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
A UNEP-sponsored project, implemented by CIFOR focused on the West African humid forests of Ghana and Nigeria. Liberia, Sierra Leone and Cameroon also were included in the study. The general objective of the project was to integrate all available information on humid forest formations in this reg...
Dykstra, D.P.
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Kowero, G.S.
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Ofosu-Asiedu, A.
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Kio, P.
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[Promoting stewardship of forests in the humid forest zone of Anglophone West and Central Africa: Final Report of a collaborative research project undertaken by the UNEP and CIFOR]
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Promoting stewardship of forests in the humid forest zone of Anglophone West and Central Africa: Final Report of a collaborative research project undertaken by the UNEP and CIFOR
This report describes Reduced-Impact Logging(RIL) which will be implemented in the lowland and hill dipterocarp forest of the Bulungan Model Forest project in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is anticipated that through the implementation and supervision of the RIL practices described in this docum...
Sist, P.
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Dykstra, D.P.
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Fimbel, R.
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[Reduced impact logging guidelines for lowland and hill dipterocarp forest in Indonesia]
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Reduced impact logging guidelines for lowland and hill dipterocarp forest in Indonesia