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- This article attempts to determine the long-term productivity and sustianability of irrigated agriculture in the Indian and Pakistan Punjabs by measuring trends in total factor productivity for production systems in both states since the advent of the Green Revolution. This article was published by WorldBank in 2001.
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17123
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- This report describes the impact that natural disasters have on schools in the East Asia and Pacific region. It goes on to suggest that schools and hospitals should be should be prioritised and made more resilient to natural disasters, which would not only save lives but provide public shelters post-disaster. It makes recommendations for improving building standards legislation and provides case studies where such improvements have been improved in disaster risk management (DRM). This report was published by The World Bank in 2010.
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- Matteo Ferrucci
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/10120
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- This report examines the land-based sources and activities that affect the quality and uses of the marine, coastal and associated freshwater environment including the most serious problems of alteration and destruction of habitats and ecosystems, effects of sewage on human health, widespread and increased eutrophication, declines of fish stocks and other renewable resources and changes in sediment flows due to hydrological changes. It was published in 2001.
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- GESAMP (IMO/FAO/UNESCO-IOC/UNIDO/WMO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection)
- http://www.gesamp.org/publications/publicationdisplaypages/rs71
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- This report examines the use of rainwater harvesting as a sustainable method of accessing rainfall and soil water resources while maintaining a healthy ecosystem. It examines rainwater harvesting for managing watershed ecosystems and agro-eco systems, for water security, for adaptation opportunities to climate change and forests as rainwater harvesting systems. This report was published in 2009.
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- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
- http://www.unwater.org/downloads/Rainwater_Harvesting_090310b.pdf
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- The role of forests and the nature of forest stake-holders in the Asia-Pacific region is changing. This publication brings together nine case studies where forestry institutions and agencies have undergone a process of re-invention in order to respond to these changing demands. Countries covered include Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, India and China. This document, RAP Publication 2008/05, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2008. This section, part 1 of 3, contains the contents list, introductory papers and a paper on Vietnam. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Patrick Durst (editor); Chris Brown (editor); Jeremy Broadhead (editor); Regan Suzuki (editor); Robin Leslie (editor); Akiko Inoguchi (editor)
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ai412e/ai412e00.pdf
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- The role of forests and the nature of forest stake-holders in the Asia-Pacific region is changing. This publication brings together nine case studies where forestry institutions and agencies have undergone a process of re-invention in order to respond to these changing demands. Countries covered include Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, India and China. This document, RAP Publication 2008/05, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2008. This section, part 2 of 3, contains papers on the USA and the Philippines. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Patrick Durst (editor); Chris Brown (editor); Jeremy Broadhead (editor); Regan Suzuki (editor); Robin Leslie (editor); Akiko Inoguchi (editor)
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ai412e/ai412e01.pdf
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- The role of forests and the nature of forest stake-holders in the Asia-Pacific region is changing. This publication brings together nine case studies where forestry institutions and agencies have undergone a process of re-invention in order to respond to these changing demands. Countries covered include Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, India and China. This document, RAP Publication 2008/05, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2008. This section, part 3 of 3, contains papers on New Zealand, Nepal, Malaysia, India and China. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Patrick Durst (editor); Chris Brown (editor); Jeremy Broadhead (editor); Regan Suzuki (editor); Robin Leslie (editor); Akiko Inoguchi (editor)
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ai412e/ai412e02.pdf
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- This report studies material use patterns and material efficiency in the Asia-Pacific region and in selected countries including China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam as well as the drivers of material use patterns and material efficiency.
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- United Nations Environment Programme
- http://www.unep.org/publications/contents/pub_details_search.asp?ID=6309
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- The report provides an overview of the national aquaculture sector in China (including development trends, current production levels and importance to the national economy) and describes the aquaculture sector in Henan Province with its range of production systems from semi-intensive smallholder aquaculture in the south to intensive commercial aquaculture on the Yellow River floodplain.
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- Diemuth E. Pemsl; Manik L. Bose
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_1972.pdf
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- This report explores the fundamentals of e-waste recycling (including the significance, structure and main steps in the recycling chain, objectives and main considerations for innovation), analyzes the potential markets for e-waste recycling, examines the application of a technology transfer framework for selected recycling technologies and identifies innovation hubs and knowledge centers of excellence in emerging economies relevant for e-waste recycling technologies.
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- Mathias Schluep; Christian Hageleuken; Ruediger Kuehr; Federico Magalini; Claudia Maurer; Christina Meskers; Esther Mueller; Feng Wang
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- United Nations Environment Programme
- http://www.unep.org/publications/contents/pub_details_search.asp?ID=4136
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- About 24 percent of all calories currently produced for human consumption are lost or wasted. This report examines the implications of this amount of loss and waste, profiles a number of approaches for reducing it and presents five recommendations for how to move forward on this issue.
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- Brian Lipinski; Craig Hanson; James Lomax; Lisa Kitinoja; Richard Waite; Tim Searchinger
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- World Resources Institute (WRI)
- http://www.wri.org/publication/reducing-food-loss-and-waste
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- This report analyses the threats to coral reefs around the world, focusing particularly on the countries of the Coral Triangle - including Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. It examines present pressures on coral reefs, including overfishing and destructive fishing, coastal development, and pollution from land and sea, as well as projected threats from climate-related ocean warming and acidification. It also studies the social and economic vulnerability of countries to reef loss and examines existing management efforts.
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- Lauretta Burke; Kathleen Reytar; Mark Spalding; Allison Perry
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- World Resources Institute (WRI)
- http://www.wri.org/publication/reefs-risk-revisited-coral-triangle
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- This report presents a summary of regional information on fisheries and aquaculture in Asia and the Pacific, including trends in marine capture fisheries in the South China Sea and the Bay of Bengal and aquaculture across the South and Southeast Asia subregions. It also discusses species in the region, aquaculture and fishery production and international and regional agreements. This report was published by the FAO in 2013.
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- Simon Funge-Smith; Matthew Briggs; Weimin Miao
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/017/i3185e/i3185e00.htm
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- This report presents the results of a pilot field study of arsenic risk management in crop production in Bangladesh. The study examined: the impact of raised bed aerobic rice production; the effect of soil arsenic on rice, maize and wheat in an outdoor net house pot study; the impact of soil arsenic on wheat grown in farmers fields around the experimental rice site; and, the arsenic content and water chemistry of deep irrigation tube wells. The report was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2007.
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- John M Duxbury; Golam Panaullah; Sasha Koo-Oshima (editor)
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/ap102e/ap102e.pdf
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- This article examines the state of land ecological security evaluation in China, focusing on evaluation scale, evaluation index and
evaluation methods. The article was published in the Journal of Geography and Geology Vol. 2, No. 1; September 2010.
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- Li Li; Wei-zhong Zeng
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- Canadian Center of Science and Education
- http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/5781
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- This report reviews the scientific literature that has been published on the extent of mangrove and seagrass habitats and their relationship to fisheries production. The principal findings reveal that the linkages between fisheries and mangrove or seagrass vary by species and life stage and recommends the need for a more holistic approach to the management of coastal environments and the fisheries they contain. This report was published by the FAO in 2013.
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- P. Saenger; D. Gartside; S. Funge-Smith
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3355e/i3355e00.htm
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- This report collates and analyses data on tropical inland fisheries in three river basins (including the Ganghes/Brahmaputra Basin in India) to improve knowledge of the opportunities available to increase productivity in environmentally and socially sustainable systems. The data includes a description of the area; fishery resources and production systems; climatic, hydrological, chemical and biological features; fish and fisheries in reservoirs and management practices.
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- P. A. M. van Zwieten; C. Bene; J. Kolding; R. Brummett; J. Valbo-Jorgensen
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/i1969e/i1969e00.htm
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- This paper presents a study conducted in Bangladesh, which quantifies the prospective relationship between climate-induced changes in sea level, temperature, rainfall, and altered riverine flows from the Himalayas, and the spread and intensity of salinization on river water in the coastal zone for 2050. It predicts that these changes will lead to significant drinking water shortages in coastal urban areas and scarcity of water for irrigation for dry-season agriculture. This report was published by the World Bank in 2014.
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- Susmita Dasgupta; Farhana Akhter Kamal; Zahirul Huque Khan; Sharifuzzaman Choudhury; Ainun Nishat
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17735
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- This report (in two parts) follows the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and evaluates the effectiveness of planting or managing trees and forests as a method of shielding coastlines from the physical aspects of tsunamis. It examines whether the devastation caused by this tsunami could have been reduced, the effectiveness of coastal forests as a solution, how coastal forests work as a barrier, implications for coastal forest management and whether coastal forests could become a liability. This report was published by the FAO in 2007.
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- Keith Forbes; Jeremy Broadhead
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/ai389e/ai389e00.htm
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- This report (in two parts) follows the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and evaluates the effectiveness of planting or managing trees and forests as a method of shielding coastlines from the physical aspects of tsunamis. It examines whether the devastation caused by this tsunami could have been reduced, the effectiveness of coastal forests as a solution, how coastal forests work as a barrier, implications for coastal forest management and whether coastal forests could become a liability. This report was published by the FAO in 2007.
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- Keith Forbes; Jeremy Broadhead
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/ai389e/ai389e00.htm
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- This study examined the rural environment in Vietnam particularly the institutions and policies of governments through an overview of the last 40 years of rural development in Vietnam focusing on environmental policies, socio-economic development strategies and programs, environmental protection programs and the make-up and inter-relationships of national and provincial institutions.
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- Pham Thi Ngoc Linh; Trinh Van Tien
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/af333e/af333e00.htm
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- This paper assesses the current rural development practice against the main trends in recent rural development thinking, based on evidence from four country case studies (including Vietnam).
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- Alberto Zezza; Gero Carletto; Benjamin Davis; Kostas Stamoulis; Paul Winters
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ai488e/ai488e00.pdf
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- This paper provides an overview of the diversity of natural resources in developing countries, rights of access, tenure and governance relevant to the rural poor. It also discusses the key challenges to enhancing access and sustainable management of natural resorces.
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- David R. Lee; Bernardete Neves
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/3/a-ak422e.pdf
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- This manual describes the basic biology of sandfish and provides guidance on broodstock, spawning, larval rearing, nursery culture, grow-out of juveniles, problems and possible solutions and promising applications for hatchery-reared sandfish.
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- Natacha Agudo
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- Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC); The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_2393.pdf
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- This report examines issues relating to protected area management and, in particular, the need for food production, food security and poverty reduction for those living in these areas. It considers the connections between agriculture and nature conservation; the benefits from organic agriculture in and around protected areas; complementary strategies; and, challenges for the effective management of protected areas. It includes several case studies, including landscape ecology and participatory planning in the Ba Be National Park, Vietnam. This document, Environment and Natural Resources Working Paper No. 18, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2004.
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- Nadia El-Hage Scialabba; Douglas Williamson
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/y5558e/y5558e00.htm
