RAP PUBLICATION: 2000/02
by
Jörg Balsiger
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RAP PUBLICATION: 2000/02 |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok
2000
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The designations employed and the presentation of material in
this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the
part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning
the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities,
or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. |
Photo Credits:
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G. Bizzarri |
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M. Griffin |
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FAO |
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M. Kashio |
9, 37, 43, 49, 64, 65, 66 |
ISBN 974-7946-01-7
For additional copies of this publication, please write to: Regional Forestry Officer, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Maliwan Mansion, Phra Athit Road, Bangkok 10200, Thailand
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© FAO 2000
First steps: the 1950 inaugural session
Beyond Mysore: moving forestry to a regional plane in the 1950s and 1960s
Membership and governance
Forest policy in the region
Forestry statistics and outlook studies
Silviculture and wood utilization
Watershed management and shifting cultivation
Research
Education and training
Beyond Stockholm: changing forestry priorities in the 1970s and 1980s
The role of regional forestry commissions
Forest policy
Tropical Forestry Action Programme
Forestry statistics and outlook studies
Community forestry
Wildlife and protected areas
Training and education
Research
Beyond Rio: the pursuit of sustainable development in the 1990s
Role of the APFC
Investment in forestry
Forestry statistics and outlook studies
UNCED and follow-up
Timber harvesting
Protected areas
Women in forestry
Research
Beyond 2000: constraints and opportunities
Balance between technical and policy focus
Participation
Communication
Diversity
Outlook
Appendix A. Venues, dates and officers of APFC sessions
Appendix B. Membership
Appendix C. Subsidiary Bodies of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission
Appendix D. International FAO Subsidiary Bodies and Panels of Experts in the field of forestry
Appendix E. World Forestry Congresses