has been involved in assisting the affected countries in numerous ways so that agricultural activities may be resumed. While short-term assistance is indispensable, strategic planning for medium and long-term rehabilitation in collaboration with partners and governments is required for appropriate intervention.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005Costa Rica, Philippines, Germany, Madagascar, Brazil, India, Italy, Cameroon, Thailand, Asia
The Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) Project in the Philippines was initiated in August 2002 for the assessment of Philippine forest and tree resources as part of the framework of the Forest Resources Assessment Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support national forest assessments (NFA).
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005Antigua and Barbuda, United States of America, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Grenada, Jamaica, United Kingdom, Canada, Venezuela, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Uruguay, Japan, Italy, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, India, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Americas
This draft report prepared by an FAO - Investment Centre team upon request of the World Bank, is based on an extensive review of available information including technical papers and policy statements on OECS agriculture and on findings of short visits to the OECS countries to review development projects in the rural areas initiated by private investors, which could be of interest to the design of future agricultural sector development strategies.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005Bangladesh, Israel, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, Guinea, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Madagascar, Myanmar, India, Bhutan, 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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