Unasylva - No. 168 - Arid zone forestry













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An international journal of forestry and forest industries - Vol. 43 - 1992/1

FAO - Food and agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Editor: Stephen A. Dembner
Language Editor: Rachel Tucker
Layout Editor: Marina Criscuolo
Editorial Advisory Board
Forestry Department: M.R. de Montalembert (Chairman), M. Chipeta, S. Dembner, R. Heinrich, M. Hoskins, L. Ljungman, M. Morell, M.K. Muthoo, C. Palmberg, E.H. Sène, N. Vergara.
Publications Division: K. Richmond (Editorial Branch)

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Guidelines for authors

Editorial: Forestry and resource management in arid zones

The Paris Declaration, Statement by Mr Edouard Saouma, Inaugural address by Mr François Mitterrand
Tenth World Forestry Congress

J. Fries and J. Heermans
Natural forest management in semi-arid Africa: status and research needs

S. Guinko and L.J. Pasgo
Harvesting and marketing of edible products from local woody species in Zitenga, Burkina Faso

F. Murindagomo
Wildlife management in Zimbabwe: The CAMPFIRE programme

A. Kowsar
Desertification control floodwater spreading in Iran

F.R. Bach
Improving arid and semi-arid zone arboreal genetic resources

R.J. Vandenbeldt
Agroforestry in the semi-arid tropics

A. Babaev and N. Kharin
Combating desertification in the USSR

L. Boggia
Forestry stamps

World of forestry

Books

Flora of the Sudan
Sustainable tropical forest management
Dryland management
A balanced tropical environment

Letters

Where to purchase FAO publications locally - Points de vente des publications de la FAO - Puntos de venta de publicaciones de la FAO