The report summarises some Swedish experiences in assistance to forestry. Sweden's development from forestry mining in the last century to sustainable forestry is discussed as is the impact of assistance to Swedish forestry during 150 years. Forestry assistance has gone through a number of phases...
Persson, R.
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[From industrial forestry to natural resources management - lessons learnt in forestry assistance]
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From industrial forestry to natural resources management - lessons learnt in forestry assistance
In the four years since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992, an important shift has taken place in the attitudes towards tropical forest management. During the UNCED meeting urged a global initiative to reduce the impact of logging operations and to develo...
Dykstra, D.P.
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[Aprovechamiento de impacto reducido: convirtiendo los resultados de la investigacion en practicas de campo]
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Aprovechamiento de impacto reducido: convirtiendo los resultados de la investigacion en practicas de campo
The main aim of this paper is to present some thoughts about natural forest management, management plans, information needs in management planning, and how to overcome some of the technical deficiencies existing. Emphasis is placed on management of hardwood neo-tropical natural forest exploitatio...
Sabogal, C.
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[Planes de manejo forestal y necesidades de informacion para el manejo operacional]
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Planes de manejo forestal y necesidades de informacion para el manejo operacional
Setiono, B.
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[Debt settlement of Indonesian forestry companies: assessing the role of banking and financial policies for promoting sustainable forest management in Indonesia]
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Debt settlement of Indonesian forestry companies: assessing the role of banking and financial policies for promoting sustainable forest management in Indonesia
Mutimukuru, T.
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Kozanayi, W.
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Nyirenda, R.
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[Initiating a dynamic process for monitoring in Mafungautsi state forest, Zimbabwe]
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Initiating a dynamic process for monitoring in Mafungautsi state forest, Zimbabwe
There is growing awareness of the need to sustainably manage forests in Central Africa. This paper reviews the current state in Gabon within the national context. Forests play a very important role in Gabon in view of their extensive area as well as their contribution to the national economy. The...
Drouineau, S.
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Nasi, Robert
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[L'amenagement forestier au Gabon: historique, bilan, perpectives]
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L'amenagement forestier au Gabon: historique, bilan, perpectives
Management means allocating and distributing limited resources to achieve clearly defined targets. This definition helps towards a clear summary of the way ideas to do with forest management have been developing. Areas of concern have been gradually shifting form technical assignments (resource a...
Bertrand, A.
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Babin, D.
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Nasi, Robert
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[Evalution et diversite du concept d'amenagement forestier]
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Evalution et diversite du concept d'amenagement forestier
Examples are used to illustrate the different present-day forms of forest management, based first and foremost on decision-making procedures governing management choices rather than on technical criteria governing the choice and implementation of programmes. These examples range from the Gabonese...
Bertrand, A.
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Babin, D.
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Nasi, Robert
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[L'adaption de l'amengement forestier a des situations diverses]
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L'adaption de l'amengement forestier a des situations diverses
The various factors common to forest management schemes are examined : sustained output, biodiversity conservation, and multiple uses. These factors are combined in different ways from case to case. Consideration of them in the management process includes specific kinds of financial impact for ea...
Bertrand, A.
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Babin, D.
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Nasi, Robert
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[Les composantes de l'amenagement forestier et leurs incidences financieres]
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Les composantes de l'amenagement forestier et leurs incidences financieres
Available literature is reviewed to determine the type of forest management best suited to slowing the rate of loss of the world's forests and biodiversity. The traditional argument that sustainable forestry is the most preferred option has recently come under criticism from those who argue that ...