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Gender equality has been studied in community based forest certification projects in two forest user groups in Nepal. contributing to an understanding of gender equality with a focus on participation of women in a forest certification project and on awareness levels of forest users. Experts from ...


Lewark, S.George, L.Karmann, M.[Study of gender equality in community based forest certification programmes in Nepal]Study of gender equality in community based forest certification programmes in Nepal

This paper presens a preliminary results of research on benzoin in North Sumatra, Indonesia.Benzoin was studied because of its intersting management, and very little data was available on present exploitation. Benzoin is the resin of various species of Styrax trees (Styracaceae). In Sumatra Benzo...


Katz, E.Goloubinoff, M.Ruiz Perez, M.Michon, G.[Experiences in benzoin resin production in Sumatra, Indonesia]Experiences in benzoin resin production in Sumatra, Indonesia
Autor: Katz, E.

The article describes the present situation of exploitation, trade and uses of Sumatra benzoin (Styrax spp.) as well as its historical perspective. North Sumatran Batak people exploit this fragrant resin. They use it for medicine, burn it in rituals and tell myths about it. They trade it at the l...


Katz, E.[L'exploitation du benjoin dans les hautes terres Batak: situation actuelle]L'exploitation du benjoin dans les hautes terres Batak: situation actuelle
Angelsen, A.Rio, N.Loken, A.Tarigan, J.[Forest products for the poor, the rich or the middle class? Three cases from Indonesia]Forest products for the poor, the rich or the middle class? Three cases from Indonesia

The Malinau watershed in Northeast Kalimantan is essential for local communities both as a source of food and as a means of transport. The two main rivers sampled in this study Seturan and Rian rivers belong to the Malinau watershed. Seturan water catchment has high fish diversity (containes 47 f...


Rachmatika, I.Nasi, RobertSheil, DouglasWan, M.[A first look at the fish species of the middle Malinau: taxonomy, ecology, vulnerability and importance]A first look at the fish species of the middle Malinau: taxonomy, ecology, vulnerability and importance

Forests cover between 17 and 19 million ha of the Central American isthmus. Most of this is broadleaved forest on the Atlantic side of the isthmus. The size and contribution of these forests vary greatly between the Central American countries, from Belize, with over 80% of its land in forests, to...


Kaimowitz, D.Paupitz, J.[Forests, policies and people on the Central American agricultural frontier]Forests, policies and people on the Central American agricultural frontier

Uncaria tomentosa and U. guíanensis have been important in traditional healing in many South American countries. These species contain some sixty active substances which are widely tested for possible medical treatments. U. tomentosa has been traded from Peru until it reached a peak export of 726...


Jong, W. deMelnyk, M.Lozano, L.A.Rosales, M.García, M.[Una de gato: fate and future of a Peruvian forest resource]Una de gato: fate and future of a Peruvian forest resource

This paper use a conceptual box-and-arrow model for understanding woodland use in Zimbabwe in the context of the complex ecological-social-economic system of which it is part. Central themes within the model are: the policy framework; local institutions; land pressures; rural-urban relationships;...


Campbell, Bruce M.Frost, P.Goebel, A.Standa-Gunda, W.Mukamuri, B.Veenan, M.[A conceptual model of woodland use and change in Zimbabwe]A conceptual model of woodland use and change in Zimbabwe
Autor: Wunder, Sven

Ilha Grande, an island in the south of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, has faced a long series of historical boom and bust cycles. Yet, during the last century, the island has recuperated most of its original forest cover, compared to rapid and continuous deforestation of the continental Atlantic f...


Wunder, Sven[Big island, green forests and backpackers: land use and development options on Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil]Big island, green forests and backpackers: land use and development options on Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

Twenty nine secondary forest stands with ages over four years were studied near Pucalipa in the Peruvian Amazon. Altogether 102 plant species 10 + cm dbh were recorded in the forest inventories. The most frequent species use group was timber, both in terms of number of species as well as abundanc...


Galvan Gildemeister, O.Sabogal, C.Colan, V.[Potencial productivo de los bosques secundarios de aitura de la zona de Pucalipa, Region Ucayali, Amazonia peruana]Potencial productivo de los bosques secundarios de aitura de la zona de Pucalipa, Region Ucayali, Amazonia peruana

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