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A Suggested National Soils Policy for Jamaica
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 1994)
The soils policy suggested in this document is meant to be illustrative rather than exhaustive in character, and by no means a substitute for local experience, foresight or prudence. The Suggested National Soils Policy is ...
Inventory and Monitoring of Sahelian Pastoral Ecosystems: Senegal - GEMS Sahel Series Main Report
(1988)
The report gives a concise account of the research carried out in Senegal from 1980 to 1984 on the inventory and monitoring of Sahelian grazing ecosystems. The method used is new in as much as it combines several techniques: ...
Land Cover Classification System: Classification Concepts and User Manual
(2000)
The main objective of the initiative for definition of a reference classification is to respond to the need for standardization (or harmonized collection of data, as mentioned in UNCED's Agenda 21 Chapter 10, for which FAO ...
A Suggested National Soils Policy for Indonesia
(United Nations Environment Programme, 1994)
Soils are a basic natural and almost non-renewable resource, the use of which should be governed by two major principles: - soil losses and degradation must be avoided, and, - soils must be used to their maximum potential ...
The Present State of Mangrove Ecosystems in Southeast Asia and the Impact of Pollution - Singapore
(1980)
This report is an account of the special situations of the mangrove forests in Singapore, which declined from 10-12% of the total land area 150 years ago to 3% in 1978, and to an estimated 1% in 1980. A description of the ...
The Present State of Mangrove Ecosystems in Southeast Asia and the Impact of Pollution: Indonesia
(1980)
This report is a brief overview over the problems around the utilization and conservation of mangrove forests and the mangrove ecosystems in Indonesia.
Climate Change: Science, Impacts and Policy - Proceedings of the Second World Climate Conference
(1990)
The primary goals of the Conference were: To formulate recommendations for the continuing World Climate Programme, taking into account the report of the IPCC, with a primary goal of insuring that authoritative scientific ...
The Present State of Mangrove Ecosystems in Southeast Asia and the Impact of Pollution - Regional
(1980)
This report reviews and synthesizes country reports from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand describing the state of knowledge on mangrove forests in this region. It describes the mangrove distribution ...
Informe de la Reunion del Grupo de Expertos Gubernamentales PNUMA/FAO sobre Vigilancia Ambiental de los Suelos y la Cubierta Vegetal
(1976)
Informe de la reunion del grupo de expertos gubernamentales PNUMA/FAO sobre vigilancia ambiental de los Suelos y la cubierta vegetal.
Sustainability of Biogas and Solid Biomass Value Chains in Ethiopia: Results and Recommendations from Implementation of the Global Bioenergy Partnership Indicators - Summary
(2019)
The Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) project provides technical assistance to government officials and experts in Ethiopia and Kenya to assess the sustainability of their bioenergy sectors and to build their capacity ...