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Private forestry based on Paulownia in Sri Lanka: an appraisal of the outgrower scheme presented by Paulownia Plantations LTD
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2003This paper presents the recommendations of NORAD consultants to a request for funding from Paulownia Plantations (Pvt.) Ltd (PPL) to develop a plantation industry based primarily on Paulownia, a fast growing tree species originating from China.The team of consultants were requested to assess the viability of the plans presented, economically, environmentally, socially and in terms of their poteDocumentIndigenous and traditional peoples and protected areas: principles, guidelines and case studies
World Commission on Protected Areas, 2000This book is divided into two sections: the first discusses principles and guidelines for indigenous/traditional peoples and protected areas and the second provides case studies.The guidelines are based on the following recognition:protected areas will survive only if they are seen to be of value, in the widest sense, to the nation as a whole and to local people in particularthe rigDocumentIntegration of biodiversity into national fishery sectors
United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2002This report is one of eight thematic reviews prepared for the Biodiversity Planning Support Programme (BPSP), a programme created to help countries strengthen national capacity to prepare and implement National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans in compliance with Article 6 of the Convention on Biological Diversity.The study consists of the following:a primer for planners on biodiDocumentIntegration of biodiversity into national agriculture sectors
United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2002This report is one of eight thematic reviews prepared for the Biodiversity Planning Support Programme (BPSP), a programme created to help countries strengthen national capacity to prepare and implement National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans in compliance with Article 6 of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The study consists of the following chapters: managing agriculDocumentBiodiversity Planning in Asia - China (IUCN)
Mekonginfo, 2002Chapter which documents historical and current approaches to biodiversity planning in China - one of the first countries to ratify the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).The authors find that after several years of implementation of the National action plan for biodiversity (NBAP) there is an urgent need to identify and benefit from the lessons learned both from within China but also fromDocumentMission Greening: strengthening market forces to develop commercial forests in China
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2002How it is possible to create or provide economic incentives for people to invest in forest plantation, and ensure the sustainability of forests in China?The depletion of forestland has been caused by a combination of rising demand for wood due to industralization, population growth, low price of wood prior to the 1980s, and institutional constraints on the supply of wood.This paper providesDocumentAgricultural biotechnology, poverty reduction, and food security
Asian Development Bank Institute, 2001This working paper from the Asian Development Bank examines the risks and benefits of biotechnology in relation to human health, the environment, and Agriculture.DocumentThe privatization process of rangeland and its impacts on pastoral dynamics in the Hindu-Kush Himalaya: the case of Western Sichuan, China
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 1999This article disucsses the effects of the last four decades of change in China in relation to traditional Tibetan pastoral production systems.DocumentEfficacy of removing natural forests from timber production as a strategy for conserving forests
Forestry Department, FAO, 2000In light of several Asia Pacific nations imposing bans on logging of natural forests this study examines their experiences, assesses the impacts and outlines conditions necessary for the success of logging bans.The study found that bans had often been imposed suddenly as a response to disasters or crises resulting from past logging practices (eg. flooding or biodiversity loss).