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Integration of Fisheries into coastal area management
Marine fisheries, as well as fisheries in large lakes, depend on the coastal area in a variety of ways. Most capture fisheries are based on coastal stocks; others exploit offshore stocks which spend part of their lives in inshore waters, e.g., in a nursery or feeding area. Fish stocks also rely on primary productivity in the coastal area as an important part of the food chain. Coastal aquaculture is also heavily dependent on the coastal area for space and resources.
Forestry and Food Security
A tree is more than timber. It is food, income, medicine, fuel/energy, fodder. Forestry plays an important role in providing food security and poverty alleviation.
Regional exchange network for market oriented dairy development
Conservación y aprovechamiento forestal
Los principales defensores del aprovechamiento del bosque admiten la necesidad de tomar en consideracin la conservacin. Incluso los ms acendrados grupos ecologistas reconocen que los programas de conservacin encaminados a preservar los bosques deben incluir algunas actividades de aprovechamiento. La cuestin que hay que dilucidar es si se deben conservar los bosques y qu grado de utilizacin se ha de aceptar, o si, partiendo del supuesto de que se necesita utilizar los bosques y hacerlo de manera sostenible, qu grado de conservacin se ha de garantizar.