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Category : Forest products industry
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Annual Review and Assessment of the World Tropical Timber Situation
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest products industry
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Annual Review and Assessment of the World Timber Situation
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest products industry
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Loggers and Degradation in the Asia-Pacific
Author: Peter DauvergnePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521001342
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Corporate loggers have damaged much of the tropical forest throughout the Asia-Pacific over the last four decades. Despite a steady rise in global and local concern, few firms have changed their practices. Loggers and Degradation in the Asia-Pacific examines why and how loggers have resisted and ignored calls for environmental reforms. Concentrating on the period after 1990, the book explains what is happening on the ground and highlights the structures within which firms and governments operate. Within this broader context the author considers a range of factors including: the science of tropical forest management, the capacity of states to regulate and enforce rules, the relative power of environmental reformers, and the 1997-9 Asian financial crisis. This is a constructive, insightful approach to a depressing, yet urgent, problem. It will be accessible to academic and student readers as well as those in corporations, government and NGOs.
Forest Certification: A Policy Perspective
Author: Chris ElliottPublisher: CIFOR
ISBN: 9798764560
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
This paper analyses the development of certification programmes in three countries (Indonesia, Canada and Sweden) using the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) as a theoretical reference point. The ACF is an actor-based framework for analysing policy processes and has not previously been applied in a developing country. Actors in the three countries took different approaches to certification. In Canada, in a programme development process supported by the forest products industry, a management systems approach was taken. In Sweden, performance standards were developed in a process initially driven by NGOs. In Indonesia, certification was led by an NGO within a framework established by government, and a performance standards approach was used. The paper concludes that forest certification can be best understood as a policy instrument that promotes and facilitates policy-orientated learning among actors, and provides indirect incentives for improved forest management. Learning occurs both as the standards to be used for certification are developed, and as they are implemented. The benefits of learning and consensus building among actors (such as NGOs, forest companies, private forest owners, indigenous peoples, governments, etc.) who have traditionally been in conflict with each other can be significant. On the other hand, where fundamental changes in forest policy (such as tenure and forest revenue reform) are needed, certification should not be seen as a substitute for these A further conclusion is that, while public policies change over periods of decades, the private policies of retailers and forest product companies can adapt more rapidly to changing circumstances. The concept of a ‘fast track’ of private policy change, compared to the slower track of governmental policy change, is therefore proposed and described. A number of interesting theoretical and empirical avenues for further research on certification are discussed.
Shadows in the Forest
Author: Peter DauvergnePublisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262540872
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This book is the first to analyze the environmental impact of Japanese trade, corporations, and aid on timber management in the context of Southeast Asian political economies. It is also one of the first comprehensive studies of why Southeast Asian states are unable to enforce forest policies and regulations.
Smallholder Tree Growing for Rural Development and Environmental Services
Author: Denyse J. SnelderPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402082614
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Recent history reveals that both the large-scale reforestation projects of the 20th century have often been less successful than anticipated, and that tree growing by smallholders – as an alternative means to combat deforestation and promote sustainable land use – has received relatively little attention from the scientific and development communities. Taking a first step to addressing that balance, this collection of peer-reviewed papers adopts a comparative approach to explore the potential role that tree growing by farmers can play in sustainable forest management. The goal of this approach is to identify common threads and to start to develop a framework for future research and practice. Presenting case studies from the Philippines and comparative data from a number of Asian countries the book reveals that farmer tree growing has the potential to play a significant role in sustainable forest management, and discusses the surrounding issues which must be addressed in order to realise this potential. The book is primarily aimed at research scientists and graduate students interested in relevant aspects of forestry, agroforestry, agricultural diversity, natural resource management and conservation in agricultural landscapes, as well as those involved in sustainable development and international development studies. It will also provide a valuable reference for professionals, managers, consultants, policy makers and planners dealing with issues in sustainable development, natural resource management, land use change issues and participatory approaches to resource management.
Footprints in the Jungle
Author: Ian A. BowlesPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198029063
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Tropical forests have seen a tremendous growth in logging, mining, and oil and gas development over the past decades. These industries and their infrastructure, including roads and power lines, have a tremendous impact on the environment and often conflict with the growing concern for conservation, particularly the conservation of tropical biodiversity. However, development in the tropics is extremely important economically, both for developing and industrialized nations, and Footprints in the Jungle is an invaluable reference in this important and highly politicized debate. This volume looks at new approaches that lessen the impact of development. It collects numerous case studies by project managers, advocates, and researchers from major international companies, development agencies, universities, and non-governmental organizations. It also examines the environmental and social impact of resource development, proposes a rigorous "best practices" approach, and analyzes a number of challenging technical, environmental, social, and legal issues.
Engaging Countries
Author: Edith Brown WeissPublisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262731324
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
This study systematically examines how states implement and comply with international environmental accords.
Teak: an Exploration of Market Prospects and the Outlook for Costa Rican Plantation Based on Indicative Growth Tables.
Author: Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
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Languages : en
Pages : 84
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