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Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
Efficient Technology and the Conservation of Natural Forests
Author: Efficient Technology and the Conservation of Natural Forests
Author: Herath M. GunatilakePublisher:
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Category : Forest conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Technologies to Sustain Tropical Forest Resources
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Category : Forest conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
The Global Economics of Forestry
Author: William F. HydePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136334319
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
This book traces the economic and biological pattern of forest development from initial settlement and harvest activity at the natural forest frontier to modern industrial forest plantations. It builds from diagrams describing three discrete stages of forest development, and then discusses the management and policy implications associated with each, supporting its observations with examples and data from six continents and from both developed and developing countries. It shows that characteristic distinctions between the three stages make forestry unusual in natural resource management and that effective policy requires different, even contrasting, decisions at each stage. William F. Hyde’s comprehensive discussion covers a wide range of issues, including the impacts of both specific forest policies and broader macroeconomic policies, the unique requirements of current issues such as global warming, biodiversity and tourism, and the complexities of the different forest products industries. Concluding chapters review the roles of the newer institutional landowners, of smaller private and farm landowners, and of public agencies. This highly-original volume reaches far beyond forest economics; it explains what forestry can do for regional development and environmental conservation and what policies designed for other sectors and the macro-economy can do for forestry.
Development Asia—Climate Change: The Fight for Asia's Future
Author: Asian Development BankPublisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 9292574183
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Development Asia aims to make a significant contribution to raising awareness and understanding of the issues that matter most today. It is not an academic journal; nor is it a publication that presents the views of the Asian Development Bank. It is intended as a forum for debate and discussion, reflecting different views of the most topical and complex development issues in the region. This launch issue focuses on four such issues: climate change, biofuels, genetically modified foods, and food security. The cover story features a candid interview with Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, who shares his views on the impact of climate change and the role of development institutions in addressing the problem. In guest columns, two pre-eminent experts on the subject suggest ways of dealing with climate change. Lord Nicholas Stern, author of the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, says global action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions must satisfy the principles of effectiveness, efficiency, and equity. Emil Salim, adviser to the Indonesian president, calls for a sustainable development model for Asia that eradicates poverty while fighting climate change. This issue also asks whether biofuels are the panacea for the world's energy problems or if they pose a threat to longer-term environmental sustainability. It looks at genetically modified foods and whether they really hold the key to eradicating global hunger. It likewise considers the impact of soaring food prices on the poor and the need for agricultural reforms.
Environmental Status Reports: USSR
Author: IUCN East European ProgrammePublisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831700359
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Technologies to Sustain Tropical Forest Resources
Author: United States. Congress. Office of Technology AssessmentPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428923802
Category : Forest conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Report of the International Expert Consultation on Non-Wood Forest Products
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251037010
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Methodological and Technological Issues in Technology Transfer
Author: Bert MetzPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521804943
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This IPCC Special Report provides a state-of-the-art overview of how to achieve and enhance technology transfer to respond to global climate change.
Forests in Our Changing World
Author: J. J. LandsbergPublisher:
ISBN: 9781597264648
Category : NATURE
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Scientists tell us that climate change is upon us and the physical world is changing quickly with serious implications for biodiversity and human well-being. Forests cover vast regions of the globe and serve as a first line of defense against the worst effects of climate change, but only if we keep them healthy and resilient. Forests in Our Changing World tells us how to do that. Authors Joe Landsberg and Richard Waring present an overview of forests around the globe, describing basic precepts of forest ecology and physiology and how forests will change as earth?s climate warms. Drawing on years of research and teaching, they discuss the values and uses of both natural and plantation-based forests. In easy-to-understand terms, they describe the ecosystem services forests provide, such as clean water and wildlife habitat, present economic concepts important to the management and policy decisions that affect forests, and introduce the use of growth-and-yield models and remote-sensing technology that provide the data behind those decisions. This book is a useful guide for undergraduates as well as managers, administrators, and policy makers in environmental organizations and government agencies looking for a clear overview of basic forest processes and pragmatic suggestions for protecting the health of forests.
