Asia and the Pacific, for the purposes of this book, encompasses a vast territory extending from Mongolia in the north to New Zealand in the south; from the Cook Islands in the east to Kuwait in the west (Map 1). The environmental diversity of Asia and the Pacific is therefore vast, and is contrasted by the region’s coldest and hottest deserts, verdant tropical rainforests, extensive steppe, desert steppe, grassland and rangelands, mountains and plains.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresdécembre, 2011Australie, Bhoutan, Chine, Inde, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, République de Corée, Koweït, Mongolie, Pakistan, Philippines, Thaïlande, Ouzbékistan
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresjanvier, 2018Népal, République de Corée, Bangladesh, Philippines, Chine, Indonésie, Australie, Inde, Pakistan, Thaïlande, Asie
Degradation of forests can have severe negative local impacts and far-reaching consequences, including soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions, dust storms, diminished livelihood opportunities and reduced yields of forest products and services. Reversing the adverse conditions requires urgent and scaled-up action, through scientific and holistic landscape-level restoration approaches, balancing both socio-economic and environmental goals and the diverse needs of various sectors and stakeholders in the landscape.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresmars, 2018République de Corée, Bangladesh, États-Unis d'Amérique, Philippines, Malaisie, Japon, Allemagne, Chine, Myanmar, Indonésie, Australie, Cambodge, Canada, Italie, Inde, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thaïlande, Mongolie, Asie
There are numerous global, regional, national and even subnational targets for increasing forest area and forest restoration. In light of these global targets and emerging ambitious national commitments, it is imperative to develop low-cost strategies and techniques for landscape restoration. The most widely used restoration strategies involving planting of tree seedlings are often costly and their application for restoring vast expanses of degraded forest lands in the region may be limited.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresfévrier, 2019Cameroun, République de Corée, Suisse, États-Unis d'Amérique, Philippines, Malaisie, Chili, Allemagne, Chine, Italie, Indonésie, Australie, Thaïlande, Congo, Argentine, Inde, Pakistan, Gabon, Brésil
This edition of Unasylva comes in the wake of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20,which, among other things, produced a document called The Future We Want. In it, world leaders renewed their commitment to sustainable development and stated that “the wide range of products and services that forests provide creates opportunities to address many of the most pressing sustainable development challenges”. Foresters should be pleased with these words because they indica te that forests are starting to get the recognition they deserve.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresavril, 2018Népal, Fidji, Bhoutan, Philippines, Malaisie, Japon, Chine, Myanmar, Indonésie, Australie, Nouvelle-Zélande, Inde, République de Corée, Sri Lanka, Thaïlande, Mongolie
This publication reports the proceedings of the twenty-sixth session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 23 to 27 October 2017.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresmars, 2019Mozambique, Libéria, Botswana, États-Unis d'Amérique, Philippines, Pologne, Zimbabwe, Chine, Namibie, Pays-Bas, Australie, Jamaïque, Irlande, Canada, Nouvelle-Zélande, Inde, Royaume-Uni, Mongolie, Colombie, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Ghana
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a series of Technical Guides to elaborate and provide more detailed guidance on thematic areas contained within the Guidelines. As part of this series, this Technical Guide covers the issues associated with the identification and valuation of tenure rights for different purposes, and provides guidance on how to ensure that valuations are undertaken in a fair, reliable and transparent manner that comply with internati onal norms.
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Library ResourceDocuments et rapports de conférencedécembre, 2002Népal, Indonésie, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Chine, Viet Nam, Australie, Japon
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Library ResourceDocuments et rapports de conférencedécembre, 2009États-Unis d'Amérique, Philippines, Malaisie, Chine, Indonésie, Australie, Canada, Thaïlande, Nouvelle-Zélande
The emerging biofuel sector has drawn great interest as an alternative source of fuel for transportation. The expansion of biofuels greatly impacts world agricultural markets, since currently, the primary feedstocks for ethanol and biodiesel production are field crops and their derived products. There is great interest in the potential of countries to expand their biofuel sectors through increased production of feedstocks. The long-term potential for developing first-generation biofuels in many countries depends on a large and constant supply of feedstocks.
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Library ResourceRapports et recherchesdécembre, 2007Bangladesh, Suisse, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Indonésie, Australie, Bolivie, Cuba, Iran, Éthiopie, République de Corée, Népal, Pakistan, Philippines, Lesotho, Viet Nam, Costa Rica, Mexique, Pays-Bas, Argentine, Inde, Sénégal, Ouganda
Food availability, access, stability and utilization are all part of the multi-dimensional nature of food security. The “availability” aspect, discussed here, refers to the availability of sufficient quantities of food of appropriate quality, supplied through domestic production or inputs.
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresdécembre, 1997Fidji, Suisse, États-Unis d'Amérique, Chili, Chine, Indonésie, Australie, Royaume-Uni, Canada, République de Corée, Uruguay, Thaïlande, Nouvelle-Zélande, Philippines, Afrique du Sud, Malaisie, Japon, Myanmar, Brésil, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Asie, Océanie
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.
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