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Natural Resources and Environment Newsletter

October 2011 - Number 09

Year of publication 2011

Pages 2

Author Office of Assistant Director-General (Natural Resources Management and Environment Department)

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In this issue, we look at the launch of the new Global Soil Partnership and examine the next steps. We also look report on FAO’s collaboration with NASA to create an international fire-reporting system, the Global Fire Information Management System, which delivers key data to remote regions of developing countries. Finally, we introduce FAO-MOSAICC, an integrated package of models to carry out climate change impact assessment at the national level.

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