| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| Frost protection: fundamentals, practice and economics |
| This two-volume publication describes the physics and biology of frost occurrence and damage, passive and active protection methods and how to assess the cost-effectiveness of active protection techniques. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en3/en3_051001_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en3/en3_051001_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en3/en3_051001_es.htm |
| Arabic: http://www.fao.org/sd/dim_en3/en3_051001_ar.htm |
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| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| El Niņo situation and prospects: 3 December 2002 |
| The latest "El Niņo situation and prospects" reports that there is a virtually 100% probability of El Niņo conditions to persist for the remainder of 2002 and into early 2003.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/EN1201_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/EN1201_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/EN1201_es.htm |
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| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| An El Niņo Primer |
| El Niņo triggers so much interest for three reasons: it can be modelled, thus forecast; its influence on climate is global; and there is a time lag between the phenomenon itself and many of its most important climatic consequences, therefore it can be used for forecasting climate. FAO interest in the phenomenon regards the impacts on agriculture - and consequently food security - of the extreme n... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIan0008.htm |
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| Environment - Policy and management |
| Environment - Geoinformation, monitoring and assessment |
| FAO activities: Agricultural applications |
| This general overview provides some examples with special reference to soil resources, pest and diseases, and agricultural statistics. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0024.htm |
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