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Prunus africana: money growing on trees? a plant that can boost rural economies in the Cameroon highlands
A. T. Nsawir;V. Ingram / Forestry Department, FAO, 2007
Cameroon supports some of the largest populations of the Afromontane hardwood pygeum (Prunus africana), a tree used traditionally for timber, fuel-wood and medicine. It is one of the major income s...
Non Wood forest products bibliography
Forestry Department, FAO, 2001
A useful and detailed collection of references for data sources and research in non wood forest products. The collection includes work from a range of disciplines including ethnobotany, economics, for...
Managing forests as common property
J. E. M. Arnold / Forestry Department, FAO, 1998
This comprehensive study brings together available information about the role of common property as a system of governance and its current relevance to forest management and use.A review of indigen...
Non wood forest products in Africa: a regional and national overview
S. Walter / Forestry Department, FAO, 2001
The report compiles country profiles for all African countries as well as regional and sub regional aggregations. The country profiles show that statistical information on non wood forest products (NW...
Selecting tree species on the basis of community needs
K. Warner / Forestry Department, FAO, 1994
Purpose of this manual is to help field workers to work with a community in order to identify the tree species that would best serve that community’s needs. A growing number of projects and programmes...
Efficacy of removing natural forests from timber production as a strategy for conserving forests
Forestry Department, FAO, 2000
In light of several Asia Pacific nations imposing bans on logging of natural forests this study examines their experiences, assesses the impacts and outlines conditions necessary for the success of lo...
Considering nutrition in National Forestry Programmes
Forestry Department, FAO, 1996
Guide for planners and stakeholders involved in the implementation of National Forestry Programmes. It pays particular attention to strategic planning and the preparation of specific policy studies t...
Trade Restrictions and Their Impact on International Trade in Forest Products
I.J. Bourke; J. Leitch / Forestry Department, FAO, 2000
Examines whether, and in what way, trade restrictions of various types impact on forest products trade. Firstly looks at the more long-standing trade barriers affecting forest products, which have be...
FAO Forestry Country Profiles
Forestry Department, FAO, 2002
Extensive collection of country based data on forestry and forests culled from various FAO reports. The information is accessed through indexes or clickable maps.Data for each country is divided in...
Responsible management of planted forests: voluntary guidelines
Forestry Department, FAO, 2006
This working paper reports on issues and activities in the planted forests sector. The guidelines and implementation considerations assist policy, legal, planning and management decision-makers and ma...

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