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Commercial timber harvesting in the natural forests of Mozambique

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Mozambique, Chile, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Suriname, Congo, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Nepal, Republic of Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Italy, Tanzania, Brazil, Bhutan, Papua New Guinea, Austria
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
This case study is one of a series of publications produced by the Forest Harvesting, Trade and Marketing Branch of FAO in an effort to promote environmentally sound forest harvesting and engineering practices. The purpose of these studies is to highlight both the promise of environmentally sound forest harvesting technologies as a component of sustainable forest management, and the constraints that must be overcome in order to assure widespread adoption of those technologies.
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2002 International Year of Mountains

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Switzerland, Chile, Peru, Australia, Jamaica, Bolivia, China, Iran, Russia, Ethiopia, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Italy, Tanzania, Ecuador, Argentina, India, United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
rural areas
natural resources management
land use
deforestation
natural disasters
rural development
Statements from FAO's Director-General and the King of Nepal, profiles of mountain issues and activities from countries such as Bolivia, Italy, Kyrgyzstan and Peru, and information on mountain forests, tropical cloud forests and sacred mountains complete Unasylva's foray into the mountains.
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2002 Année Internationale de la Montagne

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Nepal, Kenya, Ecuador, Mexico, Canada
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
rural areas
natural resources management
land use
deforestation
natural disasters
rural development
Une dclaration du Directeur gnral de la FAO et du Roi du Npal, un aperu de certains aspects des montagnes et des activits apparentes entreprises dans des pays comme la Bolivie, l'Italie, le Kirghizistan et le Prou, et des informations sur les forts montagnardes, les forts tropicales de brouillard et les montagnes sacres compltent cette incursion d'Unasylva dans les montagnes.
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Diversidad biológica forestal

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Estonia, Kenya, Israel, China, Indonesia, Australia, Ireland, Ghana, Congo, Venezuela, Guinea, Guyana, Colombia, Nepal, Uganda, Tanzania, Portugal, India, Senegal, Brazil
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
¿Es mejor, y se administra mejor, un bosque con 1 000 especies que un bosque con 500 especies? Este número de Unasylva trata de cuestiones relacionadas con la diversidad biológica forestal y su conservación y uso sostenible. Una de las conclusiones básicas es que los números no son lo único que importa.
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Rattan: current research issues and prospects for conservation and sustainable development

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Angola, Fiji, Bangladesh, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vanuatu, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Italy, Cameroon, Thailand, Laos, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Australia, Madagascar, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Asia, Africa
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
According to an estimate made by the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), the global local usage of rattan is worth US$ 2.5 billion and external trade of rattan is estimated to generate US$ 4 billion. Seven hundred million people worldwide use rattan. Most of the raw material for local processing and for supplying the rattan industry is still obtained by harvesting of unmanaged, wild rattan resources in natural tropical forests. Only a very small share is obtained from rattan plantations.
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La diversité biologique dans les forêts

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Burkina Faso, United States of America, Kenya, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Canada, Congo, Costa Rica, France, Mozambique, Uganda, Belize, Madagascar, Tanzania, Portugal, Brazil, Ghana
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
Une forêt qui renferme 1 000 espèces est-elle meilleure et mieux gérée qu'une forêt qui ne contient que 500 espèces? Unasylva consacre son numéro à la diversité biologique des forêts et à sa conservation et sa gestion durable. L'un des points cardinaux de son message est que le nombre n'est pas le seul critère d'évaluation.
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Forest biological diversity

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Kenya, Switzerland, United States of America, Uganda, Australia, Denmark, Italy, Tanzania, Poland, United Kingdom, Ghana, India, Finland, Indonesia, New Zealand
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
Is a forest with 1 000 species better, and managed better, than a forest with 500 species? This issue of Unasylva looks at issues related to forest biological diversity and its conservation and sustainable use. One of the key messages is that numbers are not the only issue.
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FRA 2000 - Pan-tropical survey of forest cover changes 1980-2000.

Reports & Research
December, 2002
Mexico, South Africa, Sweden, Zimbabwe, Germany, Zambia, Congo, Venezuela, Guinea, Sudan, India, Brazil
Forest Tenure
forest land
land use
The FRA 2000 estimates of forest area and change are largely based on national statistics and inventory reports, which contain detailed information on the forests of individual countries. However, differences among data sets from the various countries can be great owing to the methods applied, the terms and definitions employed and the currency of the information in the individual inventories. Despite adjustments made to accommodate these differences, uncertainties can still arise when statistics from different countries are compared, especially those relating to forest change.
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Why Law Matters: Design Principles for Strengthening the Role of Forestry Legislation in Reducing Illegal Activities and Corrupt Practices

Journal Articles & Books
April, 2002
Burkina Faso, Honduras, Peru, Guinea-Bissau, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Guinea, Cameroon, Indonesia, Mozambique, Laos, Philippines, South Africa, Italy, Tanzania, Ecuador, India, Paraguay
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest conservation
land governance
agricultural and rural legislation
land tenure
The damage caused by illegal activities and corrupt practices in the world’s forests is a problem of enormous proportions. In many parts of the world, forest exploitation is dominated by rampant illegal harvesting, large-scale violation of trade regulations both domestically and internationally, fraudulent practices abetted or condoned by government officials and other destructive activities in violation of applicable laws. This paper is concerned with one facet of this complex problem–how important is legislation in the fight against destructive and corrupt forestry practices?
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2002 Año Internacional de las Montañas

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Nepal, Kenya, Australia, China, Ecuador, Jamaica, Bolivia, Austria, Argentina, India
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
rural areas
natural resources management
land use
deforestation
natural disasters
rural development
Las declaraciones del Director General de la FAO y del Rey de Nepal, los resmenes de cuestiones y actividades relativas a las montaas en pases como Bolivia, Italia, Kirguistn y Per, e informacin sobre bosques de montaa, bosques de niebla tropicales y montaas sagradas completan el recorrido de Unasylva por las montaas.