Asian Flora « http://www.asianflora.com/ | | Botanist cédric basset's photographs of many plants (identified by family , genus , or species) in their natural environments in asia. english and french. |
ASOCON - Asia Soil Conservation Network for the Humid Tropics « http://www.asocon.org/ | | 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 far |
East China Sea Fishery Research Institute (ECSFRI) « http://www.lib.noaa.gov/china/archi/ecsfri.htm | | Involved in scientific and technological research for the development of fisheries in east china sea. |
ECO Asia - Environment Congress for Asia and the Pacific « http://www.ecoasia.org/ | | 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. |
Farmnet Asia « http://farmnetasia.nic.in/ | | A rural development program. its primary aim is to bring farm households into rural decision making. includes annual reports , periodicals. |
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Area (ICARDA) « http://www.cgiar.org/icarda/ | | Serves the entire developing world for the improvement of barley , lentil and faba bean; and dry-area developing countries for the on-farm management of water , improvement of nutrition and productivity of small ruminants (sheep and goats) , and rehabilitati |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) « http://www.icrisat.org/ | | 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 a |
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) « http://www.irri.org/ | | A nonprofit international agricultural research and training center established to improve the well-being of present and future generations of rice farmers and consumers , particularly those with low incomes. |
Mekonginfo « http://www.mekonginfo.org/ | | An interactive system for sharing information and knowledge about participatory natural resource management (nrm) in the lower mekong basin. provides full-text and abstract , reference and case studies , as long as a contacts database of individuals , projec |
Regional Information Service Centre for Southeast Asia on Appropriate Technology « http://www.ist.cmu.ac.th/riseat/index.html | | 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. |
South China Sea Fishery Research Institute (SCSFRI) « http://www.lib.noaa.gov/china/archi/scsfri.htm | | Involved in scientific and technological research for the development of fisheries in south china sea. |
The Red Data Book « http://www.rdb.or.id/ | | A searchable database of threatened bird species of asia. includes user contributions of bird sitings. |
Why Paper Mills Clean Up « http://www.worldbank.org/html/dec/Publications/Workpapers/wps1710-abstract.html | | World bank paper (january 1997) on the " determinants of pollution abatement in four asian countries" . abstract in html format; full text in pdf format. |