Download Full eBooks in PDF
Conservation And Management Of Tropical Forests And Biological Diversity In Zaire Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of Conservation And Management Of Tropical Forests And Biological Diversity In Zaire book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Author : Jeff Goodson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951D01420770U
Author : Jill M. Blockhus
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Nature
ISBN : 2831701015
At the meeting of the International Tropical Timber Organization held in Bali in 1990, ITTO adopted the target of ensuring that all tropical timber marketed internationally should, by the year 2000, come from forests that are managed sustainably. This study is an attempt to determine whether the member countries of the ITTO have a legal and administrative basis for managing their production forests in ways which will allow these forests to contribute to biological diversity conservation. It also attempts to assess the extent to which such management is already applied on the ground through member country studies. A set of guidelines on ways in which management of production forests could be improved is included.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biodiversity conservation
ISBN : CORNELL:31924067988547
Author : Connie J. Clark,John R. Poulsen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780470673737
Historically, the conservation of forests and wildlife has focused on the creation of national parks and reserves. However, only 9% of protected areas are larger than 14,000 hectares, likely making them too small to conserve ecosystem services and prevent loss of wide-ranging keystone species such as elephant and leopard. New approaches are needed that extend conservation beyond protected area boundaries into areas where economic considerations prevail. The book describes one such emerging model of conservation: the integration of the private sector into partnerships to protect biodiversity and improve forest management. While such partnerships are being created in nearly every sector of resource extraction, detailed analyses of how such partnerships work and whether they benefit biodiversity conservation are rare. Using a case study from the Congo Basin, the book examines principles of conservation and partnership, and provides technical and methodological details to replicate an innovative conservation model. It presents concrete solutions for expanding conservation across multi-use landscapes, a necessary action as industry expands to all the corners of the globe.
Author : World Heritage Centre,Unesco
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Biodiversity conservation
ISBN : 9789798764233
Author : United States. Agency for International Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : MINN:31951D014156836
Author : Jeffrey A. McNeely,International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Publisher : International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015021633832
Author : Jaboury Ghazoul,Douglas Sheil
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780199285877
This is a comprehensive, attractive, and readable introduction to tropical rain forest ecology, biogeography, and management. It tackles the subject at local, regional, and global scales, and is both up-to-date and fully integrated across disciplines.
Author : Jeffrey Sayer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1992-06-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781349129614
Recognizing that sound information is vital to the progress of conservation, IUCN have gathered together a visual portfolio of maps of rain forests in Africa. The accompanying text analyzes the extent and causes of deforestation and points a way towards sustainable forest development.
Author : John Robinson,Elizabeth L. Bennett
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2000-02-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0231504926
Throughout the world people are concerned about the demise of tropical forests and their wildlife. Hunting by forest-dwelling people has a dramatic effect on wildlife in many tropical forests, frequently driving species to local extinction, with devastating implications for other species and the health of the forests themselves. But wildlife is an important source of protein and cash for rural peoples. Can hunting be managed to conserve biological communities while meeting human needs? Are hunting rates as practiced by tropical forest peoples sustainable? If not, what are the biological, social, and cultural implications of this failure? Answering these questions is ever more important as national and international agencies seek to integrate the development of local peoples with the conservation of tropical forest systems and species. This book presents a wide array of studies that examine the sustainability of hunting as practiced by rural peoples. Comprising work by both biological and social scientists, Hunting for Sustainability in Tropical Forests provides a balanced viewpoint on the ecological and human aspects of this hunting. The first section examines the effects of hunting on wildlife in tropical forests throughout the world. The next section looks at the importance of hunting to local communities. The third section looks at institutional challenges of resource management, while the fourth draws on economic perspectives to understand both hunting and sustainability. A final section provides synthesis and summary of the factors that influence sustainability and the implications for management. Drawing on examples from Ecuador to Congo-Zaire to Sulawesi, Hunting for Sustainability in Tropical Forests will be a valuable resource to policymakers, conservation organizations, and students and scholars of biology, ecology, and anthropology.
Author : Florencia Montagnini,Carl F. Jordan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005-03-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 3540237976
Importance pf tropical forests; characteristics of tropical forests; classification of tropical forests; deforestation in the tropics; management of tropical forests; plantatios and agroforestry systems; approaches for implementing sustainable management techniques.
Author : Neba Ndenecho
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789956717460
Cameroons tropical forest is home to numerous plants and animals. It is also inhabited by Baka pygmies who are foragers and Bantu farmers. These communities have developed forestdependent livelihoods, cultures and religions. Destruction of the forest by commercial and state interests, subsistence agriculture and the harvesting of products has necessitated a considerable upsurge in environmental protection projects to conserve and rehabilitate ecosystems, forests, soils and water resources. Ultimately, the approach to conservation that is applied is the responsibility of the government and international development agencies. The case studies documented seek to demonstrate that a broader perspective linking environmental protection and human welfare is important for two reasons. First, it addresses the rights and needs of local people and more marginal groups in society. Second, it also ensures that fundamental conservation objectives are achieved in practice with the participation of local people. The book develop guidelines for a more integrative and sociallyaware approach to environmental planning and project design and implementation. It outlines a participatory mapping procedure for the design and implementation of community forest programmes. This is a valuable book for land resource managers, environmentalists, environmental biologists, conservators, field workers and technicians involved with environmental conservation. With the professionalisation of courses in most universities, the book will constitute good reading for students of geography, biology, agriculture, forestry, botany and natural resource management.
Author : Leon A. Bennun
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073039427
Presents 25 papers taken from an international conference held at the National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, 1992. Contents include: biodiversity in Africa: past and present; indigenous knowledge systems; current approaches to biodiversity conservation; investing for the future: education and training in biodiversity conservation; and management and use of of biodiversity data.
Author : Götz Schroth,Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca,Celia A. Harvey,Claude Gascon,Heraldo L. Vasconcelos,Anne-Marie N. Izac
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781597267441
Agroforestry -- the practice of integrating trees and other large woody perennials on farms and throughout the agricultural landscape -- is increasingly recognized as a useful and promising strategy that diversifies production for greater social, economic, and environmental benefits. Agroforestry and BiodiversityConservation in Tropical Landscapes brings together 46 scientists and practitioners from 13 countries with decades of field experience in tropical regions to explore how agroforestry practices can help promote biodiversity conservation in human-dominated landscapes, to synthesize the current state of knowledge in the field, and to identify areas where further research is needed. Agroforestry and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscapes is the first comprehensive synthesis of the role of agroforestry systems in conserving biodiversity in tropical landscapes, and contains in-depth review chapters of most agroforestry systems, with examples from many different countries. It is a valuable source of information for scientists, researchers, professors, and students in the fields of conservation biology, resource management, tropical ecology, rural development, agroforestry, and agroecology.
Author : Frans Bongers,Timm Tennigkeit
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781849776400
Forest degradation as a result of logging, shifting cultivation, agriculture and urban development is a major issue throughout the tropics. It leads to loss in soil fertility, water resources and biodiversity, as well as contributes to climate change. Efforts are therefore required to try to minimize further degradation and restore tropical forests in a sustainable way. This is the first research-based book to examine this problem in East Africa. The specific focus is on the forests of Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda, but the lessons learned are shown to be applicable to neighbouring countries and others in the tropics. A wide range of forest types are covered, from dry Miombo forest and afromontane forests, to forest-savannah mosaics and wet forest types. Current management practices are assessed and examples of good practice presented. The role of local people is also emphasized. The authors describe improved management and restoration through silviculture, plantation forestry and agroforestry, leading to improvements in timber production, biodiversity conservation and the livelihoods of local people.