The idea of holding an international workshop on priorities for forestry/agroforestry policy research stemmed from discussions among a number of concerned scientists, some of whom (Hans Gregersen, Peter Oram, John Spears) had been involved in TAC, CGIAR, IUFRO, and other discussions on internatio...
Spears, J.
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Oram, Peter A.
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Byron, R.N.
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Scherr, Sara J.
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Izac, A.M.
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[A review of tropical forestry and agroforestry problem areas and policy research needs and the planned response of the CGIAR system]
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A review of tropical forestry and agroforestry problem areas and policy research needs and the planned response of the CGIAR system
Sustainable development is a process of meeting the continuing, evolving needs of people while protecting and enhancing the resource base on which all production of goods and environmental services depends. Good forest management is an essential part of the sustainable development process. Given ...
Gregersen, Hans
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Lundren, A.
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Byron, R.N.
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[Forestry for sustainable development: making it happen]
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Forestry for sustainable development: making it happen
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has adopted an interdisciplinary, complex-systems approach to address both scientific and capacity-building challenges in forestry. Its strategic research agenda on tropical forests is implemented primarily through collaborative partnerships....
Turnbull, J.W.
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Byron, R.N.
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[CIFOR’s experience with research partnership: responding to the new research challenges]
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CIFOR’s experience with research partnership: responding to the new research challenges
This paper reviews the type of research which sustainable forest management (SFM) will need, and asks which institutions are best equipped and most likely to provide it, especially integrative policy, social and environmental research ?. There appears to be a contradiction: just when it is being ...
Byron, R.N.
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Turnbull, J.W.
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[New arrangements for forest science to meet the needs of sustainable forest management]
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New arrangements for forest science to meet the needs of sustainable forest management
Tropical forest constitute the largest forest biome on Earth, hosting a large part of its biodiversity and contributing to global water and carbon cycles. The chapter analyses the pressures on these forest, their causes and differenciated results in each of the main tropical continents. Some stra...
The world is moving towards knowledge-based societies. Economies are globalising. The global public goods value of forests is being recognised at the same time that traditional role of state forest agencies in production forestry is declining, in part being taken over by multi-national corporatio...
Byron, R.N.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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[Forest science research needs and priorities for sustainable forest management]
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Forest science research needs and priorities for sustainable forest management
The chapter examines the opportunities and limitations of economics to contribute to sustainable forest management and wildlife conservation. It began with a brief interview of the constraints facing natural resource economists, ending with a discussion of where these individuals can contribute t...
Byron, R.N.
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[The economics of sustainable forest management and wildlife conservation in tropical forests]
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The economics of sustainable forest management and wildlife conservation in tropical forests