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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2000
    Madagascar, Africa

    This thirty-page report is the third out of three reports written on forest resources in Madagascar. It is aimed at the collection, analysis of data related to the forest plantations sector in Madagascar. Different from the other two reports, it deals with issues related to village plantations and its uses by local families. The report is composed of six main topics dealing with the methodologies used, the surface of the plantations, total volume of these, the commercial aspects, the duration of rotation and the dynamics of reforestation and exploitation.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2007
    Angola, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Benin, Nigeria, Gambia, Marshall Islands, Australia, Sao Tome and Principe, Ghana, Congo, Djibouti, Comoros, Eritrea, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Madagascar, Cameroon, Maldives, Gabon, Brazil

    Mangroves, commonly found along sheltered coastlines in the tropics and subropics, fulfil important socio-economic and envioronmental functions: providing wood and non-wood forest products, protecting shores against wind, waves and water currents; conserving biological diversity; protecting coral reefs, sea-grass beds and shipping lanes against siltation; and providing habitat, spawning grounds and nutrients for a variety of fish and shellfish, including many commercial species.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2015
    Switzerland, Chile, Germany, Peru, Guatemala, Indonesia, Norway, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Guyana, Costa Rica, Colombia, Nepal, Laos, Japan, Vietnam, Madagascar, Cameroon, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Mexico, Brazil, Ghana, Asia, Americas, Africa

    <p>The information in the document corresponds to the situation in October 2014, for the most recent overview of UNFCCC FREL/FRL submissions please consult <a href="http://redd.unfccc.int/fact-sheets/forest-reference-emission-levels.html">this link.</a> </p> This document provides examples of emerging approaches to FREL/FRL development adopted in different contexts, including for demonstration activities by countries seeking to take actions to reduce GHG emissions or enhance forest

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    April, 2001
    Burkina Faso, Lithuania, Gambia, Croatia, France, Guatemala, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Laos, Bolivia, Canada, Congo, Guinea, Costa Rica, Cameroon, Cyprus, Lesotho, Albania, Madagascar, Italy, Norway, Brazil, Cuba

    This paper presents an overview of the various approaches that developed and developing countries have used in designing national forest funds. It is based on a study of legislation in over forty countries and a review of some of the few empirical studies of forest fund performance. The overview may serve as checklist of issues and options for policymakers who are designing funds. It also may illuminate ongoing discussions about appropriate international roles in forest financing. The paper presents some of the common arguments for and against the use of dedicated funds.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Honduras, Rwanda, Luxembourg, Mali, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Congo, Malawi, Niger, Panama, Nigeria, Kenya, Philippines, Madagascar, Togo, Gabon, France

    Une évaluation de l'état du secteur forestier sur le plan de la gestion des différents types de forêts en vue d'un approvisionnement durable des biens et des services. Le caractère durable des pratiques actuelles est discuté et les recommandations et exigences techniques pour une gestion améliorée sont soulignées.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2002
    Burkina Faso, United States of America, Kenya, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Canada, Congo, Costa Rica, France, Mozambique, Uganda, Belize, Madagascar, Tanzania, Portugal, Brazil, Ghana

    Une forêt qui renferme 1 000 espèces est-elle meilleure et mieux gérée qu'une forêt qui ne contient que 500 espèces? Unasylva consacre son numéro à la diversité biologique des forêts et à sa conservation et sa gestion durable. L'un des points cardinaux de son message est que le nombre n'est pas le seul critère d'évaluation.

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2005
    Costa 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).

  8. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2016
    Nepal, Laos, Japan, Vietnam, Chile, Madagascar, Guatemala, Indonesia, Ghana, Congo, Guyana, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Asia, Africa, Americas

    <p>Les informations contenues dans ce document correspondent à la situation en octobre 2014.

  9. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1958
    United States of America, Dominican Republic, Chile, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Guatemala, Ireland, Côte d'Ivoire, Italy, Finland, Colombia, Thailand, Philippines, Spain, Madagascar, Myanmar, Japan, India, Senegal, Sudan, Norway, Canada

    World Forest Inventory 1958

  10. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2010
    Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Honduras, Guatemala, China, Indonesia, Australia, Bolivia, Congo, Mozambique, Vietnam, Madagascar, Tanzania, India, Senegal, Paraguay

    Este documento examina algunas de las respuestas técnicas, institucionales, políticas y financieras clave y necesarias para lograr una agricultura climáticamente inteligente que incrementa de manera sostenible la productividad, la resilencia (adaptación), reduce/elimina GEI (mitigación) y fortalece los logros de metas nacionales de desarrollo y de seguridad alimentaria.

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