Conserving Biological Diversity in Managed Tropical Forests
Conserving Biological Diversity in Managed Tropical Forests

Author: Jill M. Blockhus

Publisher: IUCN

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9782831701011

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At the meeting of the International Tropical Timber Organization held in Bali in 1990, ITTO adopted the target of ensuring that all tropical timber marketed internationally should, by the year 2000, come from forests that are managed sustainably. This study is an attempt to determine whether the member countries of the ITTO have a legal and administrative basis for managing their production forests in ways which will allow these forests to contribute to biological diversity conservation. It also attempts to assess the extent to which such management is already applied on the ground through member country studies. A set of guidelines on ways in which management of production forests could be improved is included.

The Management of Tropical Moist Forest Lands
The Management of Tropical Moist Forest Lands

Author: Duncan Poore

Publisher: IUCN

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9782831700717

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This book is a comprehensive guide to fundamental ecological principles in tropical moist forest lands. This edition has been revised to encompass our increased knowledge and understandings of the complexities of forest management. It addresses the cross-cutting issues: the effects of government policies, land allocation and infrastructure development in forest lands. An analysis is made regarding various forest uses: forests for wood, forests for agriculture and forests for nature conservation and environmental protection.

Changing Landscapes
Changing Landscapes

Author: Duncan Poore

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-03-29

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 113657008X

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This is the history of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO); its aims, policies and achievements, through drawing on contemporary records and the author's own wide experience. The book uses examination of past successes and failures to formulate a 21st-century agenda for the most practical ways of improving the management of forests and deciding forest policies.