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
Putz, F.E.
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Romero, C.
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[Una breve introduccion al diseno experimental y a la estadistica (anexos)]
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Una breve introduccion al diseno experimental y a la estadistica (anexos)
Flinn, D.
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Dolman, G.
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Haines, R.
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Karjalainen, U.
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Raison, J.
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[Proceedings of International Conference on Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management: fostering stakeholder input to advance development of scientifically-based indicators, 24-28 August 1998, Melbourne, Australia]
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Proceedings of International Conference on Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management: fostering stakeholder input to advance development of scientifically-based indicators, 24-28 August 1998, Melbourne, Australia
Collaborative institutional arrangements such as networks and consortia are becoming significant in the provision of goods and services in situations where such collaborations can improve the overall comparative advantage of the alliance. Economic globalisation, rapid development of communication...
Dykstra, D.P.
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Kone, I.
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Nair, C.T.S.
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[Annex 3: Roles of global and regional networks and consortia in strengthening forestry research]
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Annex 3: Roles of global and regional networks and consortia in strengthening forestry research
This chapter provides a brief history of the social component of Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)'s project, 'Assessing sustainable forest management: testing criteria and indicators', with special reference to the issue of security of inter-generational access to resources (SIA...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Salim, A.
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Tiane, A.M.
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Tchikangwa, B.
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Sardjono, M.A.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Whose forest is this, anyway?: criteria and indicators on access to resources]
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Whose forest is this, anyway?: criteria and indicators on access to resources
Spek, M.
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[Pulp mill finance - an appraisal of risk management and social and environmental safeguard procedures, with implications for China's industry transformation]
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Pulp mill finance - an appraisal of risk management and social and environmental safeguard procedures, with implications for China's industry transformation
Cossalter, C.
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[Pulp industry and plantation development in Indonesia: experiences and potential lessons for China]
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Pulp industry and plantation development in Indonesia: experiences and potential lessons for China
Tropical forests are decreasing at the rate of 16.9 million hectares per year due mainly to clearing for agriculture and shifting cultivation. Timber harvesting results for more than 5 million hectares of tropical forest becoming degraded looged-over forests every year without any adequate manage...
Kobayashi, S.
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[Landscape rehabilitation of degraded tropical forest ecosystems: case study of CIFOR/Japan Project in Indonesia and Peru]
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Landscape rehabilitation of degraded tropical forest ecosystems: case study of CIFOR/Japan Project in Indonesia and Peru
The cases studied show a lively bamboo sector that is expanding, contributing to employment and economic development in rural areas of China. County variations seem to indicate alternative land use options and different degrees of industrial development among them. New demands, notably for bamboo...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Belcher, B.
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[Comparison of bamboo production systems in six counties in China]
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Comparison of bamboo production systems in six counties in China
Tropical forests are being cleared at a rate of 16.9 million hectares per year and timber harvesting results in over 5 million hectares becoming secondary forests annually without adequate management. This decrease and degradation affect both timber production and many environmental values. Selec...