Resources Tagged: Forest Management
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The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is a non-profit, scientific facility that conducts research on the most pressing challenges of forest and landscapes management around the world. With our global, multidisciplinary approach, we aim to improve human well-being, protect the...
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This report explores the role and impact of CITES on the trade in forest products and sustainable forest management throughout its 30-year history, with an emphasis on plant, and specifically timber, species.
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Access Agriculture Training Video Trees produce timber and firewood, but also fruit, pods, leaves and medicines for people and livestock. Some species help improve soil fertility and reduce local temperatures. The system supports crops and livestock. Available languages Arabic Bambara Chichewa /...
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1987-01-01 In many developing countries wood harvesting with hand tools continues on a large scale. With the shift of emphasis towards trees grown by rural people rather than forestry enterprises, it will gain in importance in the years to come. This training manual provides basic information on efficient...
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2006-04-20 This book discusses various agroforesty options and how they are currently enhancing the traditional, forest-dependant livelihoods of uploand people
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1991-01-01 In addition to providing an historical perspective of the development of new kinds of forestry activities, this review contributes a forward-looking assessment of constraints and opportunities for strengthening participation in all forestry activities.
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2001-01-01 This study, based on field work in India, brings out the multiplicity of debates, policies and practices that Joint Forest Management embodies.
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1999-01-01 Shaping Forest Management argues that participation is now essential to contemporary forest management, details some benefits of participation, including the conservation of natural resources and the fostering of sustainable rural livelihoods, discusses the importance of effective management...
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2009-01-20 This comprehensive treatise begins with chapters on the development, ecological foundations, and the status of agroforestry in the US. Separate chapters cover technical aspects of the five major agroforestry practices, namely windbreaks, silvopastures, alley cropping, riparian forest buffers, and...
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1983-01-01 Packed with information and illustration, Working with Your Woodland gives woodland owners all the basics necessary for making key decisions. The revised edition reflects fundamental changes in the way private woodlands are viewed. Today they must be seen as part of the whole earth rather than an...