The contribution of non-timber forest products to the global economy is significant, though probably less than that of timber products. In addition, non-timber resources provide substantial environment benefits that are difficult or impossible to measure in an economic sense but are nevertheless ...
In order to maintain the high levels of biodiversity and the ecological functions of tropical forest landscapes in South East Asia, production forests need to be managed in a more sustainable way. Numerous initiatives already exist in the form of codes of practice, criteria and indicators, and ce...
Gustafsson, L.
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Nasi, Robert
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Dennis, R.A.
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Nguyen Hoang Nghia
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Sheil, Douglas
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Meijaard, E.
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Dykstra, D.P.
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Priyadi, H.
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Pham Quang Thu
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[Logging for the ark: improving the conservation value of production forests in South East Asia]
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Logging for the ark: improving the conservation value of production forests in South East Asia
These guidelines form the basis for defining the initial set of activities to be classified as Reduced-Impact Logging (RIL). They have been adapted to and will be tested in the local conditions that occur in the lowland and hill dipterocarp forest of the Bulungan Model Forest project in East Kali...
Dykstra, D.P.
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Sist, P.
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Fimbel, R.
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[Pedoman pembalakan berdampak rendah untuk hutan dipterocarpa lahan rendah dan bukit di Indonesia]
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Pedoman pembalakan berdampak rendah untuk hutan dipterocarpa lahan rendah dan bukit di Indonesia
The FAO Model Code of Forest Harvesting Practice was published in early 1995 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as a model which can be used by FAO member countries contemplating the development of their own codes of forest practice. This paper outlines the purposes of...
Dykstra, D.P.
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[Historical background and conceptual framework of the FAO model code of forest harvesting practice]
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Historical background and conceptual framework of the FAO model code of forest harvesting practice
Information has always been an important "stock in trade" of forest managers. Knowledge of tree species, stand age, growth characteristics, site quality, soil and terrain classes, logging costs and products markets have all been essential for profitable forest management for many decades. What ha...
Dykstra, D.P.
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[Teaching ecologically benign logging methods in the professional and technical-level forestry schools of the Asia-Pacific region]
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Teaching ecologically benign logging methods in the professional and technical-level forestry schools of the Asia-Pacific region
Forest harvesting and transport operations lie on a near-optimal path for creating conflict. Thus their careful implementation is important not only for the sustainability of forests but also for the continuation of forestry as a profession. This paper summarises recent initiatives to reduce envi...
Dykstra, D.P.
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Heinrich, R.
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[Forest harvesting and transport: Old problems, new solutions]
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Forest harvesting and transport: Old problems, new solutions
Kio, P.R.O.
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Ofosu-Asiedu, A.
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Dykstra, D.P.
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Kowero, G.S.
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[Foreword to the second volume of the special issue containing refereed papers presented at thematic workshops during the CIFOR/UNEP project on sustainable forest management in Anglophone West Africa]
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Foreword to the second volume of the special issue containing refereed papers presented at thematic workshops during the CIFOR/UNEP project on sustainable forest management in Anglophone West Africa
Dykstra, D.P.
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[Economics impacts of environmental influences on industrial use of tree crops]
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Economics impacts of environmental influences on industrial use of tree crops