tailieunhanh - Asean Biodiversity: Combating Land Degradation

Biodiversity will continue to bring you information on biodiversity conservation and management and other related concerns and issues from the 10 ASEAN Member-Countries (AMCs) – Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR), Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. | asean October-December 2006 I jmn ISSN 1655-0471 BCT JMJ The newsmagazine of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity Editor in Chief Monina T. Uriarte Creative Artist Nanie S. Gonzales Writer Sahlee Bugna-Barrer EDITORIAL BOARD Members Roland . Yap Diector NPRM Ma. Consuelo D. Garcia Director BIM Aida B. Lapis Lauro S. Punzalan Imelda C. Pangga Alma C. Logmao ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity ACB Headquarters . Box 35015 College Laguna 4031 Philippines Telefax E-mail Website ACB Annex Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center North Avenue Diliman Quezon City 1156 Philippines Email Printed by IDG Quality Printing Corporation No. of Copies 5 000 Disclaimer Views or opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent any official view of the European Union or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN Secretariat. The authors are responsible for any data or information presented in their articles. Letters articles suggestions and photos are welcome and should be addressed to The Editor-in-Chief ASEAN Biodiversity ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity College Laguna E-mail Contents Volume 1 Number 1 October-December 2006 ABOUT YOU AND US Editorial We Are 2006 in a The ASEAN Centre for SPECIAL REPORTS Hastening Ecological Restoration Using Beneficial Philippines Best Practice to Combat Land Degradadtion . 13 UNCCD COUNTRY REPORTS Desertification and Land Degradation in Cambodia Improving Agricultural Practices to Enhance Soil Indonesia Land Rehabilitation through Extensive Forest Lao PDR A Strategic Vision for the Forest and Agriculture Malaysia Promoting Sustainable Land Resource Myanmar Long-term Plans to Arrest Philippines Mainstreaming Agriculture and Rural Development Singapore A .