Although policies to improve forest management have been widely introduced, poor logging practices remain prevalent in tropical forests. We assess whether recent radical changes in forestry laws in Peru will result in significant improvements in logging practices. We adapt North's conceptual fram...
Smith, J.
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Colan, V.
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Sabogal, C.
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Snook, L.K.
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[Why policy reforms fail to improve logging practices: the role of governance and norms in Peru]
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Why policy reforms fail to improve logging practices: the role of governance and norms in Peru
The paper presents the results and main conclusions of an assessment of compliance with technical guidelines for Reduced Impact Harvesting (RIH) in terra firme forests of the Brazilian Amazon. The assessment was carried out in two certified timber enterprises in the State of Para, Brazil applying...
Pokorny B.
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Sabogal, C.
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Silva, J.N.M.
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Bernardo, P.
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Souza, J.
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Sweede, J.
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[Compliance with reduced-impact harvesting guidelines by timber enterprises in terra firme forests of the Brazilian Amazon]
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Compliance with reduced-impact harvesting guidelines by timber enterprises in terra firme forests of the Brazilian Amazon
Sist, P.
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García Fernandez, C.
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Sabogal, C.
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[IUFRO international seminar-workshop towards better management practices in tropical humid forests: developing principles and recommendations for the Amazon Basin]
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IUFRO international seminar-workshop towards better management practices in tropical humid forests: developing principles and recommendations for the Amazon Basin
This document describes and analyzes the operations of a technically planned timber harvest applied on experimental scale by a lumber company in a humid tropical forest of the Southeast of Nicaragua. It involves an operational inventory, the planning and building of the network trails and mountai...
Sabogal, C.
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Castillo, A.
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Carrera, F.
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Castañeda, A.
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[Aprovechamiento mejorado en bosques de produccion forestal: estudio de caso Los Filos, Rio San Juan, Nicaragua]
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Aprovechamiento mejorado en bosques de produccion forestal: estudio de caso Los Filos, Rio San Juan, Nicaragua
This document describes the application on experimental scale of a silvicultural treatment in a forest selectively logged by a timber company in the humid tropics of Nicaragua. Based on a diagnostic sampling in the La Lupe experimental forest, a silvicultural treatment was designed consisting in ...
Sabogal, C.
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Castillo, A.
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Mejia, A.
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Castañeda, A.
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[Aplicacion de un tratamiento silvicultual experimental en el bosque de La Lupe, Rio San Juan, Nicaragua]
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Aplicacion de un tratamiento silvicultual experimental en el bosque de La Lupe, Rio San Juan, Nicaragua
Overlogged forests are degraded but nevertheless important. They may continue to be a source of timber and supply an important amount of forest products, particularly for local people who livelihoods depend on their extraction. One aspect of restoration would be to prevent adding more overlogged ...
Silva, J.N.M.
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Pokorny, B.
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Sabogal, C.
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Carvalho, J.O.P. de
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Zweede, J.
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[Partnership for good forest management: a joint initiative of researchers and timber industries in the Brazilian Amazon]
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Partnership for good forest management: a joint initiative of researchers and timber industries in the Brazilian Amazon
Sabogal, C.
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Silva, J.N.M.
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Zweede, J.
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Pereira Jr, R.
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Barreto, P.
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Guerreiro, C.A.
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[Diretrizes tecnicas para a exploracao de impacto reducio em operaqoes florestais de terra firme na Amazonia Brasileira]
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Diretrizes tecnicas para a exploracao de impacto reducio em operaqoes florestais de terra firme na Amazonia Brasileira
Secondary and logged-over tropical forests cover more than 600 million hectares. An international workshop held in Bogor (Indonesia) in November 1997 provided a forum of discussion on the research priorities for the sustainable management of secondary forests in Indonesia and more generally in So...
Sist, P.
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Sabogal, C.
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[Management of secondary and logged-over forests in Indonesia: selected proceedings of an international workshop, 17-19 November, 1997]
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Management of secondary and logged-over forests in Indonesia: selected proceedings of an international workshop, 17-19 November, 1997