This paper is an overview of participatory forest management in relation with property rights issue. It highlights the difficulty in defining property rights. Although the issues presented are applicable throughout tropical Asia, albeit less so in the Pacific, this paper is based primarily on the...
Kobayashi, S.
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Ueda, E.
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[Site management strategy on the forest harvesting and short/long-term rotation of plantation]
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Site management strategy on the forest harvesting and short/long-term rotation of plantation
Data on standing biomass, mean annual increment of carbon stock, and nutrient accumulation in 40 industrial plantations at 21 sites in 11 countries are summarised. Aboveground biomass and mean annual increment of carbon near the harvest age, of these plantations ranged from 44 to 324 t ha-1 and f...
Yamada, M.
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Toma, T.
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Hiratsuka, M.
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Morikawa, Y.
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[Biomass and potential nutrient removal by harvesting in short-rotation plantations]
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Biomass and potential nutrient removal by harvesting in short-rotation plantations
A community of practice (CoP) is defined as a group who share a common concern or a commitment towards a goal, and find solutions to common problems. Successful collaboration through CoPs is well documented in current literature. Presently, information providers face bigger challenges in servicin...
Ramos, M.M.
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Soeripto, S.W.
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Ali, M.K.
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[Cultivating communities of practice: the CGIAR information management professionals' experience]
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Cultivating communities of practice: the CGIAR information management professionals' experience
Global deforestation and forest degradation rates have a significant impact on the accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere. The Food and Agriculture Organization estimated that during the 1990s 16.1 million hectares per year were affected by deforestation, most of them in the tro...
Schlamadinger, B.
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Ciccarese, L.
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Dutschke, M.
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Fearnside, P.M.
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Brown, S.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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[Should we include avoidance of deforestation in the international response to climate change?]
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Should we include avoidance of deforestation in the international response to climate change?
In many parts of the developing world carbon sequestration projects have been implemented in association with community development. This is a practical way to demonstrate environmental as well as social benefits of the projects. To some extent the projects are in line with the dual objectives of...
Murdiyarso, Daniel
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[Sustaining local livelihoods through carbon sequestration activities: a search for practical and strategic approach]
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Sustaining local livelihoods through carbon sequestration activities: a search for practical and strategic approach
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Byron, R.N.
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Dykstra, D.P.
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Vanclay, J.K.
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[Priorities for international forest research]
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Priorities for international forest research
Midgley, S.J.
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Byron, R.N.
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Chandler, F.C.
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Ha Huy Thinh
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Tran Vo Hung Son
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Hoang Hong Hanh
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[A case-study of the socio-economic use of casuarina in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam]
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A case-study of the socio-economic use of casuarina in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam