Bamboo, with a long tradition in China, is one of the emerging sectors in the Chinese economy. It is making an increasingly large contribution to farmers' income and playing an important role in rural industrial development. Bamboo products are also being substituted for wood products, a process ...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Fu Maoyi
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Yang Xiaosheng
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Belcher, B.
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[Bamboo forestry in China: toward environmentally friendly expansion]
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Bamboo forestry in China: toward environmentally friendly expansion
Vietnam has pilot-tested a payment for forest environmental services (PFES) program in an effort to restore and protect forest areas, some of which have been severely degraded by the excessive cutting of trees by small-scale farmers planting annual crops on steep, sloping lands. The pilot program...
Lan, Le Ngoc
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Wichelns, Dennis
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Milan, Florence
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Hoanh, Chu Thai
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Duy Phuong, Nguyen
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[Household opportunity costs of protecting and developing forest lands in Son La and Hoa Binh Provinces, Vietnam]
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Household opportunity costs of protecting and developing forest lands in Son La and Hoa Binh Provinces, Vietnam
Yap, S.W.
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Chack, C.V.
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Majuakim, L.
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Anuar, M.
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Putz, F.E.
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[Climbing bamboo (Dinochloa spp.) in Sabah: biomechanical characteristics, mode of ascent, and abundance in logged-over forest]
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Climbing bamboo (Dinochloa spp.) in Sabah: biomechanical characteristics, mode of ascent, and abundance in logged-over forest
China has undertaken major economic policy changes since 1978, having moved from a plan economy to a predominantly market economy. These changes had great impact in the forestry sector. This paper aims to document these changes in the case of bamboo, and at the same time show bamboo's contributio...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Fu Maoyi
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Xie Jinzhong
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Belcher, B.
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Zhong Maogong
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Xie Chen
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[Policy change in China: the effects on the bamboo sector in Anji county]
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Policy change in China: the effects on the bamboo sector in Anji county
Over recent years, there has been rapid development of the bamboo industry in China since reform and liberalisation, which have brought about a series of economic policies and regulations favourable to economic development. Between 1981 and 1993, the area covered by bamboo forests expanded at a r...
Zhong Maogong
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Fu Maoyi
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Belcher, B.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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[Analysis of social economy and policies on production management systems: a case study on China’s bamboo industry]
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Analysis of social economy and policies on production management systems: a case study on China’s bamboo industry
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Fu, Maoyi
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Belcher, B.
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Yang, Xiaosheng
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[Case study: the potential of bamboo resources in mountainous China]
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Case study: the potential of bamboo resources in mountainous China
Ruiz Perez, M.
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[Opening remarks at workshop on social economics, marketing and policy of bamboo sector in China]
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Opening remarks at workshop on social economics, marketing and policy of bamboo sector in China
The chapter begins with a summary of the state of rural poverty in China and the potential role of forestry. It continues with a general discussion of the bamboo sector and the evidence from the research regarding the household income effects of the rapid expansion on bamboo production. Bamboo in...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Belcher, B.
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Maoyi Fu
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Xiaosheng Yang
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[Forestry, poverty, and rural development: perspectives from the bamboo subsector]
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Forestry, poverty, and rural development: perspectives from the bamboo subsector
Ingram, V.
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Tieguhong, J.C.
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Nkamgnia, E.M.
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Eyebe, J.P.
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Ngawe, M.
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[The bamboo production to consumption system in Cameroon]
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The bamboo production to consumption system in Cameroon
Mekonnen, Z
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Worku, A
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Yohannes, T
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Alebachew, M.
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Taketay, D
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Kassa, H.
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[Bamboo Resources in Ethiopia: Their value chain and contribution to livelihoods]
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Bamboo Resources in Ethiopia: Their value chain and contribution to livelihoods