Economic Assessment of Forestry Project Impacts
Author: H. M. Gregersen
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9789251032855
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Economic Analysis of Forestry Projects
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Forestry Department. Policy and Planning Service
Publisher: Bernan Press(PA)
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9789251009550
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInvestment oriteria for agricultural and rural development projects. Economic impact of foresthy projects. Economic analysis of watershed projects. Discounting proceduers for project apprasais.
Assessing Forestry Project Impacts
Author: H. M. Gregersen
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9789251034286
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe World's Mangroves, 1980-2005
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Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9789251058565
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMangroves, commonly found along sheltered coastlines in the tropics and subtropics, fulfil important socio-economic and environmental functions: providing wood and non-wood forest products, protecting shores against wind, waves and water currents; conserving biological diversity; protecting coral reefs, sea-grass beds and shipping lanes against siltation; and providing habitat, spawning grounds and nutrients for a variety of fish and shellfish, including many commercial species. High population pressure in coastal areas has, however, led to the conversion of many mangrove areas to other uses. The world's mangroves 1980-2005, prepared in the framework of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005, provides comprehensive information on the current and past extent of mangroves in all countries and territories in which they exist. This information, as well as the gaps in information that come to light in the report, will assist mangrove managers and policy- and decision-makers worldwide in ensuring the conservation, management and sustainable use of the world's remaining mangrove ecosystems
Fire Management
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9789251056660
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFire management is an essential part of sustainable forest management. This publication complements the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (FRA 2005) as an in-depth thematic study on the incidence, impact and management of forest fires in different regions of the world. It was developed from 12 regional papers prepared within the framework of the Global Wildland Fire Network of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. It provides the best estimate of the global fire situation to date and gives a good indication of the scale of the impact of vegetation fires on society, on the economy and on the environment. This global assessment will be of interest not only to fire specialists, but also to policy-makers, forest managers and those involved in collecting reliable and current information on fire in different types of vegetation. It is an important contribution to FAO's efforts to enhance international cooperation in fire management.
Climate change for forest policy-makers
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2019-02-18
Total Pages: 73
ISBN-13: 9251310947
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe critical role of forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation is now widely recognized. Forests contribute significantly to climate change mitigation through their carbon sink and carbon storage functions. They play an essential role in reducing vulnerabilities and enhancing adaptation of people and ecosystems to climate change and climate variability, the negative impacts of which are becoming increasingly evident in many parts of the world. In many countries climate change issues have not been fully addressed in national forest policies, forestry mitigation and adaptation needs at national level have not been thoroughly considered in national climate change strategies, and cross-sectoral dimensions of climate change impacts and response measures have not been fully appreciated. This publication seeks to provide a practical approach to the process of integrating climate change into national forest programmes. The aim is to assist senior officials in government administrations and the representatives of other stakeholders, including civil society organizations and the private sector, prepare the forest sector for the challenges and opportunities posed by climate change. This document complements a set of guidelines prepared by FAO in 2013 to support forest managers incorporate climate change considerations into forest management plans and practices.
Environmental and Economic Issues in Forestry
Author: Susan Shen
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1995-01-01
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780821332337
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWorld Bank Technical Paper No. 281. Provides an overview of environmentally related priority issues in Asian forestry and contributes to the critical work of understanding the complex dynamics of those issues.
Guide to the classical biological control of insect pests in planted and natural forests
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2019-05-31
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 9251313350
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication explains the "why" and "how" of classical biological control in forestry, and addresses the potential risks associated with such programmes. Written by a team of experts, it provides general theory and practical guidelines, featuring 11 case studies of successful implementation efforts worldwide. While insect pests already damage millions of hectares of forest worldwide each year, the extent of such damage is increasing as the impacts of climate change become more evident and as international trade grows, facilitating the pests’ spread. Classical biological control is a well-tried, cost-effective approach to the management of invasive forest pests which involves the importing of "natural enemies" of non-native pests from their countries of origin with the aim of establishing permanent, self-sustaining populations capable of sustainably reducing pest populations below damaging levels.
Forest Strategy
Author: Michael Gane
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2007-06-28
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 1402059655
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis ground-breaking book combines detailed analysis of the forest sector with modern strategic management principles to develop a vision for sustainable forest management which is both practical and theoretically robust. The book adopts a holistic approach to propose a new theoretical framework for this once traditional sector; one which reconciles current thinking in strategic management with natural resource management.
Sustainable Forestry Challenges for Developing Countries
Author: Matti Palo
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9400915888
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is an outcome of a research project on "Sustainable Forestry and the Environment in Developing Countries". The project has been run by Metsantutki muslaitos METLA -the Finnish Forest Research Institute since 1987 and will be completed this year. A major output by this project has so far been a report in three volumes on "Deforestation or development in the Third World?" The purpose of our multidisciplinary research project is to generate new knowl edge about the causes of deforestation, its scenarios and consequences. More knowledge is needed for more effective, efficient and equitable public policy, both at the national and intemationallevels in supporting sustainable forestry in develop ing countries. Our project has specifically focused on 90 tropical countries as one group and on three subgroups by continents, as well as the three case study countries, the Philippines, Ethiopia and Chile. The University of Joensuu has been our active partner in the Philippine study. We have complemented the three cases by the analyzes of Brazil and Indonesia, the two largest tropical forest-owning countries. Some other interesting country studies were annexed to complement our book both by geography and expertise. The United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economics Research, UNUIWIDER in Helsinki Finland has also been partly engaged. Most of the results from its project on "The Forest in the South and North in Context of Global Warming" will, however, be published later in a separate book.
