Unasylva - Vol. 9, No. 4













Table of Contents


December 1955

Unasylva - An international review of forestry and forest products

ORGANIZATION CHART

Cover photograph: More than half of world forest production is of firewood. For countless people like this bay gathering scrub fuel from the mountain side in Afghanistan, FAO's work in the development of world forestry is indirectly of great importance. The 1955 Session, of the Conference of FAO directely that the Organization's work relating to correct watershed management and the influences of forest and other vegetative cover, should be strengthened. Governments must spread information on the techniques for improving the management of forest and other vegetative corer on the slopes of watersheds.

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Table of Contents


So bold an aim

Directive for world-forestry

FAO Staff
FAO's interest in atomic energy

Joint FAO/IUFRO Committee on Bibliography
Multilingual forest terminology

Gordon R. Groves
The Bermuda Cedar

FAO Staff
Wood requirements in the near east by FAO staff

Commodity report

Pulpwood and pitprop supplies, 1946-1955

The work of FAO

European forestry commission
Near east forestry commission
ECE timber committee
Land problems in the near east
International chestnut commission

Equipment news

News of the world

Selected reviews

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