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- How to tackle corruption in Indonesia's forestry sector?
- ( B. Setiono / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2008)
- This paper notes that under a sustainable, well-managed, logging regime, Papua – the most densely forested part of Indonesia – can potentially contribute substantial forest revenues for so...
Desertification and drought in Africa: an overview
- ( UN Economic Commission for Africa , 2008)
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Prepared by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in preparation for the sixteenth session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16), this report review...
Does policy pay enough attention to the interaction between water and forests?
- ( A. Perlis (ed) / Unasylva, FAO , 2008)
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Water-related problems are an increasingly important challenge to sustainable development, and the availability and quality of water are strongly influenced by forests. In this issue of FAO's ...
- The Amazon forest and climate change: are we reaching an ecological tipping point?
- ( WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature , 2007)
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The Amazon forest greatly influences the global climate and may be coming under increasing threat due to climate change. This report explores the relationship between the Amazon, climate, and the c...
Could spirit forest help conserve biodiversity?: a case study from Son la province, Vietnam
- ( V. A. Hoang / Research Center for Forest Ecology and Environment, Vietnam , 2007)
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This study examines spirit forest in two communities in Son la province, Vietnam. Using a participatory approach, it analyses traditional regulation, local knowledge on spirit forest and...
- The role of sustainable forest management in climate change mitigation
- ( S. Dresner; P. Ekins; K. McGeevor; J. Tomei / Policy Studies Institute, UK , 2006)
- This is the draft report of a scoping study for the Forestry Commission on forests and climate change. The report discusses the role that sustainable forest management can play in mitigating climate c...
- What impact does forest clearance for agriculture have on poverty alleviation?: evidence from Indonesia
- ( L. Tacconi; I. Kurniawan / Crawford School of Economics and Government, Austailian National University , 2006)
- The promotion of forestry activities is seen as a means by which to reduce poverty while protecting the environment. But if clearing of forests for agricultural activities can prove more profitable, w...
- The environmental and social costs of illegal logging and plywood production from Papua New Guinea’s rainforests
- ( Greenpeace International , 2005)
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This document traces the production of Chinese hardwood and plywood from its origins in the forests of Papua New Guinea to the sweatshops of China and on to British builders and merchants.
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- Deforestation not linked to catastrophic floods
- ( Center for International Forestry Research , 2005)
- This new report from FAO and CIFOR challenges the conventional wisdom linking large-scale flooding to deforestation. The report acknowledges that forests can play a role in minimising runoff that caus...
- Summary report on the negative impacts of palm oil cultivation in Southeast Asia
- ( Friends of the Earth , 2003)
- This report summarises two separate Friends of the Earth reports on, respectively, the increasing demand for palm oil in developed countries, and the social and environmental impacts of palm oil culti...
