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FOREST HARVESTING CASE-STUDY 9

Mike Jurvélius

Edited by
Lay-Cheng Tan
Patrick B. Durst

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNTIED NATIONS
Bangkok, Thailand, 1997

RAP PUBLICATION: 1997/41

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Foreword

List of abbreviations

Introduction

Tree farming and large-scale plantations

Evolution of harvesting methods

Appropriate technologies

Forestry education and training

The start of large-scale, labor-intensive harvesting

Conclusions and summary

Reference literature