An international journal of forestry and forest industries - Vol. 52 2001/4
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Editor: A. Perlis
Editorial Advisory Board
Forestry Department:
J. Ball, I.J. Bourke, S. Braatz,
D. Kneeland, M. Morell,
C. Palmberg-Lerche, A. Perlis, L. Russo,
O. Souvannavong, M. Wilkie
Editing, design, graphics and desktop
publishing: Editorial Group,
FAO Information Division
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Cover photo: Aerial view of a bauxite mine area
in Australia in 1980, during operational phase,
and in 2001, approximately 15 years after rehabilitation
P. Garside/Alcoa World Alumina Australia
J.J. Griffith and T.J. Toy
Evolution in revegetation of iron-ore mines in Minas Gerais State, Brazil
J.M. Sarrailh and N. Ayrault
Rehabilitation of nickel mining sites in New Caledonia
D. Rhodes
Rehabilitation of deforested steep slopes on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island
A.M. Jensen and M.S. Hajej
The Road of Hope: control of moving sand dunes in Mauritania
V.A. Ipatyev
Healing the damage of Chernobyl: radiation-contaminated forests and their rehabilitation
J. Krecek and Z. Horická
Degradation and recovery of mountain watersheds: the Jizera Mountains, Czech Republic
T. Marghescu
Restoration of degraded forest land in Thailand: the case of Khao Kho