| Environment - Policy and management |
| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| The ICAMS Initiative: Development and implementation of an integrated coastal analysis and monitoring system |
| The objective of ICAMS is to develop, demonstrate and evaluate an operational system to monitor temperature, sediment, and chlorophyll concentration from multiple EO data sources and coincident standard surface measurements.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0066.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| FAO/ESA workshop for decision-makers on remote sensing/GIS applications |
| Since 1991, in close cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA) and other bodies, FAO has organized workshops for decision-makers on remote sensing/GIS applications to agricultural and environmental management in Central and Eastern European countries. This article provides notes on the FAO/ESA workshop held in Assenovgrad, Bulgaria, (10-14 November 1997). |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0039.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Integrated coastal area management and agriculture, forestry & fisheries |
| The publication "Integrated coastal area management and agriculture, forestry and fisheries: FAO guidelines" examines issues specific to those sectors, and suggests the processes, information requirements, policy directions, planning tools and possible interventions that are necessary for integrated coastal area management (ICAM). |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/epdirect/epre0048.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Understanding the ecological impact of tideland reclamation |
| This article has two parts. Part I reviews the ecological dimension of wetlands, focusing on energy and nutrient flows that characterize the productivity of tidal flats. Part II introduces the policy and planning dimensions of wetland management in the Republic of Korea. After a brief overview of Korea's wetlands, information and |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EPdirect/EPan0013.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Status of environment and natural resources in Small Island Developing States |
| This article reviews the status of the environment and natural resources in small island developing states. The information has been extracted from "Environment and Natural Resources in Small Island Developing States", prepared for the Special Ministerial Conference On Agriculture In Small Island Developing States (Rome, 12 March 1999). |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EPdirect/EPan0015.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Use of indicators in sustainable agriculture and rural development |
| Sustainability indicators look at economic, social and environmental information in an integrated manner. Used effectively, they reveal conditions and trends that help in development planning and decision-making. This article suggests that the development of sustainability indicators must be closely tied to the development of national and subnational information systems for agricultural planning a... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EPdirect/EPan0001.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| FAO's contribution to the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities |
| The article identifies the areas in which FAO could contribute, including identification and assessment of problems related to pesticides, nutrients, sediment mobilization, forest management in coastal areas and aquaculture management in inland and coastal areas.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EPdirect/EPre0018.htm |
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