In this paper, the outcomes of a consultative meeting on non-timber forest products are reported and discussed. The meeting was organised by CIFOR and IUCN's Eastern Africa Regional Office on 15 and 16 September 1995 in Nairobi, Kenya, with the aim of discussing research priorities and informatio...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Broekhoven, A.J.
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Aluma, J.W.R.
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Iddi, S.
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Lowore, J.D.
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Mutemwa, S.M.
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Odera, J.A.
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[Research on non-timber forest products in selected countries in Southern and East Africa: themes, research issues, priorities and constraints]
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Research on non-timber forest products in selected countries in Southern and East Africa: themes, research issues, priorities and constraints
Blas, D.E. de
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Mertens, B.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Cerutti, P.O.
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N'Gono, G.
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[L'exploitation forestiere au Cameroun: un laboratoire institutionnel de la sous-region?]
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L'exploitation forestiere au Cameroun: un laboratoire institutionnel de la sous-region?
The external factors that influence the environmental, socialandeconomic performance of logging companies were studied using a questionnaire submitted to 30 logging concessions in five countries of the Congo Basin. This paper analyses socioeconomic constraints and environmental impacts experience...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Blas, D.E. de
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Nasi, Robert
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Karsenty, A.
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Sassen, M.
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Angoue, C.
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Gami, N.
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Ndoye, O.
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Ngono, G.
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Nguinguiri, J.C.
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Nzala, D.
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Toirambe, B.
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Yalibanda, Y.
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[Socioeconomic constraints, environmental impacts and drivers of change in the Congo Basin as perceived by logging companies]
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Socioeconomic constraints, environmental impacts and drivers of change in the Congo Basin as perceived by logging companies
Debate currently rages over the development potential of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) in tropical forests. Proponents of particular "solutions" can refer to evidence (case studies, data) which tend to support their interpretation of events and relationships. Recommendations thus frequently d...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Byron, R.N.
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[A methodology to analyze divergent case studies of non-timber forest products and their development potential]
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A methodology to analyze divergent case studies of non-timber forest products and their development potential
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Katz, E.
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Jong, W. de
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Michon, G.
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[Research strategies for non-timber forest products. 5th International Congress of Ethnobiology, Nairobi]
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Research strategies for non-timber forest products. 5th International Congress of Ethnobiology, Nairobi
A number of databases on non-timber forest products (NTFP) have been produced but any information available is mostly scattered and poorly advertised. It is necessary to survey the existence of such databases to provide information to interested and potential actors on what is available on NTFP, ...
China has undertaken major economic policy changes since 1978, having moved from a plan economy to a predominantly market economy. These changes had great impact in the forestry sector. This paper aims to document these changes in the case of bamboo, and at the same time show bamboo's contributio...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Fu Maoyi
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Xie Jinzhong
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Belcher, B.
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Zhong Maogong
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Xie Chen
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[Policy change in China: the effects on the bamboo sector in Anji county]
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Policy change in China: the effects on the bamboo sector in Anji county
Over recent years, there has been rapid development of the bamboo industry in China since reform and liberalisation, which have brought about a series of economic policies and regulations favourable to economic development. Between 1981 and 1993, the area covered by bamboo forests expanded at a r...
Zhong Maogong
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Fu Maoyi
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Belcher, B.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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[Analysis of social economy and policies on production management systems: a case study on China’s bamboo industry]
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Analysis of social economy and policies on production management systems: a case study on China’s bamboo industry