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FAO/ITTO Expert Consultation on Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management

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Reports & Research
November, 2004
United States of America
Germany
Guatemala
Indonesia
Australia
United Kingdom
Canada
Costa Rica
Finland
Cameroon
Cyprus
Japan
Malaysia
Philippines
Italy
Poland
India
Mexico
Brazil
Austria

The Expert Consultation on Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management (ECCI-2004) was organized by the Forest Management Bureau of the Philippines, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Tropical Timber Organization and convened in Cebu City, Philippines, from 2 to 4 March 2004.

Tigerpaper/Forest News

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Reports & Research
November, 2004
Bangladesh
Switzerland
China
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
Gabon
Guinea
Cameroon
Thailand
Nepal
Malaysia
Myanmar
India
Bhutan
Barbados
Mongolia
Asia

A quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and national resources management for the Asia-Pacific region.

Legal frameworks and access to common pool resources

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Journal Articles & Books
August, 2004
Burkina Faso
Mauritania
Gambia
Mali
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Australia
Bolivia
Canada
Guinea
Niger
Cameroon
Mozambique
Laos
Philippines
South Africa
Uganda
Italy
Tanzania
Cambodia
India
Russia
Mexico

In recent years, local people and rural communities have assumed increasing prominence in strategies for natural resource management.This paper briefly reviews some of the central legal issues that are associated with this shift. In doing so, its goals are limited.

Is forced displacement acceptable in conservation projects?

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December, 2003
Equatorial Guinea
Central African Republic
Cameroon
Congo
India
Gabon
Thailand
Oceania
Sub-Saharan Africa
Southern Asia
Eastern Asia

Over ten million people have been displaced from protected areas by conservation projects. Forced displacement in developing countries is a major obstacle to reducing poverty. It should no longer be considered a mainstream strategy for conservation and only applied in extreme cases following international standards.