Author: Portia G. LapitanPublisher:
ISBN: 9789715428606
Category : Community-based conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Science-based Management and Upland Community Development in the Philippines
Author: Portia G. LapitanPublisher:
ISBN: 9789715428606
Category : Community-based conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
An Upland Community in Transition
Author: Agnes C. RolaPublisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN: 9814345156
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
All over Southeast Asia, rural communities are in transition to a sustainable status. This book explores how an environmentally fragile upland community in rural Philippines coped with and responded to economic and environmental tensions brought about by a globalized economy and decentralization. This in turn gave rise to local power especially in the management of natural resources.
Mycology in the Tropics
Author: Jonathan Jaime G. GuerreroPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323994903
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Mycology in the Tropics: Updates on Philippine Fungi comprehensively discusses the current state of Philippine mycology, including historical developments in the field, listings of fungi with diverse utilizations or applications, and those that cause economic impact on crop production in the country. Specifically, the chapters in the book introduce tropical mycology, describe different fungal groups, their biodiversity and conservation, and give insights into the applications of mycology in agriculture, health, industry and the environment. The book also includes quarantine regulations on economically important diseases and describes the importance of developing local studies on fungi. - Provides a leading reference that encapsulates the many facets of mycology in the Philippines - Gives up-to-date developments on Philippine mycology, especially topics rarely discussed, such as the roles of mycological herbaria and culture collections, traditional knowledge on mushrooms, and on quarantine guidelines of crops with fungal diseases - Presents an introduction to fungal species reported in aquatic and terrestrial habitats - Highlights local studies on fungi in relation to diseases in human, animals and plants and summarizes key findings on their use in the industry and the environment
Communities, Livelihoods and Natural Resources
Author: International Development Research Centre (Canada)Publisher: IDRC
ISBN: 1552502309
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
This book synthesizes results from a 7-year programme of applied research on community-based approaches to natural resource management in Asia. By presenting field reports of innovative approaches to poverty reduction and sustainable resource use, it provides practitioners with models of ""good practice"" in participatory, community-based resource management, and it demonstrates how site-based research contributes to broader learning in the field of natural resource management and policy. There are 11 case studies featured, from some of the most marginal areas of rural China, Mongolia, Laos, V.
Forest Policy and Politics in the Philippines
Author: Benjamin Bagadion (Jr)Publisher: Ateneo University Press
ISBN: 9789715503488
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
'The essays in this collection originated under the auspices of an international research program on "Social and Political Dimensions of Environmental Protection Programs and Projects in Developing Countries" ... sponsored by the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development and supported financially by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Swiss government's Agency for Development and Cooperation.' .. vii.
Sustaining Upland Development in Southeast Asia
Author: Rogelio C. SerranoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Community Development Research Council
Author: University of the Philippines. Community Development Research CouncilPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
Research and Training Needs, Priorities and Resources for Development in the Philippines
Author: University of the Philippines. Community Development Research CouncilPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social policy
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Framework for Future Training in Marine and Coastal Protected Area Management
Author: Publisher: WorldFish
ISBN: 9718709959
Category : Coastal management
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Cutting Across the Lands
Author: Eveline FerrettiPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501719130
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
An annotated bibliography focused on Borneo and the Southern Philippines. With over 1,000 citations, this reference work identifies patterns of forestland transformation common to the areas under consideration. A subject index is included.