Science_and_Environment

Earth_Sciences

National_Parks

	ASOCON - Asia Soil Conservation Network for the Humid Tropics : Network assisting its member countries through information exchange, regional workshops, expert consultations and learning activities for those responsible for the development and dissemination of soil and water conservation practices for small-scale farmers. - www.asocon.org/
	BBC NEWS - Asian haze poses 'widespread threat' : The United Nations says pollution from south-east Asia is changing weather patterns and causing disease across the world. - news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2182783.stm
	ECO Asia - Environment Congress for Asia and the Pacific : Offers opportunities for government officials, experts from international organizations, and researchers in the region to exchange viewpoints. Includes reports on multinational congresses and workshops and links to country-specific sites. - www.ecoasia.org/
	Farmnet Asia : A rural development program. Its primary aim is to bring farm households into rural decision making. Includes annual reports, periodicals. - farmnetasia.nic.in/
	International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) : With a mission to help developing countries in the semi-arid tropics increase farm productivity and food security, reduce poverty, and protect the environment through optimum use of the natural resource endowment, through partnership-based international agricultural research, particularly with NARS. - www.cgiar.org/icrisat/
	Regional Information Service Centre for Southeast Asia on Appropriate Technology : Resource on appropriate technologies in the fields of sustainable agriculture, waste management, textiles and renewable energy, primarily in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Yunnan province in China. - www.ist.cmu.ac.th/riseat/index.html
	rwesa.org - www.rwesa.org/
	South China Sea Fishery Research Institute (SCSFRI) : Involved in scientific and technological research for the development of fisheries in South China Sea. - www.lib.noaa.gov/china/archi/scsfri.htm
	United Nations Environment Programme : Website of the regional office for Asia and the Pacific. - www.unep.org/unep/regoffs/roap/
	Why Paper Mills Clean Up : World Bank paper (January 1997) on the "Determinants of Pollution Abatement in Four Asian Countries". Abstract in HTML format; full text in PDF format. - www.worldbank.org/html/dec/Publications/Workpapers/wps1710-abstract.html