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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2016Egypt, United States of America, Chile, Sweden, Germany, China, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Republic of Korea, France, Uruguay, Thailand, New Zealand, Japan, Finland, Malaysia, Italy, India, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, Austria
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2010Kenya, Indonesia, Rwanda, Vietnam, Philippines, Burundi, Italy, Tanzania, Australia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Czech Republic, Thailand, Uganda, Panama, Canada, Africa
With the continual rise of global commodity prices and increasing population pressures worldwide, the future of agriculture is looking increasingly unstable. As a result of this escalating demand and intensification of unsustainable agricultural techniques, natural resources are facing an increasing threat of depletion.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2015Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mauritius, Kenya, Gambia, France, Australia, United Kingdom, Congo, Malawi, Eritrea, Rwanda, South Africa, Lesotho, Italy, Tanzania, Senegal, Africa
This edition of Nature & Faune journal will be a special Issue to mark the International Year of Soils. It is planned to be issued during the Conference of the African Soil Society taking place in Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso from 2nd to 10th December 2015. The special edition of the journal will feature short articles that address the central theme: "Sustainable soil management: an indispensable need for environmentally sound food security in Africa".
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2016Ireland, Liechtenstein, France, Estonia, Switzerland, United States of America, Spain, Sweden, Germany, China, Ukraine, Latvia, Canada, Congo, Belarus, New Zealand, Lithuania, Japan, Moldova, Poland, Kazakhstan, Europe
Meeting Name: European Forestry Commission
Meeting symbol/code: ECE/TIM/2015/2 - FO/EFC/15/2
Session: Sess. 38 - Sess.73 -
Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2012France, United States of America, Chile, Ukraine, China, Belarus, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Kazakhstan, Finland, Thailand, Italy, Brazil, Russia, Norway
This report presents the key findings on forest land use and land-use change between 1990 and 2005 from FAO’s 2010 Global Forest Resources Assessment Remote Sensing Survey. It is the first report of its kind to present systematic estimates of global forest land use and change. The ambitious goal of the Remote Sensing Survey was to use remote sensing data to obtain globally consistent estimates of forest area and changes in tree cover and forest land use between 1990 and 2005.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchMay, 2005Egypt, Iraq, Germany, China, Ireland, Canada, Iran, France, New Zealand, Jordan, Morocco, Libya, Turkey, Oman, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Asia, Africa
The current volume presents the Proceedings of an important meeting entitled "Regional Expert Consultation on Land Degradation, Plant, Animal and Human Nutrition: Inter-relation and Impact". This scientific gathering managed to have a group of soil scientists/plant nutrition specialists, animal nutrition and medical doctors/human nutrition specialists to discuss these inter-related issues.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2015Kenya, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Belize, Kiribati, Burundi, Guatemala, Gabon, Botswana, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Guyana, Bahamas
Fondée sur des données plus précises et plus fiables que jamais et provenant de 234 pays et territoires, l’Évaluation des ressources forestières mondiales 2015 révèle des signes encourageants d’amélioration de la gestion forestière et un ralentissement mondial sur le plan du déboisement. Toutefois, ces tendances doivent être renforcées, en particulier dans les pays qui accusent du retard.Le présent document réunit les données communiquées par les pays dans le cadre de l’ Évaluation des ressources forestières mondiales 2015 .
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1984Kenya, France, Nigeria, Philippines, Micronesia, Australia, Ghana, Congo, Guinea, India, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Niger, Brazil
Shifting cultivation, under its diverse forms of slash and burn system, is a traditional method of cultivating tropical upland soils, mostly for subsistence purposes. This traditional system of cultivation is in ecological balance with the environment and does not irreversibly degrade the soil resource, provided a sufficient length of fallow is allowed for soil restoration. However, increasing population pressures necessitate more intensive use of land. The consequence is extended cropping periods and shortened fallows.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksOctober, 2015Rwanda, Mali, Burundi, Guatemala, Peru, Indonesia, Vanuatu, Malawi, Costa Rica, Niger, Uruguay, Mozambique, Laos, Philippines, Malaysia, Madagascar, Tanzania, Portugal, Argentina, India, Vietnam, Kenya, Asia, Africa, Americas
<i>Vers des fonds forestiers nationaux efficaces</i> aborde le besoin de disposer de davantage d’informations sur la manière dont les FFN fonctionnent et sur la manière de les créer et les gérer de manière optimale. Les leçons tirées de l’instauration et de la gestion de FFN sont partagées afin de soutenir les pays dans la création et la mise en oeuvre efficace de FFN en fonction de leurs besoins et circonstances spécifiques.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2016Fiji, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, Republic of Korea, Thailand, New Zealand, Nepal, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Mongolia
Meeting Name: Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC)
Meeting symbol/code: FO: APFC/2016/REP
Session: Sess. 26
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