In November 2000, the World Bank (WB) and the Brazilian Federation for Direct Planting into Crop Residue (FEBRAPDP) organized the third Study Tour on “Producer-Led Rural Organizations for Sustainable Land Management” (PRO-SLM), with particular emphasis on notillage systems (NT).1 The Study Tour followed a 10-day itinerary of over 1,000 km through Southern Brazil, covering Paraná and Santa Catarina States, two states which received WB support through land and micro-watershed management projects.</p> This Paper presents the salient features of NT development in Southern Brazil and discu
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001Mozambique, Kenya, Zambia, Uganda, Mali, Zimbabwe, Eritrea, Tanzania, South Africa, Ghana, Malawi, Mexico, Brazil, Africa, Americas
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001Benin, United States of America, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Ghana, Venezuela, Finland, Cameroon, Nepal, Philippines, Uganda, Belize, Italy, Ecuador, India, Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil
The last decade has witnessed a steep increase in interest and activities concerning NWFPs. The current interest in NWFPs amongst conservationists, foresters, development workers and indigenous peoples' groups has prompted numerous initiatives aimed at promoting NWFP use and commercialization as a means of improving the well-being of rural populations and, at the same time, conserving existing forests.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001Burkina Faso, Benin, Honduras, Nepal, Zambia, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Malta, Djibouti, Guinea, Malawi, Eritrea, Kenya, Laos, Uganda, Somalia, Uruguay, India, Senegal, Togo
Meeting symbol/code: C 2001 INF/22
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Benin, Uganda, Denmark, Italy, Tanzania, Australia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, Africa
The current publication «State of the Forest Genetic Resources in Eritrea» is issue of country national report presented at The Sub- Regional Workshop FAO/IPGRI/ICRAF on the conservation, management, sustainable utilization and enhancement of forest genetic resources in Sahelian and North-Sudanian Africa (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 22-24 September 1998).
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001Egypt, United States of America, Kenya, Chile, Burundi, Canada, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Comoros, Rwanda, Mauritius, South Africa, Uganda, Madagascar, Tanzania, India, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Africa
This working paper summarises the importance of forestry to Kenya’s economy and describes the effects of other sectors on its development. The current and predicted future status of the different arms of forestry in the country are presented.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001Switzerland, Nepal, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Guatemala, Canada, Venezuela, Namibia, Finland, Cameroon, Kenya, Philippines, Uganda, Belize, Gabon, India, Mexico, Ghana
La dernière décennie a connu une augmentation considérable de l'intérêt et des activités concernant les produits forestiers non ligneux (PFNL). L'importance actuelle des PFNL pour les conservateurs, les forestiers, les acteurs du développement et les populations indigènes a suscité de nombreuses initiatives, ayant pour objectif de promouvoir l'utilisation et la commercialisation des PFNL, comme des moyens pour améliorer le bien-être des populations rurales et, en même temps, conserver les forêts existantes.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001Rwanda, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Congo, Senegal, Sudan, Africa
This report looks at the future development of forestry in Uganda taking into account factors both within and outside the sector that influence change.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Kenya, Sweden, China, Thailand, Nepal, Jordan, Philippines, Turkey, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Netherlands, Senegal, Paraguay, Uganda, Norway
Conflicts over the appropriation, management and use of forest resources can pose significant constraints to sustainable forest management. Often, there are long-standing conflicts between governments, their agencies, the private sector and local communities, as well as among and within communities, over forest resources and their use and control.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2001Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Mauritius, Mauritania, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Guinea-Bissau, Eswatini, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Guinea, Ethiopia, Comoros, Malawi, Cape Verde, Liberia, Libya, Lesotho, Uganda, Rwanda, Somalia, Madagascar, Cameroon, Tanzania, Botswana, Eritrea, Senegal, Chad, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Zambia, Gambia, Mali, Burundi, Sao Tome and Principe, Djibouti, Sierra Leone, Seychelles, Kenya, Morocco, Niger, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, Central African Republic, Sudan, Côte d'Ivoire, Africa, Global
This regional study presents an overview of the socio-economic importance and ecological impact of the use of non-wood forest products (NWFP) in Africa. The document consists of two main parts: i) presentation of background information on the programme activities and analysis of the available information on the regional and sub-regional level (both in English and in French); and ii) presentation of data on NWFP on the national level (so-called “country profiles”, available in either English or French).
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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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