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Small forest enterprises are a feature of forestry in many tropical countries and could play an important role in supplying certified timber to Japan and other importer countries, particularly to niche markets. アジア太平洋地域では、多くの天然林の減少や劣化が複合的な要因により急速に進んでいる中で、持続可能な森林管理のあり方が模索されており、熱帯材の主要輸入国である日本でも、「国等による環境物品等の調達の推進等に関する法律」（グリーン購入法）に基づく基本方針を改訂...

This report consists of three main parts: 1) Recommendations for Sustainable Groundwater Management in Asian Cities, 2) Situation Analysis and 3) Summary of Case Studies. The first part highlights the recommendations for better groundwater management. The Remarks: Final Report: "Sustainable Groundwater Management in Asian Cities: A final report of...

Many Asian cities have greatly relied on groundwater in the course of their development. Large populations and concentrations of industrial activity in urban areas intensified the stress on groundwater. Such stress has resulted in environmental problems, such as the drawdown of water tables, land subsidence and saltwater intrusion, which interfered...

At the IGES, we have been announcing the top news on the environment in the Asia-Pacific region every year since 1998. This has been with the aim of collecting and organising information about environmental issues and policy trends in the region, and to report on how the region addresses environmental problems and how it works to create a...

Remarks: 地球環境保全への途―アジアからのメッセージ

Groundwater, often described as “out of sight, out of mind”, is a crucial resource for mankind, yet not many people realise its crucial situation. This edition of IRES aims to highlight the importance of groundwater resource, particularly in Asia, and present new technologies and innovative solutions for groundwater management and policy. EDITORS'...

Remarks: Commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan 環境省委託業務