PERSPECTIVES OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE IN THE REGION: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FORESTRY OUTLOOK STUDY FOR AFRICA (FOSA)

PERSPECTIVES OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE IN THE REGION: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FORESTRY OUTLOOK STUDY FOR AFRICA (FOSA)

Year of publication 2004

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Product type Meeting

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) 1. Africa’s forest resources are among the richest and most diverse in the world and are crucial for the welfare of its people, as well as for biological diversity and climate regulation. Yet, despite conservation efforts, the destruction of forests, woodlands and wildlife continues unabated, primarily driven by forces outside the forest sector.

Meeting symbol FO:AFWC/2004/2

Language English

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French

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In a first section, the status and potential for development of coastal aquaculture in selected African countries are presented. A general review of this development in the continent as a whole introduces individual country studies (Egypt, Ghana, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria and Tunisia). A second section presents selected aspects of coastal aquaculture development: socio-economic aspects related to its planning and implementation; some of the particular problems encountered with the deve lopment of penaeid shrimp culture; review of the experience gained in the Mediterranean countries; brackishwater pond culture and fish-pen aquaculture in Far Eastern Asia; and coastal marine cage culture of fish based on the recent technology developed in Malaysia.

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