Updated July 1996

FAO Publications on sustainable development and the environment: General

The following publications are available from:
Chief, Environment and Natural Resources Service (SDRN)
FAO
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, Italy
(E-mail: SDRN-Chief@fao.org)

"African agriculture: the next 25 years". 1986. (En, Fr)

• Main report, 67p.W/Z0450
• Atlas of African agriculture, 72p. W/Z0560
• Executive summary, 12p. W/Z0740
• Socio-economic and political dimensions, Annex 1, 30p. W/Z0196
• The land resources base, Annex 2,116p. W/Z0221
• Raising productivity, Annex 3, 89p. W/Z0570
• Irrigation and water control, Annex 4, 127p. W/Z0300
• Inputs supply and incentive policies, Annex 5, 72p. W/Z0197

"Natural resources and the human environment for food and agriculture in Africa". FAO Environment and Energy Paper 6, 1986, 88p. (En, Fr).

"Report on natural resources for food and agriculture in the Asia and Pacific region". FAO Environment and Energy Paper 7, 1986, 118p. (En).

"Potentials for agricultural and rural development in Latin America and the Caribbean". 1988 (En, Sp).

• Main report, 138p. W/Z3240
• Plan of action, 20p. W/Z4040
• Economic and social development, Annex 1, 145p. W/Z3235
• Rural poverty, Annex 2, 105p. W/Z3236
• Food systems and food security, Annex 3, 104p. W/Z3237
• Natural resources and the environment, Annex 4, 141p. W/Z3238
• Crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry, Annex 5, 165p. W/Z3232

"Report on natural resources for food and agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean". FAO Environment and Energy Paper 8, 1988, 107p. (En, Sp).

"World agriculture: toward 2000 - an FAO study". Alexandratos, N. (ed), 1988, 338p. (En).

"Promotion de systèmes agricoles durables dans les pays d'Afrique soudano-sahélienne". Dakar, Sénégal, 10-14 janvier 1994. Séminaire régional organisépar la FAO et le CIRAD avec le concours du gouvernement français, 1994, 304p. (Fr). ISBN 92-5-203610

"Strategies for sustainable agriculture and rural development: New directions for agriculture, forestry and fisheries". 1994, 64p. (En, Fr, Sp). ISBN 92-5-103586

"World agriculture: towards 2010. An FAO study". Alexandratos, N. (ed), 1995, 488p. (En, Fr, Sp). ISBN 92-5-103590

"Food production's environmental impact". Technical paper 13, World Food Summit, Rome, 13-17 November 1996. (in preparation)

Available from:
Chief
FAO/SDRN
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
0100 Rome, Italy

FAO/Netherlands Conference on Agriculture and the Environment ('s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, 15-19 April 1991)

• "Report of the Conference". 60p. (Ar, En, Fr, Sp). M/U3780
• Main documents (Ar, En, Fr, Sp)
  1. "Issues and perspectives in sustainable agriculture and rural development". 29p W/Z6894
  2. "Technological options and requirements for sustainable agriculture and rural development". 36p. W/Z6861
  3. "Strategies for sustainable agriculture and rural development in areas with different resource endowments". 27p. W/Z6895
  4. "Criteria, instruments and tools for sustainable agriculture and rural development". 36p.

• Regional papers
  1. "Sustainable agriculture and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa". 31p. (En, Fr). W/Z6920
  2. "Sustainable agriculture and rural development in Asia and the Pacific". 24p. (En). W/Z6921
  3. "Sustainable agriculture and rural development in Latin America and the Caribbean". 25p. (En, Sp). W/Z6860
  4. "Sustainable agriculture and rural development in the Near East". 34p. (Ar, En). W/Z6897

• Background documents (En)
  1. "Sustainable development and management of land and water resources". 22p. W/Z6914
  2. "Sustainable crop production and protection". 27p. W/Z6915
  3. "Livestock production and health for sustainable agriculture and rural development". 47p. W/Z6916
  4. "Farming, processing and marketing systems for sustainable agriculture and rural development". 43p. W/Z6917
  5. "Social and institutional aspects of sustainable agriculture and rural development". 36p. W/Z6918

• "Summaries of background documents". 29p. (Ar, En, Fr, Sp) W/Z6919
• Miscellaneous documents (En)
  1. "Legal aspects of sustainable agriculture and rural development". 21p. W/Z6924
  2. "Climate change and agriculture, forestry and fisheries". 11p. W/Z6925

"Sustainable development and natural resource management". 1991, 35p. (En, Sp). M/U2020

Available from:
FAO Regional Office for Latin America/Caribbean
Casilla 10095
Santiago, Chile.

Consultation on Sustainable Development and Environment in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Latin America and the Caribbean (Santiago, Chile, 28-30 April 1992) (En, Sp):

• "Report of the Consultation". 103p.
• "Population, nutrition and poverty". 61p. RLAC-CDS1
• "Sustainable agriculture and rural development". 47p. RLAC-CSD2
• "Conservation and management of biodiversity". 33p. RLAC-CSD3
• "Forest resources and forestry development". 41p. RLAC-CSD4
• "Oceans, seas and inland fisheries". 28p. RLAC-CSD5
• "International trade and economic trends and resources for sustainable development". 40p. RLAC-CSD6
• "Sustainable development and the environment. FAO policies and actions: Stockholm 1972 - Rio 1992". 1992, 88p. (Ar, En, Fr, Sp). M/U7620
• "Banking for the environment". Gudger, W.M. and Barker, D.C. FAO Agricultural Services Bulletin 103, 1993, 90p. (En, Fr).
• "Debt-for-nature swaps to promote natural resource conservation". Quesada Mateo, C.A. (ed). FAO Conservation Guide 23, 1993, 79p. (En, Fr, Sp).