Unasylva - No. 189 - Computers and forestry













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An international journal of forestry and forest industries - Vol. 48 - 1997/2

FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Editor: S. A. Dembner
Language Editor: R. Tucker
Layout Editor: M. Criscuolo
Editorial Advisory Board Forestry Department: M. R. de Montalembert (Chairman), I. Anderson, I. Ball, I. J. Bourke, S. Braatz, I. Clement, S. A. Dembner, M. Morell, O. Serrano, P. Tesha, P. Vantomme

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Guidelines for authors

Editorial

D. Richardson
The Internet and rural development: opportunities for forestry

D. P. Dykstra
Information systems in forestry

K. D. Singh
Lessons of computerization in Andhra Pradesh Forest Department, India

A. Sherwood
FAO Community Forestry Unit electronic conference on conflict management

J. A. Berdegué and R. D. Hart
Electronic opportunities for forestry education networking

T. E. Burk, P. J. Cameron, S. D. Lime and S. Lane
An Internet-based forest fire information system

An interview with Halit Dagli, Turkey's Minister for Forestry
Looking forward to the twenty-first century: The 11th World Forestry Congress

J. L. Greene
Federal income tax incentives for private in the United States

FAO forestry

World of forestry

Books

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