Unasylva - No. 153 - The changing face of forest industry













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Vol. 38

1986/3

An international journal of the forestry and food industries

FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Editor
Robert Wazeka

Language Editor
Roberta Mitchell

Layout Editor
Marina Criscuolo

Consulting Editors
Fay Banoun, Marcelle Biagini, Griselda Gomez, Farhana Haque

Editorial Assistant
Antoinette Fernandez Van Asten

Editorial Advisory Board
Forestry Department: J.EM. Arnold (Chairman), B. Ben Salem, C. Chandrasekharan, A. Contreras, M.R. de Montalembert, B. Kyrklund, M.K. Muthoo, C. Palmberg, R.D. Pardo, R. Wazeka (Secretary)

Publications Division: K. Richmond (Editorial Branch)

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Editorial: The changing face of forest industry

FAO Forestry Department
Forest industries in socio-economic development

L. Lintu
Marketing in the forestry sector

Gerard Buttoud and Mamoudou Hamadou
Trade in forest products among developing countries

J.L. Whitmore and Bruce Burwell
Industry and agroforestry

An interview withThalerng Thamrongnavasavat
Promoting the private sector

Riccardo Morandini
Report: IUFRO forestry science serving society

Ben Salem
Report: A short history of Silva Mediterranea

Ben Salem
Report: Restoring arid environments

The world of forestry

Using coconut wood
Investing in trees
The Mediterranean forests of Chile
Can cedars protect Mediterranean forests?
The lessons of winter

Books

Hedges in rural landscapes
Forests in medieval Europe
Forests for recreation
Human impacts on the forest
A catalogue for lumbermen

Environment

Land of fire
International pesticide code

International year of the forest medals

To the editor

Palm-oil for diesel fuel
Any money for bees?

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