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  1. Library Resource
    Regulations
    December, 1997
    Brazil

    This Resolution approves the National Policy for the Control of Desertification. According to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification the main tool for the National Desertification Control Policy is the National Plan to Combat Desertification (PNCD). The PNCD is a tool for the formulation and coordination of actions for the combat of desertification, nor only of those that are already under implementation but also those that will be developed within the different Governmental sectors.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1997
    Fiji, Switzerland, United States of America, Chile, China, Indonesia, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, Republic of Korea, Uruguay, Thailand, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, Malaysia, Japan, Myanmar, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Asia, Oceania

    An overview of the state of forestry in New Zealand with details of the social and economic environment, forest resources and forest industries. The country's forest policies, institutions and forestry initiatives are outlined. Annexes provide the countries most important forestry statistics.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1997
    Equatorial Guinea, United States of America, Sweden, China, Indonesia, Norway, Canada, Finland, Cameroon, New Zealand, Laos, Japan, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, India, Gabon, Brazil, Mongolia, Asia

    A detailed presentation of forestry development in China covering its role in the socio-economic environment, in timber production and trade and the protection of ecosystems. Trends are identified and national plans outlined. An analysis of wood and non-wood product markets is given

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1997
    Slovenia, United States of America, Rwanda, Sweden, Peru, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Thailand, Nepal, Madagascar, Botswana, Ecuador, India, Mexico, Brazil, Kenya

    This paper reviews various methodologies for forest valuation and describes how they have been used in the preparation of forestry investment projects and programmes. It confirms that many potentially good valuation methodologies exist and it presents summaries of most of the main methodologies used. The document highlights other important considerations that have to be considered in any analysis (e.g. distribution of costs and benefits, different perceptions of value). It also reveals that valuation is not widely used at the moment in forestry project preparation.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1997
    Kenya, Honduras, United States of America, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Chile, Guatemala, China, Italy, Argentina, Guinea, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Mexico, Brazil

    Farmers are constantly being subjected to changes that are beyond their control on account of factors that affect the viability and profitability of their farming enterprises. Therefore in order to sustain agricultural development, farmers must acquire the capacity to respond to these changing situations and opportunities in order to maximize production. Farmers need to be helped to develop this capability by encouraging their innovations and by involving them in a learning process in which they are exposed to new knowledge and technologies.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1997
    Sweden, Germany, China, Zimbabwe, Australia, Canada, Republic of Korea, Finland, Uruguay, New Zealand, Nepal, Pakistan, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Asia

    A description of the state India's forestry sector, its developments and future prospects. Major trends in environmental protection, wood production and forest policies are outlined and future forest product supply and demand is estimated.

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 1997
    Burkina Faso, Switzerland, Chile, Zimbabwe, Austria, Costa Rica, Thailand, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Tajikistan, Italy, Tanzania, Brazil, India, Mexico, Norway

    The focus of this report is on NRM activities broadly defined as those that promote sustainable agricultural production through improvements in on-farm soil and water management, such as social forestry, micro-watershed management, irrigation water management, and soil conservation.

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