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- This resource is part 6 of a 12 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It describes the role of trees and forests in coastal protection following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This part includes the first section of a paper entitled 'Protective functions of coastal forests and trees against wind and salt spray' by Eugene S Takle, T-C Chen and Xiaoqing Wu. Subjects include: wind and climate effects; climatology of tropical cyclones; wind-induced damage in Southeast Asia and India; effects of global warming; movement and deposition of sea salt in the coastal environment; and the use of forests and trees for suppressing damage. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag127e/ag127e05.pdf
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- This resource is part 7 of a 12 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It describes the role of trees and forests in coastal protection following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This part includes the second section of a paper entitled 'Protective functions of coastal forests and trees against wind and salt spray' by Eugene S Takle, T-C Chen and Xiaoqing Wu. This covers mitigating damage due to salt spray; establishing shelterbelts as a part of dune restoration; use of rigid (non-vegetative) barriers for protection against wind and sea spray; guidelines for establishing coastal forests and shelterbelts for reducing wind and particle transport; and the environmental and social implications of forest barriers. Conclusions, references and notes are also included. Various field study presentations for other regions such as New Zealand are also included. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag127e/ag127e06.pdf
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- This resource is part 8 of a 12 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It describes the role of trees and forests in coastal protection following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This part focuses on protection from coastal erosion, and includes a paper entitled 'The role of coastal forests and trees in protecting against coastal erosion' by Gegar Prasetya. Topics include: the extent of coastal erosion in the Asian region; causes of erosion; coastal types; field studies; numerical model and analysis studies; and various options for coastal protection such as breakwaters, seawalls, and artifical headlands. Conclusions and references are also provided along with a field study in Vietnam. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag127e/ag127e07.pdf
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- This resource is part 9 of a 12 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It describes the role of trees and forests in coastal protection following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This part looks at coastal area planning and management and includes the first part of a paper entitled 'Coastal area planning and management with a focus on disaster management and the protective role of coastal forests and trees' by Jane Preuss. Topics include: risk assessments; hazard identification; loss assessment; strategy planning; and various case studies around Hilo in Hawaii. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag127e/ag127e08.pdf
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- This FAO paper presents an overview of the distinctive features of communal tenure in different community-based land and natural resource management systems. Communal tenure refers to situations where groups, communities, or one or more villages have well defined, exclusive rights to jointly own and/or manage particular areas of natural resources such as land, forest and water.
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- Kirsten Ewers Andersen
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/am658e/am658e00.pdf
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- This report draws on several existing World Bank reports to further discuss regulations and policy around the mining sector and community development in Lao PDR. The report describes the impacts and benefits of mining developments and introduces new legal requirements for community development funds in the mining sector internationally and in Lao PDR specifically. This report was published by The World Bank in 2011.
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/12771
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- This brief research article reviews the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis) of aquaculture programs run by common interest groups working together in India. It also includes an overview of the principles of community-based aquaculture, its resource potential, problem identification for technology implementation and impact assessment. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2001.
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- Radheyshyam
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/Naga24-1&2/pdf/aquabyte%201.pdf
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- This report presents the results of a study of users of natural resources in and around the Mount Emei World Heritage Site, Sichuan, China. The study was part of a project which aimed to identify means of developing economic incentives for the users of natural resources in and around World Heritage Sites (WHS) in order to sustainably use and manage forest biodiversity. It used a market analysis and development (MA&D) approach in order to identify participants, and to plan and create micro-enterprises. This document, Forestry Policy and Institutions Working Paper 17, was published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2006. This section, part 1 of 6, contains the contents list and introduction. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Ken Nicholson; Li Xiaorong; Sophie Grouwels
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- Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/j9000e/J9000e00.pdf
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- This report presents the results of a study of users of natural resources in and around the Mount Emei World Heritage Site, Sichuan, China. The study was part of a project which aimed to identify means of developing economic incentives for the users of natural resources in and around World Heritage Sites (WHS) in order to sustainably use and manage forest biodiversity. It used a market analysis and development (MA&D) approach in order to identify participants, and to plan and create micro-enterprises. This document, Forestry Policy and Institutions Working Paper 17, was published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2006. This section, part 2 of 6, describes the preliminary phase of the MA&D. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Ken Nicholson; Li Xiaorong; Sophie Grouwels
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- Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/j9000e/J9000e01.pdf
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- This report presents the results of a study of users of natural resources in and around the Mount Emei World Heritage Site, Sichuan, China. The study was part of a project which aimed to identify means of developing economic incentives for the users of natural resources in and around World Heritage Sites (WHS) in order to sustainably use and manage forest biodiversity. It used a market analysis and development (MA&D) approach in order to identify participants, and to plan and create micro-enterprises. This document, Forestry Policy and Institutions Working Paper 17, was published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2006. This section, part 3 of 6, describes phase 1 of the MA&D. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Ken Nicholson; Li Xiaorong; Sophie Grouwels
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- Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/j9000e/J9000e02.pdf
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- This report presents the results of a study of users of natural resources in and around the Mount Emei World Heritage Site, Sichuan, China. The study was part of a project which aimed to identify means of developing economic incentives for the users of natural resources in and around World Heritage Sites (WHS) in order to sustainably use and manage forest biodiversity. It used a market analysis and development (MA&D) approach in order to identify participants, and to plan and create micro-enterprises. This document, Forestry Policy and Institutions Working Paper 17, was published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2006. This section, part 4 of 6, describes phase 2 of the MA&D. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Ken Nicholson; Li Xiaorong; Sophie Grouwels
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- Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/j9000e/J9000e03.pdf
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- This report presents the results of a study of users of natural resources in and around the Mount Emei World Heritage Site, Sichuan, China. The study was part of a project which aimed to identify means of developing economic incentives for the users of natural resources in and around World Heritage Sites (WHS) in order to sustainably use and manage forest biodiversity. It used a market analysis and development (MA&D) approach in order to identify participants, and to plan and create micro-enterprises. This document, Forestry Policy and Institutions Working Paper 17, was published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2006. This section, part 5 of 6, describes phase 3 of the MA&D and lessons learned. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Ken Nicholson; Li Xiaorong; Sophie Grouwels
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- Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/j9000e/J9000e04.pdf
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- This report presents the results of a study of users of natural resources in and around the Mount Emei World Heritage Site, Sichuan, China. The study was part of a project which aimed to identify means of developing economic incentives for the users of natural resources in and around World Heritage Sites (WHS) in order to sustainably use and manage forest biodiversity. It used a market analysis and development (MA&D) approach in order to identify participants, and to plan and create micro-enterprises. This document, Forestry Policy and Institutions Working Paper 17, was published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2006. This section, part 6 of 6, contains the conclusions and annexes including a business plan for the organic tea enterprise. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Ken Nicholson; Li Xiaorong; Sophie Grouwels
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- Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/j9000e/J9000e05.pdf
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- This brief research article examines the possibility of using flooded land that is temporarily unavailable for crop production to produce a crop of aquatic organisms through case studies of community-based management systems in Bangladesh and Vietnam. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldBank Center, in 2006.
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- M. M. Dey; M. Prein
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/community.pdf
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- This case study evaluates the use of a computer-based tool, the Forestry Management Control System (FORMACS), to provide timely information to forest managers to enable them to monitor changes in resource conditions and design appropriate management interventions.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/y9260e/y9260e00.htm
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- This report examines the reasons underlying the adoption or discontinuance of community based fish culture in seasonal floodplains in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam. It studies the historical and political context, policy and institutional context, environmental contexts and landscape level factors, socio-cultural context, livelihood context, the floodplain as a multiple use system, markets and economic viability, technical issues and implementation, incentives for uptake and adoption and disincentives. This report was published by The WorldFish Center in 2011.
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- Olivier Joffre; Natasja Sheriff
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_2816.pdf
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- This case study examines the criteria and indicators (C&I) approach for sustainable forest management as developed and applied in the Bhopal-India Process in India, including an overview of the forestry sector in India.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/k3896e/k3896e.pdf
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- This report introduces the subject of water scarcity, describing its various causes and the impact it has on agriculture in particular. It then goes on to discuss various methods for combatting water scarcity and goes into detail on a number of forms of water accounting. It concludes by making a number of recommendations for policy aimed at improving the situation, including promoting the efficient use of water in agriculture. This report was published by the FAO in 2012.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/i3015e/i3015e.pdf
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- This resource is part 1 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty as discussed at an international conference in Vietnam. This part includes acknowledgements, a glossary of terms, conference proceedings and declarations, a table of contents for the resource as a whole, opening statements and a short paper setting the scene for managing forests for poverty reduction. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e00.pdf
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- This resource is part 2 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part includes a paper describing the contribution of trees and forests to the livelihoods of the poor, a list of development goals, emerging opportunities and a second paper describing the use of commercial forestry to aid poverty. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e01.pdf
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- This resource is part 3 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part focuses on policies and legislation and includes a case study of decentralised and local forest management in Cameroon, including use of resources and management of income, recommendations, conclusions and references. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e02.pdf
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- This resource is part 4 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part describes forest harvesting and community-based forest management in the Philippines and Vietnam. Topics include: available resources and forestry management; constraining factors; conclusions; and references. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e03.pdf
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- This resource is part 5 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part describes economic issues relating to forestry management, and includes three case studies based around community forestry in Nepal. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e04.pdf
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- This resource is part 6 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part focuses on forest management modalities and institutional issues, with specific emphasis on community forestry and poverty reduction in Nepal and Bhutan. This includes economic and financial management, community issues, forest protection, sustainability and related topics. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e05.pdf
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- This resource is part 7 of an 8 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussing the role of timber production and forest management in helping to reduce poverty. This part includes a description of technical aspects of forestry management such as transport and harvesting technologies. A case study based around production of bamboo charcoal in mountainous areas of Northern Laos is included, together with a description of the issues around processing lumber with chainsaws in Ghana and forest harvesting in Papua New Guinea. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag131e/ag131e06.pdf
