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- This discussion document aims to identify issues and principles to be considered in revising and updating the FAO 1976 Framework for Land Evaluation. It covers: the historical development of land evaluation; the need for revision of the Framework; an expansion of the necessary concepts and definitions, focusing on environmental concerns; and, revised principles and procedures. It concludes with the outline of a revised framework for land evaluation. This document, Land and water Discussion paper 6, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2007.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/a1080e/a1080e00.pdf
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- This paper analyses critical issues which affect the environment and livelihoods of livestock rearing communities in India (including access to land resources, scarcity of fodder, access to drinking water, livestock services and credit) and makes a series of recommendations which will ensure that livestock rearing continues to be a viable livelihood option for the poor and that preserves and nurtures the ecosystem.
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- Ranjitha Puskur; B. R. Mangurkar; Ravindra A.; A. K. Joseph; V. Padmakumar
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- Capitalisation of Livestock Programme Experiences India (CALPI); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/wairdocs/lead/ae764e/ae764e00.htm
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- This paper describes how basin water development can lead to downstream environmental degradation, particularly soil and groundwater salinization, increasing pollution, disappearing mangroves and wetland dessication illustrated through the case study of the Krishna River Basin in South India. This paper was published by IWMI in 2008.
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- Jean-Philippe Venot; Bharat R. Sharma; Kamineni V. G. K. Rao
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- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.125
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- This report studies the value of adopting and enforcing mandatory building energy efficiency codes (BEECs) in developing countries as a method of overcoming persistent market barriers and delivering more energy-efficient buildings. It discusses energy use and energy-saving opportunities in buildings; the key challenges to implementing BEECs in developing countries; the nature, development, implementation, enforcement and elements of compliance of BEECs; and case studies from early adopters of BEECs in developing countries including China and India. This report was published by The World Bank in 2010.
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- Feng Liu; Anke S. Meyer; John F. Hogan
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/5915
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- This report discusses the importance of including womens' voices in disaster risk management in the East Asia region. The report describes how women are disproportionately affected by natural disasters and offers examples of how to address some of these issues. Includes case studies of good practice describing projects in India and Indonesia. This report was published by The World Bank in 2011.
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- Zoe Elena Trohanis; Zuzana Svetlosakova; Helene Carlsson-Rex
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/10091
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- This case study identifies risk areas in Thailand where insecticide resistance in malaria mosquitoes might develop as a result of crop protection activities in agriculture, provides guidance on how to define risk areas and reviews insecticide resistance in disease vectors and the potential role of agriculture. This study was published by IWMI in 2006.
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- Hans J. Overgaard
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- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.103
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- This report presents an overview of the current state of forestry in Malaysia and discusses the trends and challenges in the sector and probable scenarios for forestry development.
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- Thang Hooi Chiew
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/am247e/am247e00.pdf
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- This report introduces groundwater as a resource and describes the important role of groundwater in the domestic, industrial and agricultural water supply. It highlights some key challenges to this supply, including climate change and excessive abstraction, and goes on to make a number of suggestions for policies and governance strategies that would safeguard this critical supply of water. It also provides some case studies from developing countries that support the implementation of groundwater management initiatives. This report was published by the World Bank in 2012.
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- Marcus Wijnen; Benedicte Augeard; Bradley Hiller; Christopher Ward; Patrick Huntjens
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17228
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- This report contains case studies of the policy, governance and institutional issues of marine protected areas (MPAs) in four countries including India. The India case study discusses the country's current fisheries and spatial management, the design and management status and governance of their MPAs for fisheries and conservation, the socio-economic and ecological considerations and impacts of MPAs, the coordinated approaches to MPAs for fisheries management and conservation and future directions for ocean resource management in that country.
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- Jessica S. Sanders; Dominique Greboval; Antonia Hjort
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/3/a-i2191e/index.html
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- This report contains case studies of the policy, governance and institutional issues of marine protected areas (MPAs) in four countries including the Philippines. The Philippines case study discusses the country's current fisheries and spatial management, the design and management status and governance of their MPAs for fisheries and conservation, the socio-economic and ecological considerations and impacts of MPAs, the coordinated approaches to MPAs for fisheries management and conservation and future directions for ocean resource management in that country. This report was published by the FAO in 2013.
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- Jessica S. Sanders; Dominique Greboval; Antonia Hjort
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3212e/i3212e00.htm
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- This report describes the important role that coastal wetland and near-shore marine ecosystems can play in mitigating the effects of climate change. It introduces the characteristics and dynamics of these ecosystems and then goes on to make a number of recommendations for climate change mitigation activities in these areas. This report was published by the World Bank in 2011.
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- Stephen Crooks; Dorothée Herr; Jerker Tamelander; Dan Laffoley; Justin Vandever
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/18318
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- This paper reports on a training workshop on modernization of irrigation management organized in 2007 with a focus on the Gadorinala and Bennithora projects in India. It aims to highlight ways that policy-makers can ensure that diagnosis and solutions are investigated properly in modernization projects, to suggest some specific strategies to managers of the Gandorinala and Bennithora projects on how they should start the management and operation of these new irrigation systems and to introduce a progressive modernization plan with some initial steps taken for monitoring.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/ap436e/ap436e.pdf
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- This paper reports on a training workshop on modernization of irrigation management organized in 2007 with a focus on the Hemavathi project in India. It aims to highlight ways that policy-makers can ensure that diagnosis and solutions are investigated properly in modernization projects, to suggest some specific strategies to managers of the Hemavathi project on how they should conceptualize the modernization of irrigation management and to introduce the MASSCOTE and RAP exercises.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/ap435e/ap435e.pdf
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- This report describes regional assessments of multiple-use forest management (MFM) carried out in three regions including Southeast Asia which provide an overview of forestry and the MFM initiatives in selected countries (including Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam), the main constraints on MFM and the opportunities for diversifying and integrating products and services in forest management units. This report was published by the FAO in 2013.
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- Cesar Sabogal; Manuel R. Guariguata; Jeremy Broadhead; Guillaume Lescuyer; Sini Savilaakso; Julienne N. Essoungou; Plinio Sist
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3378e/i3378e00.htm
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- This report presents an overview of the current state of forests and forestry in Myanmar and discusses the socio-economic changes which could impact the sector, probable scenarios for forestry development, the role of the forestry sector in providing sustainable sources of livelihood and priorities and strategies to address the emerging opportunities and challenges.
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- Khin Htun
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/am252e/am252e00.pdf
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- An overview of the aquaculture of Bangladesh. The resource is divided into several parts: characteristics, structure and resources; sector performance, including trade, economic and marketing details; and promotion and management of the sector, including regulations and frameworks. This resource is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/naso_bangladesh/en
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- An overview of the aquaculture of China. The resource is divided into several parts: characteristics, structure and resources; sector performance, including trade, economic and marketing details; and promotion and management of the sector, including regulations and frameworks. This resource is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/naso_china/en
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- An overview of the aquaculture of India. The resource is divided into several parts: characteristics, structure and resources; sector performance, including trade, economic and marketing details; and promotion and management of the sector, including regulations and frameworks. This resource is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/naso_india/en
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- An overview of the aquaculture of Indonesia. The resource is divided into several parts: characteristics, structure and resources; sector performance, including trade, economic and marketing details; and promotion and management of the sector, including regulations and frameworks. This resource is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/naso_indonesia/en
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- An overview of the aquaculture of Malaysia The resource is divided into several parts: characteristics, structure and resources; sector performance, including trade, economic and marketing details; and promotion and management of the sector, including regulations and frameworks. This resource is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/naso_malaysia/en
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- An overview of the aquaculture of Myanmar. The resource is divided into several parts: characteristics, structure and resources; sector performance, including trade, economic and marketing details; and promotion and management of the sector, including regulations and frameworks. This resource is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/naso_myanmar/en
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- An overview of the aquaculture of the Philippines. The resource is divided into several parts: characteristics, structure and resources; sector performance, including trade, economic and marketing details; and promotion and management of the sector, including regulations and frameworks. This resource is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/naso_philippines/en
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- An overview of the aquaculture of Thailand. The resource is divided into several parts: characteristics, structure and resources; sector performance, including trade, economic and marketing details; and promotion and management of the sector, including regulations and frameworks. This resource is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/naso_thailand/en
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- An overview of the aquaculture of Vietnam. The resource is divided into several parts: characteristics, structure and resources; sector performance, including trade, economic and marketing details; and promotion and management of the sector, including regulations and frameworks. This resource is provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/naso_vietnam/en
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- This paper promotes a new strategy for overcoming the problems of the rural poor who are concentrated in ecologically fragile and remote areas. This strategy includes involving the poor in measures that enhance the environments they rely on, targeting investments to improving the livelihoods of the rural poor, addressing their lack of access to credit, insurance and land and reducing the high transportation and transaction costs that limit their off-farm employment and participation in national and global markets. This paper was published by WorldBank in 2012.
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- Edward B. Barbier
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- The World Bank
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/12083
