Proposals for a Legally Binding Global Convention on Forests, debated and rejected at the 1992 UNCED Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero, re-surface periodically at international fora. The case for concerted global action rests on the existence of 'international problems', where this is the only effec...
Glück, P.
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Tarasoffsky, R.G.
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Byron, R.N.
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Tikkanen, I.
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[Options for Strengthening the International Legal Regime for Forests. A Report to the European Union under the study contract B7-8110/96/000221/D4 by EFI, IUCN/IELC and CIFOR. Joensuu, Finland. 78 p.]
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Options for Strengthening the International Legal Regime for Forests. A Report to the European Union under the study contract B7-8110/96/000221/D4 by EFI, IUCN/IELC and CIFOR. Joensuu, Finland. 78 p.
Important benefits are derived from forests. Decisions regarding production of forest benefits generally are made locally, or at most nationally (by national governments). Yet, many of the benefits are global and lie outside the context of local or national decisions. They are what economists cal...
Gregersen, Hans
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Lundren, A.
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Kengen, S.
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Byron, R.N.
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[Measuring and capturing forest values issues for the decision-maker]
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Measuring and capturing forest values issues for the decision-maker
Should policy makers - or anyone else - care about millions of ha of Imperata grassland? The answer depends on the balance between costs of conversion to other uses and the net benefits produced in economic growth, poverty alleviation, and protection of the environment. The first section on Imper...
This study outlines a case where the behaviour of farmers in accumulating capital, rather than their poverty as commonly assumed, results in deforestation. Fieldwork was undertaken in the Upper Kerinci region of the island of Sumatera, Indonesia. A financial analysis of the "net income" streams r...
Wibowo, D.H.
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Tisdell, C.A.
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Byron, R.N.
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[Deforestation and capital accumulation: lessons from the Upper Kerinci region, Indonesia]
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Deforestation and capital accumulation: lessons from the Upper Kerinci region, Indonesia
Although the international forestry dialogue has improved significantly since the Earth Summit, much remains to be done if sustainable forestry management is to be implemented on a global scale. This article discusses current trends: frequent, lengthy talks with limited action; declining official...
Byron, R.N.
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[Rehabilitating imperata grassland: report of an International Workshop on Agroforestry Innovation on Imperata Grassland. Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, January 1995]
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Rehabilitating imperata grassland: report of an International Workshop on Agroforestry Innovation on Imperata Grassland. Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, January 1995
Byron, R.N.
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Griffin, D
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[Social forestry in Nepal: economic appraisal of resource management]
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Social forestry in Nepal: economic appraisal of resource management
The major policy issues and opportunities confronting governments in the Asia-Pacific region in trying to achieve sustainable and equitable use and management of their forests are analysed. The paper identifies trends in the forestry sector, and their broader underlying economic, demographic and ...
Byron, R.N.
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[Challenges and opportunities: policy options for the forestry sector in the Asia-Pacific region]
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Challenges and opportunities: policy options for the forestry sector in the Asia-Pacific region
Byron, R.N.
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[Tree farming by small farmers on degraded lands in Central Vietnam]
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Tree farming by small farmers on degraded lands in Central Vietnam