Tropical Forest Conservation And Development

Author : Jürgen Blase
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Deforestation
ISBN : 1786762498

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Achieving Sustainable Management of Tropical Forests by Jürgen Blase Pdf

Although global rates of deforestation have started to decrease, they remain alarmingly high in many tropical countries. In light of this challenge, the growing importance of sustainable forest management (SFM) has been highlighted as a means for improving sustainability across the sector. Achieving sustainable management of tropical forests summarises and reviews the rich body of research on tropical forests and how this research can be utilised to make sustainable management of tropical forests a standard implementable strategy for the future. The book features expert discussions on the economic, political and environmental contexts needed for SFM to operate successfully, including coverage of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With its distinguished editors and international array of expert authors, Achieving sustainable management of tropical forests will be a standard reference for researchers in tropical forest science, international and national organisations responsible for protection and responsible stewardship of tropical forests, as well as the commercial sector harvesting and using tropical forest products.

Author : Jean Albrecht
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Forest conservation
ISBN : WISC:89050734938

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Tropical Forest Conservation and Development by Jean Albrecht Pdf

Author : Frances Seymour,Jonah Busch
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781933286860

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Why Forests? Why Now? by Frances Seymour,Jonah Busch Pdf

Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time—averting climate change and promoting development. Despite their importance, tropical forests and their ecosystems are being destroyed at a high and even increasing rate in most forest-rich countries. The good news is that the science, economics, and politics are aligned to support a major international effort over the next five years to reverse tropical deforestation. Why Forests? Why Now? synthesizes the latest evidence on the importance of tropical forests in a way that is accessible to anyone interested in climate change and development and to readers already familiar with the problem of deforestation. It makes the case to decisionmakers in rich countries that rewarding developing countries for protecting their forests is urgent, affordable, and achievable.

Author : Duncan Poore
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136570087

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Changing Landscapes by Duncan Poore Pdf

This is the history of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO); its aims, policies and achievements, through drawing on contemporary records and the author's own wide experience. The book uses examination of past successes and failures to formulate a 21st-century agenda for the most practical ways of improving the management of forests and deciding forest policies.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Committee on Forest Development in the Tropics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Agroforestry
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040388998

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Tropical Forestry Action Plan by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Committee on Forest Development in the Tropics Pdf

Author : Eberhard F Bruenig
Publisher : CABI
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781780641409

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Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests, 2nd Edition by Eberhard F Bruenig Pdf

This new edition of Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests applies the large body of knowledge, experience and tradition available to those who study tropical rainforests. Revised and updated in light of developments in science, technology, economics, politics, etc. and their effects on tropical forests, it describes the principles of integrated conservation and management that lead to sustainability, identifying the unifying phenomena that regulate the processes within the rainforest and that are fundamental to the ecosystem viability. Features of the natural forest and the socio-cultural ecosystems which can be mimicked in the design of self-sustaining forests are also discussed. A holistic approach to the management and conservation of rainforests is developed throughout the book. The focus on South-East Asian forestry will be widened to include Africa and Latin America. Recent controversial issues such as biofuels and carbon credits with respect to tropical forests and their inhabitants will be discussed. This book is a substantial contribution to the literature, it is a valuable resource for all those concerned with rainforests.

Author : Douglas Southgate
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1998-06-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780195355062

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Tropical Forest Conservation by Douglas Southgate Pdf

Attempts to halt the destruction of rain forests and other natural habitats in the tropics have met with little success. In particular, national parks, like those found in wealthy nations, have proven difficult to establish in Africa, Asia, and South and Central America. More often than not, people inhabiting areas designated for protection resist being told by outsiders that they must change how and where they live. Alternative approaches, frequently embodied in integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs), are now being pursued. The goal is to address local communities' desires for improved standards of living while simultaneously meeting conservation objectives. Nature-based tourism and sustainable harvesting of forest products are the centerpieces of ICDPs and related initiatives. This book assesses the viability of conservation strategies predicated on the adoption of environmentally sound enterprises in and around threatened habitats. Drawing on research in Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Peru and on his extensive experience working in South and Central America and the Caribbean, the author demonstrates that it is rare for forest dwellers to derive much benefit from ecotourism, the extraction of timber and other commodities, or the collection of samples used in pharmaceutical research. Often these activities are simply unprofitable. Even when they are profitable, the benefits tend not to accrue locally, but instead are captured by outside firms and individuals who can provide important services like safe and reliable transportation. The author contends that human capital formation and related productivity-enhancing investment is the only sure path to economic progress and habitat conservation.

Author : Douglas Dewitt Southgate
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-23
Category : Deforestation
ISBN : 0197702279

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Tropical Forest Conservation by Douglas Dewitt Southgate Pdf

It has proved hard to establish national parks in Africa, Asia, and South and Central America, where inhabitants are resistant to change. This text explores the alternatives of integrated conservation and development projects & related initiatives.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251049769

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Sustainable Management of Tropical Forests in Central Africa by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

This publication contains 14 case studies which detail successful examples of sustainable forest management practices identified and demonstrate the evolution of the forest sector in Central Africa. This is part of an initiative, undertaken within the framework of the FAO/Netherlands Partnership Programme and in close collaboration with regional and international organisations, to highlight the numerous efforts undertaken in forest management over the last 20 years to promote all aspects of sustainable development.

Author : Uwem E. Ite
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781351789028

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Global Thinking and Local Action by Uwem E. Ite Pdf

This title was first published in 2001. Based on extensive local field research undertaken in and around the Cross River National Park in Nigeria, this book provides a socio-economic study of the tensions between agriculture and nature conservation. Taking a ’bottom-up’ approach and focussing on the farm household and the dynamics of forest farming at household level, it brings together a wealth of new information on the subject of tropical forestry, the causes and dynamics of tropical rain forest loss and the problematic relations between conservation authorities in National Parks and local people. Its conclusions raise important questions about practical ways forward in the development of such areas.

Author : Ariel E. Lugo,Carol Lowe
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781461224983

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Tropical Forests: Management and Ecology by Ariel E. Lugo,Carol Lowe Pdf

Forestry professors used to remind students that, whereas physicians bury their mistakes, foresters die before theirs are noticed. But good institutions live longer than the scientists who contribute to building them, and the half-century of work of the USDA Forest Service's Institute of Tropical Forestry (ITF) is in plain view: an unprecedented corpus of accomplishments that would instill pride in any organization. There is scarcely anyone interested in current issues of tropical forestry who would not benefit from a refresher course in ITF's findings: its early collaboration with farmers to establish plantations, its successes in what we now call social forestry, its continuous improvement of nursery practices, its screening trials of native species, its development of wood-processing technologies appropriate for developing countries, its thorough analysis of tropical forest function, and its holistic approach toward conservation of endangered species. Fortunately, ITF has a long history of information exchange through teaching; like many others, I got my own start in tropical forest ecology fromjust such a course in Puerto Rico. And long before politicians recognized the global importance of tropical forestry, the ITF staff served actively as ambassadors of the discipline, visiting tropical coun tries everywhere to learn and, when invited to do so, to help solve local problems. It is a general principle of biogeography that species' turnover rates on islands are higher than those on continents. Inevitably, the same is true of scientists assigned to work on islands.

Author : Theodore E. Downing
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429714030

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Development Or Destruction by Theodore E. Downing Pdf

This book is the outcome of a workshop on the conversion of tropical forest to pasture in Latin America convened in Oaxaca, Mexico in 1988. It examines the dynamics underlying this complex and destructive process and enlisted multiple perspectives in order to identify alternatives.

Author : Jürgen Blaser,Pat Hardcastle
Publisher : Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Sc
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 178676248X

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Achieving Sustainable Management of Tropical Forests by Jürgen Blaser,Pat Hardcastle Pdf

This collection reviews the wealth of research on tropical forest management. Parts 1 and 2 explore key challenges facing tropical forests as well as the ecosystem services they deliver. Parts 3 and 4 review the management structures and techniques required for sustainable forest management (SFM). Part 6 includes case studies of SFM of different tropical forest types.

Author : Min Thant Zin
Publisher : Universitätsverlag Göttingen
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783938616161

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Developing a Scientific Basis for Sustainable Management of Tropical Forest Watersheds by Min Thant Zin Pdf

Myanmar is a country situated in continental Southeast Asia and most parts of the country are highlands forming as watersheds of country's drainage systems. These highland watersheds are usually clad with tropical forests of different types providing productive and protective functions essential for sustainable development of the country. Accordingly, sustainable forest management has to be adopted as a standard approach for effective watershed conservation whereas timber production guided by sustained yield principles would be one of the overriding objectives. Four case studies provide some useful insight into resolution for some technical problems of the prevailing strategic challenges in sustainable forest management for effective conservation of forest watersheds of the country.

Author : Eva Wollenberg,Andrew Ingles
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Forest conservation
ISBN : 9789798764196

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Incomes from the Forest by Eva Wollenberg,Andrew Ingles Pdf

Documentation and comparation methods to assess options for forest-based livelihoods and their outcomes. The contributions are based on the premise that livelihood and conservation goals can be best achieved by improving information flow about changes in the environment, and the impacts of forest use. The authors report on the strengths and weaknesses of methods that have been tried in the field.