Capacity Building for the Planning, Assessment and Systematic Observations of Forests
Capacity Building for the Planning, Assessment and Systematic Observations of Forests

Author: Karan Deo Singh

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-04-18

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 3642322921

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This book is intended to support the forestry institutions in the tropical countries in the planning, assessment and systematic observation of forests required to fulfill their obligations as laid in international conventions such as the CBD and UNFCCC. Following the Rio Conference, a number of countries, donors and international organizations have implemented capacity-building projects with varying degrees of success. One main reason for the varying success rates seems to lie in the design of technical assistance programs, which have been formulated on the traditional lines of mainly generating forest resources information or transferring technology; whereas Agenda 21 requires fundamental changes in countries’ institutions and approaches to planning and implementing the conservation and sustainable development of forests through a process of continuing research and analysis. The book is intended to serve the basic needs of national planning strategies and international and donor support.

Palms
Palms

Author: Dennis Victor Johnson

Publisher: IUCN

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9782831703527

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Increasing demands on the world's natural resources pose a serious threat to palm biodiversity. This action plan identifies the most threatened palm species in order to present recommendations for conservation measures that cater to their specific requirements, and to provide strategic guidelines for the conservation and sustainable utilization of the many palms that provide food, construction material, and an important source of revenue for many people.

Effects of Land-Use Change on Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations
Effects of Land-Use Change on Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations

Author: Virginia H. Dale

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 1461383633

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Roger C. Dahlman Environmental Sciences Division U.S. Department of Energy Washington, D.C. The potential for humans to alter Earth's atmosphere has been recognized since the end of the 19th century when Arrhenius estimated that a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide could alter the atmospheric radiation balance and raise average global temperature. Today, atmospheric CO concentrations play an important part in the 2 climate-change debate. Sources and sinks of CO associated with land use can be 2 significant determinants of the rate and magnitude of atmospheric CO change. 2 Combustion of fossil fuels and the deforestation associated with land-use change both contribute CO to the atmosphere; in contrast, biological processes on land create 2 potential sinks for the excess CO . Thus, land-use change and associated biological 2 processes become important elements in assessments of future atmospheric CO 2 increase; land-cover properties also affect the Earth's albedo, which is a climate feedback.

Cutting Across the Lands
Cutting Across the Lands

Author: Eveline Ferretti

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 1501719130

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An annotated bibliography focused on Borneo and the Southern Philippines. With over 1,000 citations, this reference work identifies patterns of forestland transformation common to the areas under consideration. A subject index is included.