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Tropical lowland peatlands of Southeast Asia : proceedings of a workshop on integrated planning and management of tropical lowland peatlands held at Cisarua, Indonesia, 3-8 July 1992

1996 Maltby, Edward | Immirzi, C. P. | Safford, R. J. |

This work forms part of a preparatory phase leading to a handbook providing guidelines for the sustainable utlization and integrated management of tropical peatlands. The papers cover the resource and its conservation; social cultural and economic factors affecting utlization; forestry management approaches; case studies; and concludes with a summary of the workshop sessions focusing on future directions.

An inventory of Brazilian wetlands

1994 Diegues, Antônio Carlos Sant’Ana |
The first overall study of wetlands in Brazil, this inventory provides data for assessment of the ecological and economic value of these areas. Intended for researchers, students, professionals and environmentalists as well as social groups interested in the preservation, conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.

Mangroves of the Sundarbans. Volume one : India

1994 Chaudhuri, Amal B. | Choudhury, Amalesh |

This book deals with the different types of soil and the soil characteristics of mangrove swamps, the flora and invertebrate fauna as well as with the vertebrate fauna. Furthermore the book informs about the settlement and development of mangroves as well as with the management and utilization of forest resources. Also topics like fishery and agriculture and conservation of biological resources are shown in detail.

The IUCN review of the Southern Okavango Integrated Water Development Project

1993 Coley, R. W. | Davis, R.K. | Green, J. | Howard, Geoffrey W. | Lawry, S. W. | Manley, Ronald E. | Martz, D. | Rogers, Peter P. | Scudder, Thayer | Taylor, Alan R. D. | Turner, Stephen D. | White, Gilbert F. | Wright, E. P. |
The review, conducted at the request of the Botswana government, offers an alternative for the Okavango planning region which includes a multi-sectoral approach, designation of the Okavango as a pilot areas for more decentralized planning, and increased involvement of national and district governmental, non-governmental, donor and private sector organizations.

A preliminary inventory of coastal wetlands of Côte d'Ivoire

1994 Nicole, M. | Wadja, M. Egnankou | Schmidt, M. |

Wetlands ecology and priorities for conservation in Zimbabwe : proceedings of a Seminar on Wetlands of Zimbabwe held in Harare, Zimbabwe, 13-15 January 1992

1994 Crafter, S. A. | Matiza, T. |
Zimbabwe’s wetlands are small, diverse and unique in nature but, until recently, in planning and development the components of these ecosystems have been treated as separate entities. These 18 papers highlight most forcefully the problems and issues.

Wetlands of Tanzania : proceedings of a seminar on the wetlands of Tanzania, Morogoro, Tanzania, 27-29 November 1991

1993 Crafter, S. A. | Kamukala, G. L. |
These 16 papers and final recommendations provide up-to-date information and offer guidance on future wetlands development options.

Freshwater wetlands in Bangladesh : issues and approaches for management

1993 Nishat, Ainun | Hussain, Zakir | Roy, Monoj Kanti | Karim, Ansarul |
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