Unasylva - No. 169 - Sustainability













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An international journal of forestry and forest industries - Vol. 43 - 1992/2

FAO - Food and agriculture Organization of the United States

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.
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Guidelines for authors

Editorial: Sustainability

J.S. Maini
Sustainable development of forests

D.P. Dykstra and R. Heinrich
Sustaining tropical forests through environmentally sound harvesting practices

M. Kiernan, M. Perl, D. McCaffrey, R.J. Buschbacher and G. Batmanian
Pilot natural forest management initiatives in Latin America: Lessons and opportunities

J. Ocaña-Vidal
Natural forest management with strip clear-cutting

S.T. Mok
Potential for sustainable tropical forest management in Malaysia

R.H. Kemp
The conservation of genetic resources in managed forests

D.D. Gow
Forestry for sustainable development: The social dimension

An interview with P.J. Mahler, Special Adviser to the Director General, Assistant Director General for Environment and Sustainable Development, FAO (Interview conducted by Unasylva Editor Stephen A. Dembner.)
Harmonizing the environment and sustainable development

World of forestry

Books

FAO forestry paper on natural forest management America
The future for timber in North America
Understanding armillaria
Shifting cultivators

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