| Environment - Policy and management |
| Sustainable agriculture and rural development in China |
| China's current challenge is to design agricultural commodity and environmental policies that achieve food security goals while enhancing both natural resources and human welfare. This article has been extracted from "Promotion of sustainable agriculture and rural development in China: elements for a policy framework and a National Agenda 21 Action Programme". |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EPdirect/EPan0009.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Water resources issues in the Arabic States Region |
| This article has been extracted from "Population Change-Natural Resources-Environment Linkages in the Arab States Region" (FAO, April 1996). A short country profile on Egypt illustrates many of the population-environment problems of the region, especially those arising from population pressure on natural resources. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EPdirect/EPan0006.htm |
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| Environment - Conventions & agreements |
| Briefing on Desertification |
| The article includes general information on the issue, on the Desertification Convention and the role of FAO in combatting desertification. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EPdirect/EPre0008.htm |
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