It is increasingly recognised that migrants constitute an invaluable resource for development and poverty reduction in their home countries. For many developing countries, remittances from overseas migrants exceed development aid and foreign direct investment volumes. Moreover, remittances from…

A comprehensive and detailed compilation of statistics on farming, livestock, fishery, forestry and nutrition in Asia-Pacific countries for the above period. A handy comparison of changes over the past decade in the use of agricultural land and farm inputs and production of crops, livestock,…

The document is a compilation of detailed statistics on farming, livestock, fishery, forestry and nutrition in Asia-Pacific countries for the above period. The seventeenth issue of the series shows the changes in land use, farm inputs, and production indices for staple food crops - rice, wheat,…

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…

A synthesis of available data on social and economic factors, forest resources and nonwood forest products production and trade in the Asia-Pacific region. This study draws together information from a variety of statistical databases and from country and thematic studies in this working paper…

Meeting symbol/code: SIDS 99 Inf.-Sum 4

Meeting symbol/code: SIDS 99 Inf.-Sum 4

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Meeting symbol/code: SIDS 99 Inf.5

Meeting symbol/code: SIDS 99 Inf.-Sum 4