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International nature conservation programs were originally driven by field biologists. As environment has assumed increasing prominence on the international political agenda, the role of biologists has been marginalised. International programs now have ambitious targets set by politicians and asp...


Sayer, Jeffrey A.[Science and international nature conservation]Science and international nature conservation

Forestry is no longer just about ensuring sustained supplies of timber, non-timber products and wildlife, today a much wider range of local, regional and global values influence decisions on how to manage forests. Forests are central to debate on climatic change, water management and biodiversity...


Sayer, Jeffrey A.[Research and information for sustainable forests]Research and information for sustainable forests

In the Congo Basin, very large areas of species-rich forests exist in countries that are among the world's poorest. Decision makers and ordinary people in these countries are far more concerned about meeting short-term local and national needs than about long-term value of global biodiversity. Gi...


Sayer, Jeffrey A.Swartzendruber, J.F.Nasi, RobertByers, B.A.[Rich forests, poor countries: adapting forest conservation to economic realities]Rich forests, poor countries: adapting forest conservation to economic realities

One of the major issues surrounding the debate on sustainability of management of tropical forests is the impact of different forest management strategies on biodiversity. Recent research has suggested a number of options for minimising the risks to biodiversity of forestry operations. The mainte...


Sayer, Jeffrey A.Zuidema, P.A.Rijks, M.H.[Managing for biodiversity in humid tropical forests]Managing for biodiversity in humid tropical forests

Technology will help to address the challenges for sustainable forestry in the 21st century. Some of the challenges will include the shift of production from native forest to plantations in areas of comparative advantage, more efficient processing delinking end-use products from raw wood characte...


Sayer, Jeffrey A.Vanclay, J.K.Byron, R.N.[Technologies for sustainable forest management: challenges for the 21st century]Technologies for sustainable forest management: challenges for the 21st century

Long and consultative planning processes have been undertaken to develop priorities for strategic forestry research in Africa. The results have contributed to the development of CIFOR's medium-term plan, so that there seems to be a good match between Africa's needs and CIFOR's intentions. The pol...


Sayer, Jeffrey A.Palmer, J.R.[Overview on forest research in Africa]Overview on forest research in Africa

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