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Agricultural Drainage Water Management in Arid and Semi-arid Areas

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Egypt, Turkmenistan, United States of America, Mauritania, Australia, Iran, Kuwait, Pakistan, Jordan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Netherlands, India, Kazakhstan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Asia, Africa, Americas
agricultural land management
water management
This publication deals with the underlying concepts relating to drainage water management. It first discusses the adequate identification and definition of the problem for the selection and application of a combination of management options. It then presents technical considerations and details on the four groups of drainage management options. The second part of the publication contains the summaries of the case studies from the United States of America, Central Asia, Egypt, India and Pakistan.
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Crops and Drops

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Qatar, Bangladesh, Honduras, United States of America, Iraq, Brazil, Germany, China, Sri Lanka, Malta, Iran, Pakistan, Jordan, Philippines, Nicaragua, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Tanzania, Kuwait, India, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands
agricultural land management
water management
natural resources management
Water - Source of food security. World Food Day: 16 October 2002
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Diversidad biológica forestal

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Estonia, Kenya, Israel, China, Indonesia, Australia, Ireland, Ghana, Congo, Venezuela, Guinea, Guyana, Colombia, Nepal, Uganda, Tanzania, Portugal, India, Senegal, Brazil
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
¿Es mejor, y se administra mejor, un bosque con 1 000 especies que un bosque con 500 especies? Este número de Unasylva trata de cuestiones relacionadas con la diversidad biológica forestal y su conservación y uso sostenible. Una de las conclusiones básicas es que los números no son lo único que importa.
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Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands - LADA project

Reports & Research
December, 2002
United States of America, China, Australia, Malawi, Niger, Kenya, South Africa, Uzbekistan, Italy, Tunisia, Argentina, India, Senegal, Georgia, Mexico, Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
natural resources management
land degradation
This report contains the proceedings of the first stakeholders meeting held by the Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA) project, which aims to develop and validate quantitative reproducible assessment methods to make them widely available and to demonstrate and build capacity for their application in teh dryland areas of the world.
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Non-wood forest products from temperate broad-leaved trees

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
United States of America, Sweden, Chile, China, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, Republic of Korea, Holy See, New Zealand, Cyprus, Japan, Nicaragua, Turkey, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Argentina, India, Paraguay, Norway
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
Temperate broad-leaved trees grow in different ecosystems in the northern and southern hemispheres, but are also found extensively in many tropical and subtropical mountain areas. A wide range of non-wood forest products derived from temperate broad-leaved trees, and their description is organized in this volume according to the part of the tree from which they are obtained (whole tree, foliage, flowers, etc.).
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Rural property tax systems in Central and Eastern Europe

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Slovenia, France, North Macedonia, Slovakia, United States of America, Sweden, Denmark, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Canada, Republic of Korea, Japan, Hungary, Moldova, Albania, Italy, Poland, India, Czech Republic, Georgia, Armenia, Greece, Eastern Europe, Central Asia
land tax
land governance
land ownership
rural development
land tenure
This guide on Rural property tax systems in Central and Eastern Europe has been prepared to support governments in the design and implementation of systems to raise revenues at local levels. An increasing number of countries are introducing policies to decentralize the provision of rural services but very often local levels of government have insufficient funds to carry out these newly decentralized responsibilities. Raising revenues through property taxes on rural land represents one way to improve the capacity of local levels to deliver services.
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Tigerpaper/Forest News

Reports & Research
December, 2002
Bangladesh, Switzerland, Kenya, Mali, Germany, China, Sri Lanka, Australia, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal, Turkey, Myanmar, India, Vietnam, Asia
natural resources management
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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Tigerpaper/Forest News

Reports & Research
December, 2002
Bangladesh, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Iran, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Nepal, Jordan, Pakistan, Philippines, Libya, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, India, Sudan, Mongolia, Netherlands, Asia
natural resources management
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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Ukraine: Review of the Sunflower Oil - Sector Review

Reports & Research
December, 2002
Algeria, Egypt, Lithuania, Spain, Israel, Ukraine, Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary, Belarus, France, Uruguay, Turkey, Italy, Poland, Argentina, India, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Romania, Europe
land reform
In this report, we present a review of the oilseed production and processing sector in Ukraine. We begin by analysing oilseed, oil and meal supply and demand, and concentrate more specifically on sunflower seed. We then proceed to discuss the main policy issues that currently have an impact in the crushing sector.
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WATER and PEOPLE: whose right is it?

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Nepal, Morocco, Kenya, South Africa, Lesotho, Syrian Arab Republic, Ecuador, Gambia, India, Senegal, Thailand, Lebanon
natural resources management
water management
water rights
women