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FAO Asia & the Pacific

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Maliwan Mansion Phra Atit Road
10200 Bangkok
Tailândia
TH

The vision of the FAO office in Bangkok is a food-secure Asia and the Pacific region.


Its mission is to help member countries halve the number of undernourished people in the region by raising agricultural productivity and alleviating poverty while protecting the region’s natural resources base.


Agricultural growth in Asia-Pacific has stagnated in recent years, with a serious decline in agricultural investment, and depletion and degradation of natural resources in the face of continued population growth.


The benefits of the green revolution have now been fully realized and there are no revolutionary technologies on the horizon that can rapidly and sustainably reinvigorate agriculture.


Outward migration, especially of the young generation, has led to the "greying" and feminization of the sector; the coping mechanisms of poor households are few, given their limited assets and the fact that a deep recession occurred so soon after the food crisis.


Climate change will impact agriculture in many ways, particularly in areas vulnerable to natural disaster.


The opening of markets improved the mobility of people, goods and services and created employment opportunities for the labour-rich Asia-Pacific economies. At the same time the growing links within the region and with the rest of the world ushered in risks of transboundary plant pests and animal diseases.

FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Resources

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Documentos e Resumos de Políticas
Dezembro, 2011
Nepal, Tailândia, Filipinas, Índia, China, Mongólia, Ásia

Addressing the role of women in forestry is central to sustainable resource management and rural livelihood improvement. Improving women’s access to forest resources and effectively including them in decision making leads to greater investment in children’s welfare and has positive effects on economic growth and sustainable resource management. Opportunities for women to adopt new roles and improve their livelihoods are increasing but gender imbalances still threaten sustainable development.

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Documentos e Resumos de Políticas
Dezembro, 2011
China, Papua-Nova Guiné, Ásia

Most of the terrestrial biodiversity within the Asia-Pacific region is contained within forests. Protected areas are the mainstay for biodiversity conservation although other forest areas are also important. Habitat destruction and extraction of high-value species are major threats to biodiversity. Ecosystem stability is based on interdependence among constituent species and with biodiversity loss, resilience to change is reduced. Awareness raising, stringent environmental impact assessments, and improved law enforcement are required.

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Relatórios e Pesquisa
Dezembro, 2011
Bangladesh, Suíça, Moçambique, Sri Lanka, Indonésia, Grécia, Guiné, Paquistão, Tailândia, Nepal, Filipinas, Vietnam, Madagáscar, Itália, Países Baixos, Índia, Ásia

Tigerpaper is a quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and natural resources management for the Asia-Pacific region. Forest News is a quarterly bulletin reporting on FAO forestry activities in the Asia-Pacific region.

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