Search
Searching with a thematic focus on Environment and Forestry
Showing 311-320 of 893 results
Pages
- Document
Global forest resources assessment 2005: progress towards sustainable forest management
Forestry Department, FAO, 2005This extensive FAO assessment of global forest resources, describes the extent, uses and value of forest resources covering 229 countries and territories between 1990 and 2005.DocumentAssessment of non-wood forest products and their role in the livelihoods of rural communities in the Gash-Barka region, Eritrea
Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2006In Eritrea, forest resources and vegetation cover are under serious threat and both the areas under forest cover and their quality are declining.DocumentPoverty alleviation and forests in Vietnam
Center for International Forestry Research, 2005Vietnam, like many developing countries, has seen an emerging interest in knowing to what extent and in what ways poverty alleviation can be achieved through the use of forest resources. Simultaneously, there is a need to achieve a balance between poverty alleviation efforts and maintenance or expansion of forest cover.DocumentPayments for environmental services: some nuts and bolts
Center for International Forestry Research, 2005Payments for environmental services (PES) is an emerging economics based methodology of conservation management.DocumentWhat role do women take in Sierra Leone’s water management?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006There are abundant water resources in Sierra Leone but the introduction of ‘western’ approaches to management has led to unfair access and control over water, particularly in mining regions. This creates major challenges to securing water rights for everybody in the country.DocumentAn architecture of instability: how the critical link between natural resources and conflict remains unbroken
Global Witness, 2005This policy briefing provides recommendations for the incoming Liberian government, the UN Security Council and international donor agencies on the best ways to protect democracy and resources within Liberia. The authors outline the systematic failure of numerous agencies to protect the natural resources and boarders of Liberia.DocumentWomen and land rights in India – competing and changing interests
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005Policy support for women’s land rights in India has not translated into title deeds in women’s names. When agriculture depends heavily on women’s labour, why have women not joined together to demand rights to land?DocumentMen, women and water – how can a community improve their water supply?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005Improvements to rural water supplies benefit health and economies. However, despite the availability of simple technology, many rural communities have not made changes to their water infrastructure.DocumentDo the poor benefit from devolution policies: evidence from Malawi’s forest co-management program
Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2005This paper asks: do local people and in particular vulnerable groups benefit from the devolution of forest management? Although there are many studies that indicate village-level organisations have an impact in resource conservations, few have analysed the net benefits.