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| 0017-A1 | VISIÓN DEL CONOCIMIENTO DE ESPECIES FORESTALES MELÍFERAS EN COMUNIDADES LOCALES. |
| En la actualidad, la mayor pérdida de hábitat forestales se está registrando en las zonas tropicales, donde se encuentran la mayor parte de las especies por unidad de superficie. Es conocido que las causas de la degradación del ... | |
| 0020-A1 | POTENCIALIDADES DEL APROVECHAMIENTO DEL BOSQUE EN UN ASENTAMIENTO POBLACIONAL. |
| El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo identificar las interacciones hombre-naturaleza en la pequeña localidad de La Majagua, ubicada en las inmediaciones de la Estación Experimental Forestal de Viñales ( Km 22 de la carretera ... | |
| 0036-A1 | COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAMS IN NEPAL AND THEIR EFFECTS ON POORER HOUSEHOLDS |
| Community forestry is a successful participatory approach for forest protection and management in Nepal. Until now, about 850,000 hectares forests of Nepal have been handed over to eleven thousand forest user groups. Forest users ... | |
| 0038-A1 | FORESTRY AND FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA |
| Forests are a source of life; providing food, fruits, oils, medicine, forage, fuelwood, game, employment and income for rural populations as well as conserving the environment for sustainable agriculture and protection of ... | |
| 0044-A1 | WHAT DETERMINES HOUSEHOLD DEPENDENCY ON COMMUNITY FORESTS? EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM NEPAL |
| The relationship between household socio-economic attributes and forest dependency has become a growing concern in issues of local level collective action. On one hand, it has been argued that poor people extract more resources ... | |
| 0053-A1 | A VIEW ON WOOD-BASED INDUSTRY AT EGE REGION IN TURKEY. |
| This study was carried out for determination of present situation on wood-based industry at Ege Region in Turkey, investigation of the relations between forest enterprises and also wood-based industry, identification of the ... | |
| 0060-A1 | INDIGENOUS USES AND STRUCTURE OF CHIR PINE FOREST IN UTTARANCHAL HIMALAYA, INDIA |
| Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.) is one of the most useful tree species in the Himalayan region. I studied the various indigenous uses and the structure of chir pine forests in the Uttaranchal Himalaya, India. Field surveys ... | |
| 0077-A1 | SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF WOODY BIOMASS FOR ENERGY |
| Renewable energy in the form of biomass is becoming increasingly important as countries realize that bioenergy offers a solution to international commitments to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Bioenergy systems reduce ... | |
| 0084-A1 | TESTING RELIABILITY OF STUMPAGE PRICES AS INDICATORS OF THE SCARCITY OF NATIONAL FOREST RESOURCES |
| In resource accounting, the shadow prices of natural resources and environmental effects should be used for correcting market prices to correspond to the social marginal value of goods. Since it is difficult to measure shadow ... | |
| 0087-A1 | RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL VALUES OF FOREST PLANTS IN NEPAL |
| Forests provide food, medicine, energy, shelter, wood and non-wood products to sustain life on earth. Dependency on forests to support subsistence-farming systems has been of paramount importance in Nepal. In addition, there have ... | |
| 0095-A1 | CONSERVACIÓN DE BOSQUES COMUNALES EN LA AMAZONÍA PERUANA |
| Este proyecto se concibió con la finalidad de contribuir a la conservación y al uso sostenible de los bosques húmedos tropicales pertenecientes al territorio de 18 comunidades indígenas de la Región Ucayali, y se operativizó, en ... | |
| 0100-A1 | GOOD HARVESTING PRACTICES FOR NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS AND THE PATENT REGIME |
| Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) including medicinal and aromatic plants have been an integral part of the rural life style. Their harvesting and need-based usage was traditionally regulated in such a way that sustainability ... | |
| 0115-A1 | HOW STAKEHOLDERS PERCEIVE JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT: A PERCEPTUAL ANALYSIS |
| The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of forest officers/staff and local people about different dimensions of Joint Forest Management (JFM) and to assess the constraints to JFM as perceived by people and forest ... | |
| 0116-A1 | RUHUNA (YALA) NATIONAL PARK IN SRI LANKA: VISITORS, VISITATION AND ECO-TOURISM |
| The paper attempts to identify the visitors, assess visitation and evaluate the eco-tourism in Ruhuna National Park. The visitors are identified in terms of gender, age distribution, education level and income group. Visitation ... | |
| 0132-A1 | PUTTING INFORMATION TO WORK IN BRITISH COLUMBIA’S NATURAL RESOURCE SECTOR |
| Sustainability is a major driver of a number of international instruments including the Brundtland Report, the Rio Declaration and Agenda 21. All of these instruments emphasize the need to improve our management and exchange of ... | |
| 0142-A1 | THE FUTURE ROLE OF PLANTATION FORESTS AND FOREST-BASED INDUSTRY |
| The development of forest-based sawmills and plywood mills (1980s-1990s) and pulp and paper industries (mid 1990s) plays an important role in forest resource management. Wood supply from plantation forests will have to provide an ... | |
| 0152-A1 | RIGHTS TO FORESTS: MEETING BASIC NEEDS IN INDIA’S WESTERN GHATS |
| In addition to the oft-stated benefits of tropical forests on the earth’s physical system (e.g. assisting in carbon sequestration and regulating local and regional climates, among others), these biomes also serve as crucial ... | |
| 0154-A1 | NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS IN UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT, WESTERN GHATS, KARNATAKA, INDIA: A FINANCIAL VALUATION |
| Western Ghats being one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, a study was undertaken to evaluate the flow of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Uttara Kannada district, one of the Western Ghats districts. A wide range of NTFPs ... | |
| 0160-A1 | SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT AND COMMERCIALISATION OF NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS IN ORISSA: ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION AND BENEFITS TO PRIMARY GATHERERS |
| This paper: (a) examines the critical role of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in sustaining the livelihoods of millions of forest-dependent communities, highlighting some issues concerning commercialisation in the context of ... | |
| 0176-A1 | LEARNING LESSONS FROM THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COORDINATION OF INDIGENOUS AND PEASANTS FOR COMMUNITY AGROFORESTRY (ACICAFOC) |
| The Central American Indigenous and Peasant Coordinator of Communal Agroforestry (ACICAFOC) is a non-profit, grassroot organization that gathers together associations, cooperatives, federations and organized groups of small- to ... | |
| 0181-A1 | INDIGENOUS FRUIT TREES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA |
| This paper looks at the status and contribution of Indigenous Fruit Trees (IFTs) to food security in southern Africa, and reviews and assesses the physical situation of IFTs in the Miombo Woodland. It contains information on use ... | |
| 0182-A1 | CONTRIBUTIONS OF SELECTED NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS TO HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA |
| Despite numerous policies and programmes geared towards improving the living standards of rural households in Nigeria, it has been difficult to stem the growth of food insecurity. Forest and trees are becoming scarce, thus ... | |
| 0186-A1 | THE ROLE OF ETHNIC AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF INDIA AND THEIR CULTURE IN THE CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY |
| This paper describes the significant role of ethnic people who have conserved the biodiversity in and around localities of their natural habitat since the beginnings of civilization. Plants are conserved by these ethnic and ... | |
| 0189-A1 | INDIGENOUS KNOWLEGDE OF THE ABUNDANCE OF MEDICINAL AND FOOD PLANTS IN MOUNT MOROTO FOREST RESERVE |
| The study was carried out in the communities living in Mount Moroto forest reserve, Karamoja region in the northeastern part of Uganda. I used participatory rural appraisal (PRA) methods to identify and collect information on ... | |
| 0208-A1 | PARTICIPATORY FOREST SECTOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: FROM CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK TO APPLICATION IN HONDURAS |
| In late October 1998, Honduras suffered the brunt of Hurricane Mitch, one of the largest category 5 hurricanes in recent memory. The Government of Honduras estimated that more than 8,000 people died due to the storm. Up to a ... | |
| 0224-A1 | FORESTS FOR PEOPLE: ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES |
| By their nature, forests have a great impact on economy, environment and the society. The subject is introduced by an overview of forest as typical ecosystem, value of forestry and impact of forest on sustainable development and ... | |
| 0226-A1 | USING SECONDARY FOREST RESOURCES AS INDICATORS FOR DEVELOPING FORESTRY PARTNERSHIPS |
| Constant under-reporting of the value of secondary resources (e.g. non-timber forest products) from forests and woodlands have resulted in the least importance being attached to these resources in national accounting. ... | |
| 0232-A1 | POTENTIALITÉS D’UTILISATION DES RESSOURCES FORESTIÈRES ALIMENTAIRES VÉGÉTALES DU BÉNIN |
| Les formations végétales existantes au Bénin constituent une source et un réservoir potentiel de produits alimentaires. Très peu de recherches ont été effectuées sur ces produits au Bénin. Les études réalisées sont localisées et ... | |
| 0242-A1 | COSTS OF WOOD BIOFUEL PREPARATION AND USE FOR PRIVATE FOREST OWNERS – THE CASE OF SLOVENIA |
| Wood biomass is an important source of energy in rural areas. Unfortunately the majority of technologies for preparation and usage of wood biomass are out of date. The selection of technology depends on the annual heating costs. ... | |
| 0250-A1 | TROPICAL DEFORESTATION AND FOREST DEGRADATION: A CASE STUDY FROM INDIA |
| In tropical areas, forests are increasingly subjected to deforestation and degradation with adverse socio-economic and environmental impacts. Widespread forest degradation in developing countries remains poorly understood and ... | |
| 0284-A1 | L’IMPORTANCE DES PRODUITS FORESTIERS NON LIGNEUX DANS L’ÉCONOMIE DES MÉNAGES AGRICOLES DE LA RÉGION DE THIÈS, AU SÉNÉGAL |
| La place des produits forestiers non ligneux (PFNL) dans l’économie des ménages agricoles a fait l’objet d’une étude dans trois villages de la région de Thiès, au Sénégal. Au total, 101 ménages ont été interrogés dans trois ... | |
| 0302-A1 | INFORMATION DISSEMINATION ON COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROJECTS IN INDIA |
| Community forestry improvement schemes have been undertaken in India since the beginning of the twentieth century. The state forest departments, subsidiary organizations under the Government of India, voluntary organizations, ... | |
| 0333-A1 | TRIBAL TRADITIONS BECOMING EXTINCT IN THE SATPURA FORESTS OF BETUL |
| Several traditions are specific to certain tribes and remain confined to their area of existence, (mainly in the forests). Those who live in the forest are unable to get the benefits of the modern world, resulting in a reduction ... | |
| 0337-A1 | NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES: HARVEST AND ISSUES |
| The United States National Report on Sustainable Forests, based on the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators, specifically addresses non-timber forest products (NTFPs). NTFPs harvested in the USA include understory species ... | |
| 0341-A1 | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOREST-BASED INDUSTRIES IN MALAYSIA: LESSONS TO BE LEARNED |
| Past development of the forest-based industries (FBIs) in Malaysia was strongly supported by the availability of cheap timber resources coupled with an aggressive export strategy (AES), which was introduced under the Investment ... | |
| 0343-A1 | RESPONSIBLE WOOD UTILIZATION: DEFINITION AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITS CREDIBLE ADVANCEMENT |
| This submission to the XII World Forestry Congress is based on a report prepared by the author at the request and with the support of the C.P. Loewen Family Foundation Inc. The objective of the work undertaken was to capture the ... | |
| 0346-A1 | EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: PLANNING A FORESTRY EXTENSION PROGRAMME |
| Extension is considered as a non-formal educational process. Forestry extension methods disseminate necessary knowledge and technology to desired target groups. Forestry extension is an important vehicle for expansion of forest ... | |
| 0352-A1 | APPLYING NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS TO FOREST DEGRADATION: LESSONS FROM INDIA |
| In poor countries, there is overwhelming evidence that in the aggregate environmental resources are being degraded in quantity and quality or both, resulting in adverse social, economic and environmental impacts. It is entirely ... | |
| 0364-A1 | TRADE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS IN NICHE MARKETS |
| Some commercially promising non-wood forest products (NWFPs) are presented and recommended for marketing in niche markets particularly for food products, such as organic and fair trade markets. These markets offer two major ... | |
| 0366-A1 | OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS CERTIFICATION |
| Non-wood forest products (NWFPs) such as medicinal plants, nuts or bushmeat are used by hundreds of millions of people for subsistence purposes and for the provision of income. The international trade in NWFPs offers high ... | |
| 0373-A1 | LISTENING TO NEGLECTED VOICES: AMERICAN INDIAN PERSPECTIVES ON NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT |
| An important challenge for public forestry agencies is responding to an increasingly diverse society in ways that ensure that the views of all citizens are included in management and policy decisions. But gaining clear insights ... | |
| 0383-A1 | THE ROLE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE HEALTH CARE AND RURAL ECONOMY IN THE TRIBALS OF SATPURA PLATEAU REGION OF CENTRAL INDIA |
| The Satpura plateau region of central India is home to numerous herb species. The agro-climatic conditions prevailing in the region provide an ideal habitat for the natural growth of a variety of plants and herbs, which provide ... | |
| 0393-A1 | VALUES AND STAKEHOLDERS: AN EXAMPLE FROM CANADA’S MODEL FOREST PROGRAM |
| The sustainable forest management paradigm includes the incorporation of multiple values and stakeholders. However, economic values and individuals directly involved in forest management decisions have been the dominant values ... | |
| 0411-A1 | DETERMINATION OF FOREST RECREATIONAL USE VALUE OF FOREST RESOURCES IN TURKEY: SAZALAN FOREST RECREATION SITE SAMPLE |
| Forest resources supply many benefits to society as wood and non-wood goods and services. While some of these can be valued in monetary terms, it is not possible to say this for some products and services, such as recreational ... | |
| 0425-A1 | CONVERSION OF TREE BARK INTO BAKELITE-LIKE THERMOSETTING MATERIALS BY PHENOLATION |
| Because of increasing petrol prices and the high energy requirements in the production of synthetic polymers, the valuation of bark wastes or other lignocellulosics in material applications, rather than in energy production, is ... | |
| 0432-A1 | ETHNOFORESTRY AND INDIGENOUS FALLOW MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF THE WANCHO COMMUNITY OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH, NORTHEASTERN INDIA |
| This paper deals with traditional forest management practices of the Wanchos of Arunachal Pradesh and their links with conservation. Shifting cultivation is the main subsistence activity of Wancho community. During the ... | |
| 0433-A1 | AGENT-BASED SIMULATION TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT AND DECENTRALIZATION POLICY |
| International calls for sustainable forest management are being acted on in the era of decentralization policy. The importance of decentralization policy has been voiced in many countries, but how to implement it within ... | |
| 0440-A1 | CUBA: POBLACIÓN Y COMBUSTIBLES FORESTALES |
| En la década de los 90, la población de Cuba recurrió a los combustibles forestales para cubrir sus necesidades básicas de energía doméstica, siguiendo estrategias de uso combinado de diferentes combustibles. Además, logró ... | |
| 0458-A1 | HUMAN RESOURCE MOBILIZATION FOR CONSERVATION OF FORESTS |
| Forest management has three components: human, physical and temporal. The threats to conservation of forest come largely from the human element. Such threats include indiscriminate cutting and use of wood, unplanned urban growth, ... | |
| 0468-A1 | DIAGNÓSTICO SOCIOLÓGICO DE LA COMUNIDAD DE ARUSÍ, PACÍFICO COLOMBIANO |
| Las comunidades negras ahora pueden reclamar para sí sus territorios ancestrales. Lugar donde han obtenido alimento, medicinas, materiales para la construcción. El rescate de su identidad cultural, el valor como seres humanos, ... | |
| 0480-A1 | PEOPLE’S PROTECTED AREA (PPA) – UNLOCKING FORESTS FOR PEOPLE |
| In the evolutionary process, forests preceded man and became a natural foundation for food, health and livelihood. But with increasing anthropogenic pressure and archaic institutions, particularly in tropical countries, forest ... | |
| 0481-A1 | PRACTISING COMMUNITY FORESTRY IN THE NORTHERN FOREST OF THE UNITED STATES |
| This paper describes preliminary learning from a project designed to test new ways of providing services to rural forested communities in the United States. The National Community Forestry Center, Northern Forest Region promotes ... | |
| 0483-A1 | AN ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL MARKETING STRATEGIES FORMULATION: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOR THE BRAZILIAN PULP AND PAPER SECTOR |
| This paper is made up of two components: 1) a model for explaining the dynamics of formulation of international marketing of the firms and 2) the application of the model in the pulp and paper sector in Brazil. To make possible ... | |
| 0495-A1 | IMPACTS SOCIO - ECONOMIQUES ET ENVIRONNEMENTAUX DE L'EXPLOITATION DU PALMIER A RAPHIA EXEMPLE DES KUBA DU TERRITOIRE DE MWEKA |
| Le palmier à raphia, particulièrement Raphia textilis communément dénommé par les Kuba, ibwoon est ngol miteyi = aîné des plantes. Cette expression signifie que pour les Kuba, il n'y a pas de vie sans palmier à Raphia ... | |
| 0509-A1 | CENTER FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY: SACRED GROVES IN INDIA |
| India is well known for worship of nature, and this plays an integral role in the lives of many communities. Religion and cultural practices are closely linked with forests, and this helps in conservation. Some patches of forest ... | |
| 0512-A1 | THE SPIRITUAL, SOCIO-CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL STATUS OF SACRED GROVES IN TAMIL NADU, INDIA |
| Nature worship is an ancient Indian tradition and all forms of life have been considered as sacred. The Tamils, for instance, regard trees as sacred and believe that they are the abode of the gods. The paper gives an overview of ... | |
| 0525-A1 | IMPORTANCE DE LA FORÊT DANS LA VIE DE L’HOMME EN ZONE RURALE. |
| La forêt est une zone de diversité biologique exceptionnelle. Les produits forestiers autres que le bois représentent un élément important, quoique sous-estimé, de l’économie de nombreux pays. Pour des centaines de millions de ... | |
| 0526-A1 | HOW THE PUBLIC VALUES STREET TREES |
| Many people believe that the value of street trees is beyond reproach. However, extensive damage caused by falling trees provides reason for property owners to reconsider the value of trees in neighbourhoods. This paper reports ... | |
| 0547-A1 | ONTARIO STEWARDSHIP – “PEOPLE AND FORESTS IN HARMONY”: A PROGRAM OF THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES |
| Ontario Stewardship is a program of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. It is an influence model for stewardship of natural resources in Ontario. Ontario Stewardship creates a framework of government support for ... | |
| 0549-A1 | AUTOMATED LAND USE MONITORING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA |
| The demand for environmental monitoring information is high but the supply is low. At the same time, activities in the environment are being measured, environmental data are being updated and useful information is being produced. ... | |
| 0552-A1 | THE FUTURE OF FORESTRY: BUILDING A RESTORATION ECONOMY |
| Forests across the globe, both urban and rural, are in need of restoration. The most effective and efficient way to restore these lands is to value the ecological, social and economic benefits of these forests, and secure ... | |
| 0581-A1 | FOREST COMMUNITIES AND CERTIFICATION: LOOKING FORWARD INTO THE NEXT DECADE |
| The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), its certifiers and supporting donors aggressively supported community certification. About 50 community enterprises have been certified worldwide, covering 1.1 million ha out of 30 million ... | |
| 0590-A1 | AGGREGATION ERRORS, INNOVATIVE ACCOUNTING AND THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF FORESTRY |
| This paper describes a simple economic impact model that integrates financial data and socio-economic indicators in the hope of underlining the importance of basing the economic modelling exercise on reliable and detailed data. ... | |
| 0610-A1 | FOREST MANAGEMENT CONSIDERING POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN WEST AFRICA, PARTICULARLY LIBERIA |
| The paper opens by introducing one of the World’s Twenty-five Hotspots for Biodiversity, The Upper Guinea Forest, situated in West Africa. It goes on to explain that the concept of Collaborative Forest Management (CFM) can help ... | |
| 0612-A1 | A STITCH IN TIME? COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT TO CONSERVE THE ARABUKO SOKOKE FOREST |
| The Arabuko Sokoke Forest is a remnant of the East African coastal forests. It covers about 420 km2 and spans two districts – Kilifi and Malindi of the Coast Province, Kenya. The forest is internationally renowned for its rare ... | |
| 0620-A1 | SCHEMA DIRECTEUR D’APPROVISIONNEMENT EN BOIS-ENERGIE DE LA VILLE DE BAMAKO(MALI) |
| La Stratégie Energie Domestique (SED) élaborée, adoptée par le Gouvernement du Mali en 1992, et mise en œuvre à partir de 1996, constitue un des éléments importants de la politique forestière nationale, notamment par son ... | |
| 0663-A1 | A REPORT FROM ALBANIA: FOREST AS A SAFETY NET FOR THE POOR |
| More than half of Albania’s surface is classified as forests (1 026 000 ha) and pastures (446 000 ha), and more than 50% of the population live in these rural areas. No other sector has such a fundamental impact on Albania’s ... | |
| 0700-A1 | THE SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVE® PROGRAM: SEVEN YEARS OF SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY |
| The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI®) program was launched in 1995 as a voluntary code of conduct for the members of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) of the United States. Since then, it has developed into a ... | |
| 0708-A1 | ECOTOURISM AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF FORESTS AND FOREST VILLAGERS IN TURKEY |
| Lack of social and economic infrastructure in the forest villages leads to social pressure on forest resources, which should be reduced for the sustainable management of forest resources. The local people have the right to live ... | |
| 0711-A1 | A KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE SYSTEM: PUTTING INNOVATION TO WORK |
| Effective and efficient application of new knowledge/technology in government and industry continues to be a challenge in the forestry sector in Canada. This impedes both policy development in government, and advancement in ... | |
| 0720-A1 | RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS AND THE REALITIES OF BIOPRODUCT COMMERCIALIZATION: TAXUS CANADENSIS AS A CASE STUDY |
| Thousands of bioactive phytochemicals have potential or established nutraceutical, medicinal or pharmaceutical applications. Developing crops for commercial extraction of bioactive compounds involves not only research and ... | |
| 0742-A1 | DEPENDENCE OF INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL PEOPLE ON WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY FROM INDIA |
| This paper examines empirically the nature and extent of dependence on a Protected Area (PA) of Wildlife Sanctuary by indigenous and local people for meeting their livelihood needs, both for consumption and for commercial ... | |
| 0757-A1 | BAMBOO RESOURCES AS A RURAL LIVELIHOOD OPTION IN MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA |
| Bamboo is a very important forest product that is highly relevant as a livelihood option for forest-dependent people in India. This paper quantifies the resource and also makes an objective assessment of bamboo, its contribution ... | |
| 0758-A1 | HOMMA’S MODEL AND NON-TIMBER EXTRACTION IN THE AMAZONIA |
| This article is an attempt to refute Alfredo Homma’s model for the analysis of the extractive economy of the Amazonia. In the first part it explains the theoretical background of Homma’s model. In the second part it describes the ... | |
| 0769-A1 | VALUING ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF AGROFORESTRY PRACTICES IN THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE WATERSHED, FLORIDA |
| Silvopasture practice in the Lake Okeechobee watershed is described as an environmentally benign land-use that generates non-market benefits by limiting phosphorus runoff, sequestering atmospheric carbon and protecting wildlife ... | |
| 0774-A1 | IMPROVING FOREST GOVERNANCE: EXPERIENCE OF JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT IN INDIA |
| There is an increasing interest in community-based forest management as a potential approach for improving forest governance. India is among the few countries in the world where such an approach – called Joint Forest Management ... | |
| 0834-A1 | SUSTAINABLE POVERTY ALLEVIATION THROUGH AFFORESTATION PROJECT: A CASE FROM INDIA |
| Poverty is more than inadequate income or human development – it is also vulnerability and lack of voice, power and representation. This multidimensional view of poverty calls for a multipronged approach for its amelioration. A ... | |
| 0839-A1 | VULNERABILITY OF THE FOREST-FRINGE POPULATION IN A DEGRADED FOREST AREA OF CENTRAL BANGLADESH |
| Forestry contributes to a great extent to the economic and ecological stability of Bangladesh. However, the country has a classified natural forest area of only about 10% of the total land area, though in reality, a mere 6 to 7% ... | |
| 0845-A1 | INTRODUCING BOSWELLIA PAPYRIFERA (DEL.) HOCHST AND ITS NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCT, FRANKINCENSE |
| Boswellia papyrifera is one of the most important multipurpose tree species in Central and eastern Africa. It is a drought-resistant species that continues to grow in marginal lands, produce incense, flower and grow leaves even ... | |
| 0846-A1 | COMMUNITY FORESTRY FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Rural and tribal people in developing countries depend on forests for their subsistence. Forests meet their basic needs and provide them with food, fuel, fodder, fertilizer, fibre and timber. Forests also provide rural employment ... | |
| 0853-A1 | PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS FOR MULTIPLE OUTPUTS OF JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT |
| Forests, even though critical for survival of mankind due to their multiple outputs, are shrinking at an alarming rate all over the world, most likely because of inappropriate institutional arrangements. Joint Forest Management ... | |
| 0856-A1 | POLICY ANALYSIS OF MALAYSIA'S BIOENERGY PROGRAMME: A STUDY ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT |
| This paper outlines the development of bioenergy in Malaysia and the institutional framework to support it. The incentives provided for renewable energy are grouped into two categories. Under the Promotion of Investment Act, the ... | |
| 0863-A1 | THE FUTURE OF THE ULUGURU MOUNTAIN FOREST, TANZANIA |
| The Uluguru mountain forest (UMF) lies immediately South of Morogoro town in Tanzania between latitude 70 and 80S and longitude 370-380E. The forest is 180 km from Dar es Salaam, the capital city of Tanzania. The UMF has long ... | |
| 0884-A1 | EXPLOITATION DES RESSOURCES CYNEGETIQUES DANS LE NORD OUEST DU BASSIN CONGOLAIS: PRISE EN COMPTE DES ASPECTS SOCIAUX ET ÉCONOMIQUES POUR UN DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE. |
| Depuis longtemps, les populations forestières ont toujours participé de façon significative à l'économie nationale dans la production des denrées alimentaires. Au Cameroun, comme beaucoup de pays forestiers du bassin congolais, ... | |
| 0893-A1 | CONSERVATION OF WOOD PROPERTIES IN TREES SUBMERGED FOR 14 YEARS IN WATER, TUCURUI, BRAZIL |
| The rapid construction of the large barrage of the Tucurui (superficies of 3 000 km2) has left trees of the natural forest stands submerged under 30 to 50 m of water. After more than 15 years, efforts were made to recover the ... | |
| 0905-A1 | RYTHMES LUNAIRES ET MARÉES GRAVIMÉTRIQUES DANS LES TRADITIONS FORESTIÈRES ET LA RECHERCHE. |
| Durant plus de 2000 ans, certaines pratiques et règles forestières concernant l’abattage des arbres tenaient compte des cycles lunaires. La première partie de ce mémoire donne une analyse générale des différents types de règles ... | |
| 0906-A1 | THE ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION OF FOREST WILDLIFE TO FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION |
| It is estimated that wildlife delivers significant benefits to 150 million poor people, including many who depend on forests. The paper analyses these benefits. However, the use of wildlife is often unsustainable, threatening the ... | |
| 0926-A1 | DIVERSITY, DISTRIBUTION AND CONSERVATION OF ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS OF THE INDIAN HIMALAYAN REGION |
| In the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) form one of the important components for the socio-economic development of native communities. Most of the MAPs are used in the Indian systems of ... | |
| 0938-A1 | FOREST ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF LAO PDR |
| The paper argues that economic decision-makers and development planners have a tendency to under-value natural forests. In particular, non-market values (environmental services and livelihood benefits) are not considered. This ... | |
| 0946-A1 | SOME OPPORTUNITIES AND BOTTLENECKS FOR FOREST CERTIFICATION IN EASTERN AFRICA |
| In some regions of the world, forest certification is rapidly becoming an important market-based tool for improving forest management by giving market incentives to producers of timber products from well-managed forests. In ... | |
| 0949-A1 | LA FORET, L’HOMME ET SES BESOINS VITAUX |
| Depuis l’existence de l’humanité, la forêt a toujours été pour les paysans africains en général, et de la République Démocratique du Congo en particulier, un réservoir d’intérêts extrêmement variés. Elle ne procure pas seulement ... | |
| 0960-A1 | A STUDY ON THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND FOREST MANAGEMENT BENEFITS TO THE LOCAL POPULATIONS OF JUABUM, TUMUKU, ABOH AND NTUM, UNDER THE IJIM MOUNTAIN FOREST PROJECT, CAMEROON |
| The concept of community forest is quite new in Cameroon. The government, through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and some non-governmental organizations (the IJIM Mountain Forest Project) is using all possible ... | |
| 0964-A1 | AGROFORESTRY AS A MEANS OF ALLEVIATING POVERTY IN SRI LANKA |
| Of Sri Lanka’s nearly population of 19 million, nearly 1.5 million are working in foreign countries, the majority of them in the Near East. Of the rest, more than half of them derive their incomes from agriculture and related ... | |
| 0975-A1 | USE OF THE GREEN ACCOUNTING APPROACH TO ASSESS THE CONTRIBUTION OF WATERSHED VALUES OF THE FORESTRY SECTOR TO THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH |
| The conservation of ecosystems is often seen as a cost to society rather than an investment that sustains nature and human livelihoods, despite the fact that they are the lifeline of many stakeholders. For example, the ... | |
| 0991-A1 | MANAGING SMALL-SCALE PLANTATIONS IN THE CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENT |
| As a component of his doctoral thesis work, the author of this paper is undertaking a field research programme to test the core idea that difficulties encountered by stakeholders involved in forest management certification might ... | |
| 1000-A1 | INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND FOREST CERTIFICATION |
| Around the world, indigenous peoples have often been the first to bear the brunt of poor forestry practices and the last to see tangible economic benefits. Whether it’s the Russian Taiga, the Amazonian jungle, or New Zealand’s ... | |
| 1011-A1 | DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARGINAL FORESTED AREAS OF THE RUSSIAN NORTH |
| This study presents the development of forest-based activities in the marginal areas of the Russian North, based on the utilization of the river basins providing raw materials and serving as the natural link between the ... | |
| 1015-A1 | BAMBOO AND RATTAN: VEHICLE FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA. |
| About twenty percent of Nigeria forests fall into the tropical rainforest area. These forests consist of various flora and fauna on which over eighty percent of our rural population depend for their livelihood. Bamboo and rattan ... | |
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