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Guizol, P.Ndikumagenge, C.[Forest dynamics: the case of Burundi: images, views, farmer innovations and forestry policies]Forest dynamics: the case of Burundi: images, views, farmer innovations and forestry policies

Acacia Mangium Willd. is one of the most important tree species grown in commercial plantation in Monsoon Asia. Recently, the need for accurate information in the biomass in plantations has become more urgent, especially since the amount of carbon sequestered in afforestation/reforestation Clean ...


Hiratsuka, M.Toma, T.Yamada, M.Heriansyah, I.Morikawa, Y.[A general allometric equation for estimating biomass in Acacia mangium plantations]A general allometric equation for estimating biomass in Acacia mangium plantations

Komatsu Ltd. and the Forest and Nature Conservation Research and Development Center (FNCRDC) of the Ministry of Forestry, Indonesia have developed a cutting propagation technique for dipterocarp species. This technique uses a fog-cooling system to lower the temperature inside cutting boxes in a g...


Sakai, C.Subiakto, A.Heriansyah, I.Nuroniah, H.S.[Rehabilitation of degraded forest with Shorea leprosula and S. selanica cuttings]Rehabilitation of degraded forest with Shorea leprosula and S. selanica cuttings

Global deforestation and forest degradation rates have a significant impact on the accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere. The Food and Agriculture Organization estimated that during the 1990s 16.1 million hectares per year were affected by deforestation, most of them in the tro...


Schlamadinger, B.Ciccarese, L.Dutschke, M.Fearnside, P.M.Brown, S.Murdiyarso, Daniel[Should we include avoidance of deforestation in the international response to climate change?]Should we include avoidance of deforestation in the international response to climate change?

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.Chokkalingam, U.Poulsen, J.[The restoration of forest biodiversity and ecological values]The restoration of forest biodiversity and ecological values

This paper analyzes the growing role of municipal governments in Bolivia and Nicaragua in forest-related issues on the basis of some thirty case studies. It first provides background information on forest issues and legislation concerning municipal involvement in forest issues in the two countrie...


Kaimowitz, D.Pacheco, P.Mendoza, R.Barahona, T.[Municipal governments and forest management in Bolivia and Nicaragua]Municipal governments and forest management in Bolivia and Nicaragua
Autor: Cossalter, C.

Notwithstanding the global trend, Asia and the Pacific region has recorded several years of strong economic growth. The economic potential of the region has steadily increased over the past quarter of a century and most analysis agree that this trend will continue in the years ahead. With the rap...


Cossalter, C.[Current trends of reforestation in the tropical countries of Asia and the Pacific]Current trends of reforestation in the tropical countries of Asia and the Pacific
Autor: Jong, W. de

Rubber is the most widespread smallholder tree crop in Southeast Asia. Some analysts have blamed the expansion of rubber for greatly contributing to the conversion of mature tropical forest in both Indonesia and Malaysia. The paper critically examines to what extent smallholder rubber production ...


Jong, W. de[The impact of rubber on the forest landscape in Borneo]The impact of rubber on the forest landscape in Borneo

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