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  1. Rainforest Politics: Ecological Destruction in South-East Asia

    1990-01-01 In each of these six case studies-the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and Burma- the author sets out the environmental, human and economic consequences of forest destruction. He shows how its causes are rooted in an exploitation of natural resources for Western...
    Deforestation Rainforest Southeast Asia Rain Forest Conser... Ecology Lumber

  2. Neglected and Emerging Tropical Diseases in South and Southeast Asia and Northern Australia

    2018-01-01 *Available as Download Only This Special Issue focuses on recent research on the important emerging and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in South and South East Asia and Northern Australia. This region stretches from Afghanistan in the west to Papua New Guinea in the east, and includes the...
    Tropical diseases Southeast Asia Australia Disease Control Human Health Human Disease Prev... Vector Control Sanitation Environmental Impr... Disabilities Mitigation MDPI Open Access Books Downloads

  3. The Nature and Culture of Rattan: Reflections on Vanishing Life in the Forests of Southeast Asia

    2012-01-01 Rattan is the common name for a diverse group of climbing palms found throughout Old World tropical forests. For centuries people have used them for binding, basketry, house construction, food, and numerous other non-market purposes; more recently the canes of some species have been gathered for...
    Rattan Rattan Palms Underutilized Reso... Southeast Asia

  4. A Guide to Vegetable Growing in Southeast Asia

    1963-01-01 Vegetable growing is the largest single project carried ou by agriculture students in Thailand. One of their main problems is the lack of adequate information in the Thai language about the vegetable crops grown. This manual, in Thai and English is an attempt to help fill that need.
    Vegetables Vegetable gardening Southeast Asia

  5. Root & Tuber Crops

    1981-01-01 The number of species of root and tuber crops in South East Asia is very high. Some of them are already in cultivation but others are gathered from the wild when one wants to use them. In this booklet 49 species are briefly described and illustrated as a general introduction to this important but...
    Roots and Tubers Southeast Asia Root Crops

  6. Shifting Cultivation in Southeastern Asia

    1966-01-01 This study is wholly devoted to an examination of this one element of tropical agriculture in southeastern Asia and in a part of the island world of the southwest Pacific. The present analysis attempts to bring together the work of many scholars in many disciplines using as background...
    Rattan Shifting cultivation Southeast Asia Tropical Agriculture

  7. Plant Resources of South-East Asia, No 5(3), Timber Trees: Lesser-Known Timbers

    1998-01-19 Efforts to protect, conserve and sustainably use tropical forests are gaining support worldwide. They include improved management of natural forests, the establishment of timber plantations, the planting of trees in agroforestry systems, and the promotion of the use of non-timber forest products...
    Underutilized Trees Timber Trees Southeast Asia Asia

  8. Domestication of Agroforestry Trees in Southeast Asia: Proceedings of a Regional Workshop

    1997-01-01 These publication contains 33 papers submitted by workshop participants, the working group reports, and a list of recommended priority tree domestication topics for southeast Asia. The papers presented here include profiles on international and national domestication programs in Southeast Asia as...
    Multipurpose trees Tree Planting Southeast Asia Trees

  9. Plant resources of south-east Asia No. 8 Vegetables

    This volume deals with the vegetables of South-East Asia. A vegetable as a product or commodity may be defined as a usually succulent plant or portion of a plant which is consumed as a side-dish with the starchy staple. All vegetable crops share certain characteristics but very few completely fit...
    Vegetables Southeast Asia Botany-Economic

  10. Asean Grain Legumes

    This publication contains all scientific papers presented at, as well as the conclusion reached and the recommendation put forward by the Workshop.
    Southeast Asia Legumes Grain