This document reviews the state of research in African dry forests and sets up the framework for a dry forest programme of research in the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). The documents consists of three sections, which represent increasing levels of focus in a proposed dry for...
Center for International Forestry Research
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[Africa's tropical dry forests - time to re-engage: an agenda for priority research]
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Africa's tropical dry forests - time to re-engage: an agenda for priority research
Genetic variation within and among 11 natural populations of Pterocarpus macrocarpus Kurz. from different forest habitats in Thailand was examined by starch gel electrophoresis of 18 loci coding for 11 enzymes. The species possesses a high level of isozyme variation. The percentage of polymorphic...
Liengsiri, C.
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Yeh, F.C.H.
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Boyle, T.J.B.
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[Isozyme analysis of a tropical forest tree, Pterocarpus macrocarpus Kurz]
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Isozyme analysis of a tropical forest tree, Pterocarpus macrocarpus Kurz
If one is of the mindset that the world is fundamentally chaotic and irrational, then the discpline of economics probably has little to offer. But if one accepts the notion that there is some method to the apparent madness of individuals, governments and organizations, then economic inquiry does ...
This is an exptract of a paper explores the "state of the art" of the two-way causal links between poverty alleviation and natural tropical forests. Microimpacts of rising poverty can increase or slow forest loss. At the macrolevel, poverty also has an ambiguous effect, but it is probable that hi...
Wunder, Sven
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[Poverty alleviation and tropical forests: what scope for synergies? (extract)]
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Poverty alleviation and tropical forests: what scope for synergies? (extract)
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
Parmentier, I.
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[The odd man out? Might climate explain the lower tree a-diversity of African rain forests relative to Amazonian rain forests?]
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The odd man out? Might climate explain the lower tree a-diversity of African rain forests relative to Amazonian rain forests?
A sample survey of 648 households was conducted in 54 villages in the humid forest zone of Cameroon to understand the effect of the economic crisis (dating from 1986) and the 1994 currency devaluation on the practices of small farmers, and the effect of these practices on forest cover change. Fou...
Bikie, H.
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Ndoye, O.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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[L'Impact de la crise economique sur les systemes agricoles et la changement du couvert forestier dans la zone forestiere humide du Cameroun]
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L'Impact de la crise economique sur les systemes agricoles et la changement du couvert forestier dans la zone forestiere humide du Cameroun
The development of criteria and indicators (C&I) for good forest management was identified as one of the essential components of a research and demonstration project in the Brazilian Amazon under the leadership of Embrapa Eastern Amazon and CIFOR. Four steps were envisaged: (1) Definition of a pr...
Pokorny B.
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Sabogal, C.
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Prabhu, R.
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Silva, J.N.M.
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[Introducing criteria and indicators for monitoring and auditing forest management in the Brazilian Amazon]
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Introducing criteria and indicators for monitoring and auditing forest management in the Brazilian Amazon
Among many other stakes, the economic stake derived from the exploitation of tropical forest resources is a burning issue. This is evidenced by insecurity in intergenerational access to forest resources and financial benefits relating to the latter, on the one hand, and by a deep iniquity at the...
Oyono, P.R.
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Kouna, C.
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Mala, W.A.
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[Benefits of forests in Cameroon: global structure, issues involving access and decision-making hiccoughs]
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Benefits of forests in Cameroon: global structure, issues involving access and decision-making hiccoughs
This manual provides methods for the development and evaluation of criteria and indicators (C&I) which can then be used to assess the sustainability of forest management. The manual is written primarily for researchers, people or groups interested in evaluating C&I for assessments of forests in n...
Prabhu, R.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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Dudley, R.G.
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[Guidelines for developing, testing and selecting criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management: a C & I developer's reference]
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Guidelines for developing, testing and selecting criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management: a C & I developer's reference