Processes of economic integration and growing economic influence of corporations are leading to greater efforts among people in all countries to protect the lifestyles and habitats that they value. For conservation organizations, the first challenge is clearly defining objectives and priorities o...
Several countries in the East and South Asian region, are embarking upon major programs for the restoration of degraded forest ecosystems. This paper argues that many schemes proposed in the name of ecological restoration have failed to yield the benefits expected of them. There has often been a ...
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Chokkalingam, U.
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Poulsen, J.
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[The restoration of forest biodiversity and ecological values]
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The restoration of forest biodiversity and ecological values
China has serious environmental problems but China has begun to address some of them. The data for environmental assesments of China's forests are sparse at best, therefore, the authors survey general impressions before focusing on one representative topic, the loss of biodiveristy that necessari...
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Changjin Sun
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[Impacts of policy reforms on forestry environments and biodiversity]
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Impacts of policy reforms on forestry environments and biodiversity
The term of biodiversity was first used un specialized conservation circles in the mid -1980's. In the decade that has elapsed it has moved to center-stage on the international agenda. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), adopted at the Rio Summit in 1992 and now ratified by 169 countrie...
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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[Biodiversity: treasures in the world's forests - concluding statement of the Forum]
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Biodiversity: treasures in the world's forests - concluding statement of the Forum