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The case of Kok Hin Khao land rights conflicts in Nam Phong district of Khon Kaen - Thailand
Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000This paper is a report on anthropological fieldwork on the civil society movements in northeastern Thailand.DocumentBiodiversity Planning in Asia - Thailand (IUCN)
Mekonginfo, 2002Chapter which documents historical and current approaches to biodiversity planning in Thailand.The authors find that, although Thailand is not a party to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), since signing the Convention at the Earth Summit in 1992 the country has made significant progress in implementing its provisions.DocumentManaging forests as common property
Forestry Department, FAO, 1998This comprehensive study brings together available information about the role of common property as a system of governance and its current relevance to forest management and use.A review of indigenous common property systems that have disappeared or survived, together with an examination of the experiences of selected contemporary collective management programmes in different countries, revealsDocumentEfficacy 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).DocumentPak Mun Dam Case Study
Thailand Development Research Institute, 2000As part of a two-year work programme to review the development effectiveness of large dams, The World Commission on Dams (WCD)commissioned TDRI to lead the case study on Pak Mun dam on the Mun river in Thailand's northeast region.DocumentRoads, population pressures and deforestation in Thailand, 1976 - 1989
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1997Population pressures play less of a role in deforestation than earlier studies of Thailand found. Between 1976 and 1989, Thailand lost 28 percent ofits forest cover.DocumentThailand statistical data (annual aggregation)
Economic Information Network Centre, Bank of Thailand, 1999DocumentAgricultural biotechnology and the poor: conference proceedings
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 1999Proceedings of conference held in October 1999 and convened by CGIAR and the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS)Topic of papers includeCountry studies: China, India, Philippines, Thailand, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Egypt, Iran Jordan, Kenya, South Africa, ZimbabweControlling Environmental RisksMinimizing Health RisksMinimizing Social RisksEthics and BiotechnologyDocumentAn ecological and historical perspective on agricultural development in Southeast Asia
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2000Looks at location, natural resources, and different policies toward the elite's preemption of unused land shaped the historical development of different agrarian structures across Southeast Asia, conditioning agricultural growth performance until today.Aims to give a broad perspective on the process by which different agrarian structures developed in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, aloDocumentFocusing on women works: research on improving micronutrient status through food-based interventions
International Center for Research on Women, USA, 1999Synthesis of five studies, undertaken in Ethiopia, Kenya, Peru, Tanzania, and Thailand, included intervention trails and measurement of impacts.The results suggest that it is possible to increase the effectiveness of micronutrient interventions (including Vitamin A, iron, iodine) by increasing women’s active participation in problem solving and by increasing their access to such key resourcesPages
