LAND RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE CARIBBEAN

Proceedings of a Subregional Workshop held in Bridgetown, Barbados 2-4 October 2000

World Soil Resources Reports

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Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Acronyms

Summary report and recommendations

Technical papers

Overview of land and water resources information systems (LWRIS) in FAO

Demonstration of Gateway to Land and Water Information on the Internet

GIS applications for agricultural planning in Bangladesh

GIS on the Internet

Country reports