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- This report (in 26 parts) contains the papers presented at the Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010 which provide technical information on how aquaculture could be mobilized to alleviate global poverty and to improve food and nutrition security in the coming decades. This part contains the second invited guest lecture which examines whether farming small fish species could decrease micronutrient deficiencies in poor countries.
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- Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA)
- http://www.fao.org/3/a-i2734e/index.html
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- This report (in 26 parts) contains the papers presented at the Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010 which provide technical information on how aquaculture could be mobilized to alleviate global poverty and to improve food and nutrition security in the coming decades. This part contains the third invited guest lecture which discusses how climate change will impact aquaculture.
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- Sena S. De Silva
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA)
- http://www.fao.org/3/a-i2734e/index.html
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- This report (in 26 parts) contains the papers presented at the Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010 which provide technical information on how aquaculture could be mobilized to alleviate global poverty and to improve food and nutrition security in the coming decades. This part contains the first keynote address which examines aquaculture as a method of improving food security within the impacts of climate change.
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- M. S. Swaminathan
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA)
- http://www.fao.org/3/a-i2734e/index.html
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- This report (in 26 parts) contains the papers presented at the Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010 which provide technical information on how aquaculture could be mobilized to alleviate global poverty and to improve food and nutrition security in the coming decades. This part contains the second keynote address which assesses the progress made in global aquaculture development since the Bangkok Declaration in 2000.
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- Jiansan Jia
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA)
- http://www.fao.org/3/a-i2734e/index.html
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- This report (in 26 parts) contains the papers presented at the Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010 which provide technical information on how aquaculture could be mobilized to alleviate global poverty and to improve food and nutrition security in the coming decades. This part contains the Phuket Consensus adopted at this conference, a document which reaffirms commitment to implementing the Bangkok Declaration and Strategy adopted in 2000.
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- Rohana P. Subasinghe; J. Richard Arthur; Devin M. Bartley; Sena S. De Silva; Matthias Halwart; Nathanael Hishamunda; C. V. Mohan; Patrick Sorgeloos (editors)
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA)
- http://www.fao.org/3/a-i2734e/index.html
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- This report evaluates and analyses the current status and potential of small-scale integrated farming systems in coastal areas of Quang Tri Province under the Regional Fisheries Livelihoods Programme (RFLP).
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- Trinh Quang Tu
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/3/a-ar292e.pdf
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- This document reports on the outcomes of a meeting where five countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) used the Fire Management Voluntary Guidelines to conduct needs analysis and assessment of future activities in fire management in their countries.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/k4362e/k4362e.pdf
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- This paper presents three case studies of fishing sites in the Visayan Sea in the Philippines which examines the types and causes of conflicts that have arisen over the municipal zoning regulations and how stakeholders are responding to the conflicts. It also includes a summary of the three case studies.
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- Isa M. Siason; Alice Joan G. Ferrer; Harold M. Monteclaro; Liberty N. Espectato; Michelle B. Tumilba; Evita P. Cainglet; Jose A. Go; Ofelia T. Pacete; Kristina Camit
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_2551.pdf
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- This brief report examines improvements that could be made to increase the poor's access to fish in five South Asian countries including Bangladesh and India as a way of meeting rising demand and contributing to poverty reduction and rural development.
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_2467.pdf
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- This report is a collection of technical background papers relating to the challenge of responding to emergencies that affect the fisheries and aquaculture sector which were collected to develop improved guidance for disaster response and recovery in fisheries and aquaculture. The papers discuss policy and management, the provision and repair of fishing vessels and fishing gear, fisheries infrastructure, support to post-harvest fisheries and markets, responding to the needs of vulnerable people and environmental management of fisheries and aquaculture in emergencies. This report was published by the FAO in 2013.
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- Benjamin Cattermoul; David Brown; Florence Poulain
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/019/i3431e/i3431e.pdf
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- This document summarises the key issues relating to climate change and its impacts on fisheries and aquaculture, particularly in relation to the opportunities for adaptation and mitigation. This policy brief was developed at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen in 2009.
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_2400.pdf
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- This report provides guidance on developing national and regional plans of action for capacity management in fisheries, encouraging countries to align fishing capacity with the sustainable use of their fish stocks. It provides information on the effects of different management programmes on capacity and outlines the key concepts and techniques involved in monitoring, measuring and assessing capacity. This report was published by the FAO in 2008.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/i0318e/i0318e.pdf
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- This document provides guidance on the use of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the context of fisheries. It discusses the definition and context of MPAs and provides background information on fisheries management, the ecosystem approach to fisheries and MPAs as a tool for fisheries management, including socio-economic and biological impacts. It also considers the planning and implementing of MPAs including the institutional, legal and policy context, the planning process and actual implementation considerations.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/3/a-i2090e/index.html
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- This paper provides a global overview of beach seine fisheries (including a field study from India) and identifies key issues related to the responsible use of beach seines and the sustainable livelihoods of beach seine fishers.
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- Uwe Tietze; Robert Lee; Susana Siar; Thomas Moth-Poulson; Hans E. Bage (editors)
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/3/a-i2117e/index.html
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- This report discusses the hypothesis that the impacts of urban flooding are on the rise. It describes the impacts of urban flooding and the causes of increased impacts, citing recent examples of urban flooding. It then goes on to make a number of recommendations for reducing the risk of urban flooding through integrated flood risk management activities. This report was published by the World Bank in 2011.
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- Abhas Jha; Jessica Lamond; Robin Bloch; Namrata Bhattacharya; Ana Lopez; Nikolaos Papachristodoulou; Alan Bird; David Proverbs; John Davies; Robert Barker
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3412
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- This report studies small and medium forest enterprises in Zhejiang Province, China, based on the raw materials, production costs, models of production and management, funding and staffing to identify the enterprises' development status, control of capital and costs, capacity for technological innovation and commitment to increasing and improving labour opportunities.
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- Xinjian Luo; Xuan Liu; Lanying Lin; Zhang Xiaoli; Li Yu
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/al199e/al199e00.pdf
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- This manual presents a procedure for community consultations to be undertaken in forest management planning in Cambodia. It discusses the need for a participatory approach and details a step by step procedure. The document, no.68905, was published by The World Bank in June 2005.
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/8255
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- This paper (in two parts) summarizes observations and findings from a collection of reports on five Greater Mekong Region countries (Lao PDR, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam) on the status and trends of forestry and forestry in this region. It also analyses the key factors driving changes in forestry in the region and outlines four possible scenarios for 2020. It highlights priorities and strategies to make the region's forestry sector more sustainable.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/3/a-i2093e/index.html
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- This paper (in two parts) summarizes observations and findings from a collection of reports on five Greater Mekong Region countries (Lao PDR, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam) on the status and trends of forestry and forestry in this region. It also analyses the key factors driving changes in forestry in the region and outlines four possible scenarios for 2020. It highlights priorities and strategies to make the region's forestry sector more sustainable.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/3/a-i2093e/index.html
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- This document discusses the application of assisted natural regeneration (ANR) as a means to achieve effective, low-cost forest restoration. It presents the proceedings of a regional workshop, held in the Philippines in May 2009 and includes selected papers presenting ANR experiences in the Philippines and related forest restoration initiatives throughout the Asia-Pacific region. This document, part 1 of 2 of RAP Publication 2010/11, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2010.
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- Patrick B Durst (editor); Percy Sajise (editor); Robin N Leslie (editor)
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1734e/i1734e00.htm
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- This document discusses the application of assisted natural regeneration (ANR) as a means to achieve effective, low-cost forest restoration. It presents the proceedings of a regional workshop, held in the Philippines in May 2009 and includes selected papers presenting ANR experiences in the Philippines and related forest restoration initiatives throughout the Asia-Pacific region. This document, part 2 of 2 of RAP Publication 2010/11, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2010.
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- Patrick B Durst (editor); Percy Sajise (editor); Robin N Leslie (editor)
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i1734e/i1734e00.htm
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- This article describes the Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) project, which involved the development of methods for genetic enhancement of tropical finfish using Nile tilapia as a test species, and describes the impacts of the project on the adoption of these methods for other species and the dissemination of improved breeds in several countries in Asia and the Pacific. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2004.
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- M. V. Gupta; B. O. Acosta
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/naga27-3n4/pdf/article01.pdf
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- This report describes three country case studies (Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar), the second phase of a project which aimed to improve management of water resources in the Southeast Asia region.
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- Le Huu Ti; Thierry Facon
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/ae546e/ae546e00.htm
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- This document provides practical advice to fishing boat owners and crews and fisheries administrators on ways to reduce fuel costs in small fishing boats used in aquaculture activities as well as advice to boat designers and builders on hull shape for low resistance and the selection of efficient propellers.
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- Oyvind Gulbrandsen
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/017/i2461e/i2461e00.htm
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- This report analyses data from 524 villages in five states in India to assess the impact of community forestry in these areas. The report seeks to find out who participates in community forestry and how this participation affects household fuelwood consumption. This report was published by The World Bank in 2004.
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- Sushenjit Bandyopadhyay; Priya Shyamsundar
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/14046
