PLEC NEWS AND VIEWS
No. 19
MARCH 2002
PRINCIPAL SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR’S REPORT
NEW SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR OF PLEC
CONGRATULATIONS TO LIANG LUOHUI
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THREE MAIN EVENTS
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The International Symposium on Managing Biodiversity in Agricultural
Ecosystems, Montreal 8–10 November 2001
PLEC papers presented
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NATIONAL MEETINGS
THE GENERAL MEETING IN NEW YORK
THE EVALUATION
AFTERWARDS
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NEW BOOKS
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Helen Parsons
PAPERS BY PROJECT MEMBERS
Scaling up a PLEC demonstration site for the national pilot programme: a case example
of a Hmong Njua village in northern Thailand
Charal Thong-Ngam, Thamanoon Areetham, Prasong Kaewpha, Songsak
Thepsarn, Narit Yimyam, Chavalit Korsamphan and Kanok Rerkasem
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Promoting agrobiodiversity under difficulties: the Jamaica-PLEC experience
Elizabeth Thomas-Hope and Balfour Spence
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A discussion with some Chinese expert farmers
Liang Luohui
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PLEC on steep slopes: the ‘sustainable livelihoods’ approach
Michael Stocking
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