Ten Strategies to Promote Climate Resilience and Sustainability of Global Forests
Ten integrated strategies show how forests worldwide can withstand climate threats, protect biodiversity, and sustain human livelihoods through smarter conservation, diverse planting, community‐led action, adaptive management, and innovative governance, securing our future in a rapidly changing climate.
Lanhui Wang +7 more
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Feral Territories: The Suburbanization of Nature in Eastern Bangkok
ABSTRACT Between the 1960s and 1980s, American and international financial and technical assistance spurred men with means to bring together concrete, asphalt, timber, and steel to construct unplanned, poorly serviced (because they were unplanned), and expensive subdivisions at the outskirts of what was then central Bangkok.
Samson Lim
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ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND PRIMARY COMMODITY PROCESSING IN THE SECOND-TIER SOUTH-EAST ASIAN NEWLY INDUSTRIALIZING COUNTRIES [PDF]
Instead of simply relying on static comparative advantage considerations, the governments of the three second-tier South-East Asian newly industrializing countries of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have all intervened to diversify their economies. Such
JOMO K.S., M. ROCK
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Spreading of Antarctic Bottom Water in the Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
This paper describes the transport of bottom water from its source region in the Weddell Sea through the abyssal channels of the Atlantic Ocean. The research brings together the recent observations and historical data.
Morozov, E. +2 more
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Can Domestication of Wildlife Lead to Conservation? The Economics of Tiger Farming in China [PDF]
Tigers are a threatened species that might soon disappear in the wild. Not only are tigers threatened by deteriorating and declining habitat, but poachers continue to kill tigers for traditional medicine, decoration pieces and so on.
Brant Abbott, G. Cornelis van Kooten
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Are Chinese Technologies A Mode Of Entry For Firms In Developing Countries? The Case of Furniture Manufacturing in Kenya [PDF]
Kenya has started to rely significantly on technologies developed in developing countries particularly China rather than those from advanced countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan.
Atta-Ankomah, Richmond
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Defects and moisture problems in buildings from historical city centres : a case study in Portugal [PDF]
Conservation of ancient buildings is a major issue for modern societies, both from economical and cultural viewpoints. Information about the ancient built heritage is vital to plan adequate remedial measures.
Clarke +11 more
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Sustain the sense of dwelling in Tai Hom Village. [PDF]
Mung Siu Hei Vinco."Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1999-2000, design report."Includes bibliographical references.Introduction and appendix also in Chinese.Chapter 1) --- 序Chapter 2 ...
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Participatory action research on climate risk management, Bangladesh [PDF]
The rural populations of southern Bangladesh are some of the most vulnerable communities in the world to the future impacts of climate change. They are particularly at risk from floods, waterlogged soils, and increasing salinity of both land and water ...
Braun, M., Saroar, M.
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