To meet the challenges of poverty and environmental sustainability, a more integrated approach to research is required. Such an approach must embrace the complexity of systems and redirect research towards the greater inclusion of issues such as participatory approaches, multi-scale analysis and ...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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[Integrated natural resource management: linking productivity, the environment and development]
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Integrated natural resource management: linking productivity, the environment and development
Technology will help to address the challenges for sustainable forestry in the 21st century. Some of the challenges will include the shift of production from native forest to plantations in areas of comparative advantage, more efficient processing delinking end-use products from raw wood characte...
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Vanclay, J.K.
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Byron, R.N.
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[Technologies for sustainable forest management: challenges for the 21st century. Commonwealth Forestry Congress, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, May 1997]
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Technologies for sustainable forest management: challenges for the 21st century. Commonwealth Forestry Congress, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, May 1997
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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[IUCN guidelines for sustainable use of wild species: a comment on the application of these guidelines to forestry]
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IUCN guidelines for sustainable use of wild species: a comment on the application of these guidelines to forestry
This book attempts to redefine roles of government agencies, development assistance programmes and science in achieving a more sustainable future of rural landscapes in tropical developing countries. Science faces major challenges in tackling the inter-linked problems of poverty and environmental...
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[The science of sustainable development: local livelihoods and the global environment]
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The science of sustainable development: local livelihoods and the global environment
International nature conservation programs were originally driven by field biologists. As environment has assumed increasing prominence on the international political agenda, the role of biologists has been marginalised. International programs now have ambitious targets set by politicians and asp...
Long and consultative planning processes have been undertaken to develop priorities for strategic forestry research in Africa. The results have contributed to the development of CIFOR's medium-term plan, so that there seems to be a good match between Africa's needs and CIFOR's intentions. The pol...
Among the range of problems requiring research, some are most relevant for particular countries and require special local knowledge or facilities for research. Others are common to eco-regions or ecosystems which span several countries; for these, a regional approach through networked research gr...
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Ng, F.S.P.
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Palmer, J.R.
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[The role of international research agencies in strengthening forest research in Africa]
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The role of international research agencies in strengthening forest research in Africa