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Asia and the Pacific national forestry programmes: update 34

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2000
Fiji, Bangladesh, United States of America, Samoa, Micronesia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vanuatu, Tonga, Republic of Korea, Pakistan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Maldives, Mongolia, China, Australia, Italy, Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Zealand, Palau, Nepal, Laos, Philippines, Japan, Thailand, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam, India, Bhutan, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Americas, Asia, Northern America, Oceania
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
land use
This document provides an overview of the status of forest resources in Asia and the Pacific and their sustainable management through national forest programmes in 30 countries in the region, including new country profiles for Brunei Darussalam, Maldives and the United States of America. The update is based on information derived from a variety of sources, including country reports to the eighteenth Asia Pacific Forestry Commission meeting in Australia in May 2000. Major changes have emerged in forests and forestry policies in recent years.
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Assessing the Protection of Forest-based Environmental Services in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Reports & Research
December, 2009
Nepal, Switzerland, United States of America, Vietnam, Sweden, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Australia, Cambodia, India, Russia, Mexico, Thailand, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
This paper examines the drivers of deforestation and the loss of forest services, and the various mechanisms that exist to protect forests in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). In most cases policy mechanisms play a greater role in forest protection than payment for environmental services (PES) which has yet to develop in the subregion. Scenarios presented suggest that higher income countries will have much greater scope in protecting forest environmental services that low income countries.
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Beyond timber: social, economic and cultural dimensions of non-wood forest products in Asia and the Pacific

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1995
Fiji, Bangladesh, United States of America, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, Guinea, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal, Laos, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Vietnam, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Bhutan, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea
Forest Tenure
natural resources management
forestry
right of access
forest land
grazing
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Bioenergy and Food Security - The BEFS Analytical Framework

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2010
Bangladesh, Switzerland, United States of America, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Peru, Colombia, Thailand, Mozambique, Japan, Madagascar, Italy, Tanzania, Cambodia, India, Brazil, Asia
natural resources management
water management
rural development
A potent argument for bioenergy development lies in the ability of the sector to unlock agricultural potential by bringing in much needed investments to raise agricultural productivity to spur food security and poverty reduction. This document presents the BEFS Analytical Framework (AF) developed to test this argument. Agriculture lies at the heart of the BEFS AF and allows governments to consider viable pro-poor strategies for bioenergy development.
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Cambodia: National Medium-Term Priority Framework 2011-2015

Reports & Research
December, 2010
France, United States of America, Spain, Sweden, Germany, China, Indonesia, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, Republic of Korea, Finland, Thailand, Laos, Denmark, Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, Myanmar, Netherlands, Cambodia, Asia
climate change
natural resources management
The National Medium-Term Priority Framework (NMTPF) 2011-2015 builds on the experience acquired with NMTPF 20006-2010, which dealt with FAO assistance in a comprehensive way. Its overall goal is to pursue the development of sustainable agriculture, fisheries and forestry as a contribution to the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, improving the living standards of all Cambodians, especially the poorest, most food insecure, most vulnerable, in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable manner.
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Commentary on Forest Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region (A Review for Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand and Western Samoa)

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1997
United States of America, Samoa, China, Indonesia, Australia, Guinea, Republic of Korea, Thailand, New Zealand, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, India, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Asia, Oceania
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
land use
land tenure
This thematic study provides a review and description of the trends in development of forest related legislation in a selected range of Asia-Pacific countries. The paper stresses the importance of often neglected factors in policy formulation such as the need for clear property rights, the significance of fuelwood supply, the correct identification of affected parties and the accurate valuation of intangible benefits. The need for better resource information and the correct pricing of forest products are also seen as important in promoting sustainable forest management in the region
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Communal Tenure and the Governance of Common Property Resources in Asia

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Bangladesh, United States of America, Afghanistan, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, Laos, United Kingdom, Guinea, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Nepal, Pakistan, Yemen, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Japan, India, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Asia, Oceania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
property rights
customary tenure
natural resources management
land governance
private ownership
land tenure
Indigenous Peoples
common property
land tenure systems
land ownership
indigenous people's tenure
Land Tenure Working Paper 20. This paper presents an analysis of communal tenure and its role for natural resource management system, in different contexts of selected Asian countries. The current market driven pressures on natural resources create both challenges and opportunities for communities and governments to use and strengthen communal tenure in order to promote sustainable management of some natural resources.
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Community-Based Mangrove Rehabilitation and Ecotourism Development and Management in the Red Sea Coast, Egypt

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2004
Egypt, Pakistan, Bangladesh, United States of America, Philippines, Germany, Italy, Indonesia, Australia, India, Myanmar, France, Thailand, Africa
environment
natural resources management
Mangroves produce a number of very valuable ecological benefits. However, these benefits are largely intangible and do not provide income or revenue for the managers of the mangroves or for other stakeholders living in and around them. Therefore, they are often considered as “wasteland” rather than as highly prized ecosystems. In order to capture the interest and understanding of all stakeholders in and around mangroves, it is important to try to convert some of this intangible ecological value into a monetary value.
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Coping with water scarcity

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2013
Nepal, France, Switzerland, United States of America, South Africa, Chile, Germany, China, Italy, Australia, Netherlands, India, Sri Lanka, Niger, Thailand
natural resources management
water management
agriculture
This report aims to provide a conceptual framework to address food security under conditions of water scarcity in agriculture. It has been prepared by a team of FAO staff and consultants in the framework of the project `Coping with water scarcity: the role of agriculture?, and has been discussed at an Expert Consultation meeting organized in FAO, Rome in December 2009 on the same subject. It was subsequently edited and revised, taking account of discussions in the Expert Consultation and materials presented to the meeting.
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Country Report - Malaysia

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1997
United States of America, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Myanmar, Australia, Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Uruguay, Thailand, New Zealand, Asia
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
An introduction to the main wood products of the country and the long term objectives and goals of the forestry sector. Forest policies, protected areas, timber markets and the future development of forestry are discussed.