The social dynamics of deforestation and of forest protection are the ongoing interactions among social actors and processes that determine the use and management of forests. Based on a vast amount of research and detailed case-studies in Brazil, Central America, Nepal and Tanza…
The social dynamics of deforestation and of forest protection are the ongoing interactions among social actors and processes that determine the use and management of forests. Based on a vast amount of research and detailed case-studies in Brazil, Central America, Nepal and Tanza…
"This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic value of Mediterranean forests, including not just commonly measured benefits such as timber, but also the public goods and externalities they provide. Uniquely, it brings together forest valuations at the national lev…
"Current knowledge of the ecology of tropical rain-forest trees is limited, with detailed information available for perhaps only a few hundred of the many thousands of species that occur. Yet a good understanding of the trees is essential to unravelling the workings of the fores…
"Current knowledge of the ecology of tropical rain-forest trees is limited, with detailed information available for perhaps only a few hundred of the many thousands of species that occur. Yet a good understanding of the trees is essential to unravelling the workings of the fores…
Continuous cover forestry
by Pukkala, Timo, Gadow, Klaus von
fromManaging Forest Ecosystems
The silvicultural basis for agroforestry systems
"During the Green Revolution in many developing countries, agroforestry systems tended to reflect modern agricultural systems by their intensive use of fertilizers, pesticides, and site modifications to fit the desired crop. Since the 1980's, agroforestry has learned from tradit…
Participation: the new tyranny?
In many countries around the world, in NGOs, private concerns and other organisations, participation is a buzz-word that fails to live up to expectations. These essays explore how participatory schemes fail and how to rectify the situation.
"Images of children starving because of environmental destruction have become an integral part of the way that Africa is perceived in the north. That is a typical signpost to the lie of the land. This book questions the reasoning behind such images." "How do environmental orthod…