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Displaying 3791 - 3795 of 5074Small Dams and Weirs in Earth and Gabion Materials
This publication is a set of practical guidelines and norms for field project engineers for the design and building of small hydraulic structures using earth and gabions. This publication would be useful in designing small earth dams with a gabion spillway, intake weirs for gravity irrigation schemes, groynes, river bed training works and for protection against hydraulic erosion.
Informe del Taller Piloto sobre la Aplicación de la Biotelemetría al Estudio de los Peces para la Ordenación de la Pesca Continental en África Occidental. Sélingué, Malí, 29 de enero – 10 de febrero de 2001.
El taller piloto sobre la aplicación de la biotelemetría al estudio de los peces para la ordenación de la pesca continental en África occidental se celebró en los locales de la Oficina para el desarrollo rural (ODRS) de Sélingué, Malí, del 29 de enero al 10 de febrero de 2001.
Food, agriculture and rural development
This publication contains four in-depth reviews on current and emerging issues in the economic analysis of food, agriculture and rural development, written by well-known scholars in the field. The selection of the issues for in-depth review was the result of a survey conducted among FAO staff involved in policy assistance activities in the main developing regions. Thus, the choice reflects their and, by extension, the policy-makers' perception as to the main research priorities in the economic analysis of agriculture, rural development, poverty and food security.
Situation des ressources génétiques forestières du Tchad
Les déficits pluviométriques périodiques ainsi que les fortes pressions humaines et animales dues à une croissance démographique élevée ont eu des impacts néfastes sur la plupart des écosystèmes et certaines espèces forestières. Différentes actions ont été réalisées afin de tenter de reconstituer le milieu naturel mais sans grande efficacité. La conservation et la gestion rationnelle figurent au nombre des options stratégiques adoptées afin de restaurer l’équilibre écologique, bien qu’elles soient toutefois limitées pour diverses raisons.
Country Report - Angola
The future state of forestry in Angola is assessed in this report in the light of prevailing factors influencing its development. Implications for industry, society and the environment are discussed.