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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2006
    Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, Bulgaria, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Niger, Colombia, Ecuador, Romania, Burundi, El Salvador, Mali, Chile, China, Australia, New Zealand, Morocco, Turkey, Albania, Italy, Argentina, Armenia

    The present water report is the final product emanating from efforts by FAO, IWMI and others to document and understand the implications of the irrigation sector embarking on a wide reform process. It is intended to be a knowledge synthesis document that captures the global experiences emerging from a wide-reaching process targeting the reform of the irrigation sector. This study indicates that IMT is an approach for irrigation sector reform with the potential to improve the sust ainability of irrigation systems.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2006
    United States of America, Chile, Peru, Italy, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay, Americas

    To address the needs of individual regions, such as LAC, more detailed regional and sub regional strategies are needed to ensure that forestry contributes fully to the challenges of poverty, inequity, environmental degradation and sustainable development. This report presents such a strategy for four Andean Countries of South America, that is, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Venezuela could not be included because of time constraints, and the difficulties of obtaining a suitable consultant to carry out the field work.

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2006
    Algeria, France, United States of America, Chile, Ukraine, China, Indonesia, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Iran, Italy, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, Malaysia, Japan, Australia, Myanmar, Argentina, India, Turkey, Brazil

    Globally, according to FRA 2000, planted forests account ed for only 5% of forest area, but up to 35% of industrial roundwood supply. This is anticipated to rise to 40-44% by 2020. Planted forests reflect a higher social, environmental and economic importance than their area would suggest. Many countries have existing planted forest data that is not based upon forest inventory, is incomplete and often outdated. Thus it is difficult to measure and plan the quantity and quality of planted forest resources and the provision of goods and services that they supply.

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2006
    Fiji, Honduras, Mozambique, Gambia, Chile, Guatemala, China, Indonesia, Laos, Bolivia, Ghana, Congo, Malawi, Costa Rica, Niger, Kenya, Liberia, Nicaragua, Myanmar, Ecuador, Argentina, India

    La observancia de la legislación forestal suscita una atención creciente en el escenario de la política forestal internacional porque todos los años se tala, elabora y comercia ilegalmente un volumen significativo de madera. La explotación ilegal y el comercio asociado constituyen un problema complejo con graves consecuencias ambientales, sociales y económicas. Diferentes instancias locales, nacionales e internacionales han adoptado medidas para resolver este problema.

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