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Environment for Development eBook Series

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  • Forest Tenure Reform in Asia and Africa

    Local Control for Improved Livelihoods, Forest Management, and Carbon Sequestration

    Edited by Randall Bluffstone, Elizabeth J.Z. Robinson ...
    Series series Environment for Development
    Forest tenure reforms are occurring in many developing countries around the world. These reforms typically include devolution of forest lands to local people and communities, which has attracted a great deal of attention and interest. While the nature and level of devolution vary by country, all have potentially important implications for resource allocation, local ecosystem services, livelihoods ... Read more

    61,94 €

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  • Teaming with Fungi

    The Organic Grower's Guide to Mycorrhizae

    by Jeff Lowenfels ...
    “Accomplishes what few other books have—helping growers use mycorrhizae to improve the immune systems of plants. This natural union between plants and fungi is the foundation of our food web.” —Paul Stamets, author of Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the WorldTeaming with Fungi is an important guide to mycorrhizae and the role they play in agriculture, horticulture, and hydroponics. ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    The State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources addresses the conservation, management and sustainable use of forest tree and other woody plant genetic resources of actual and potential value for human well-being in the broad range of management systems. This report complements two other FAO flagship publications in the field of forestry, the annual State of the World's Forests and the periodic ... Read more

    Free

  • Fire on the Rim

    A Firefighter's Season at the Grand Canyon

    by Stephen J. Pyne ...
    Series series Weyerhaeuser Cycle of Fire
    In this lively account of one [fire] season, Pyne introduces us to the tightly knit world of a fire crew, to the complex geography of the North Rim, to the technique and changing philosophy of fire management. ... Read more

    24,37 €

  • Tropical Deforestation

    A socio-economic approach

    by C. J. Jepma ...
    The depletion of the tropical rain forests has attracted considerable attention in recent times, and the serious consequences for the global biosphere are widely acknowledged. Yet deforestation continues apace, and in some areas (for example, southeast Asia) the very existence of the forests is seriously threatened. Contrary to popular belief, evidence suggests that local economic and living ... Read more

    61,94 €

  • Public perception and attitudes of forest owners towards forests in Europe

    Commentary and conclusions of a COST working group (E3-WG1, 1994-1998)

    by Daniel Terrasson ...
    Within the framework of the COST working group (E3-WG1, 1994-1998), this document presents 15 research papers on the following topics: the European public challenge concerning forest landscapes, environmental and economic aspects, integration of non-commercial values, attitudes of farmers and of the rural world, reafforestation of agricultural lands, public opinion, perception, preferences and ... Read more

    Free

  • Sela’An-Linau Odyssey

    by Diana S Raja, KC Linggi ...
    The story of Selaan-Linau is based on the work experience and engagement with the local communities and other stakeholders of the Selaan-Linau Forestry Management Unit, or FMU. Also known as FOMISS-GTZ, it began as a pilot project of the Malaysian-German Cooperation on sustainable forest management in Sarawak from 1998 to 2000. The project worked with the Kelabits, the Kenyahs, and the Penans, the ... Read more

    4,95 €

  • Bananas and Plantains

    Edited by S. Gowen ...
    Series series World Crop Series
    In a field of mature bananas, plants can be seen at all stages of vegetative growth and fruit maturity, providing a fascination for anyone who has an interest in growing crops. Banana farmers in the tropics can harvest fruit every day of the year. The absence of seasonality in production is an advantage, in that it provides a continuity of carbohydrate to meet dietary needs as well as a regular ... Read more

    275,70 €

  • High-Tech and Micropropagation VI

    Edited by Y.P.S Bajaj ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The volume describes the propagation of various ornamental, aromatic and medicinal plants through modern biotechnological methods. Treated plants are e.g. amaryllis, zinnia, camomile, and jojoba. ... Read more

    275,70 €

  • Tree Rings and Natural Hazards

    A State-of-Art

    Edited by Markus Stoffel, Michelle Bollschweiler, David R. Butler, Brian H. Luckman ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Dendrogeomorphology Beginnings and Futures: A Personal Reminiscence My early forays into dendrogeomorphology occurred long before I even knew what that word meant. I was working as a young geoscientist in the 1960s and early 1970s on a problem with slope movements and deformed vegetation. At the same time, unknown to me, Jouko Alestalo in Finland was doing something similar. Both of us had seen ... Read more

    190,79 €

  • Continuous Cover Forestry

    Edited by Timo Pukkala, Klaus Gadow ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Although the majority of the world’s forest ecosystems are dominated by uneven-sized multi-species stands, forest management practice and theory has focused on the development of plantation monocultures to maximize the supply of timber at low cost. Societal expectations are changing, however, and uneven-aged multi-species ecosystems, selectively managed as Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF), are ... Read more

    228,00 €

  • Conservation of Wood Artifacts

    A Handbook

    by A. Unger, W. Unger, A.P. Schniewind ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    The impetus for this book was the desire to systematically organize the extant literature on the conservation of cultural property made of wood, from its beginnings before the Christian Era to the year 2000. Various published reviews and monographs, including Holzkonservierung (Wood Conserva tion) published by the senior author in 1988, have appeared over the years, especially in English and in ... Read more

    199,38 €