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  1. Library Resource
    National Policies
    April, 1997
    Poland

    The National Policy on Forests developed by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry is a nation-wide sectoral document for designating the complex of actions shaping relations between humankind and forests, with the aim of preserving the conditions for the indefinite maintenance of the multi-functionality of forests, their multi-faceted utility and protection and their role in the shaping of the natural environment, in line with the present and future expectations of society.

  2. Library Resource
    Legislation
    May, 1997
    Malawi

    This Act provides for the management and conservation of forestry resources in Malawi.

  3. Library Resource
    January, 1997
    Thailand, Eastern Asia, Oceania

    Population pressures play less of a role in deforestation than earlier studies of Thailand found. Between 1976 and 1989, Thailand lost 28 percent ofits forest cover. To analyze how road building, population pressure,and geophysical factors affected deforestation in Thailand during that period, Cropper, Griffiths, and Mani develop a model in whichthe amount of land cleared, the number of agricultural households,and the size of the road network are jointly determined.The model assumes that the amount of land cleared reflects an equilibrium in the land market.

  4. Library Resource
    January, 1998

    Manual for researchers in Southeast Asia involved in the economic evaluation of tropical forest land use options. It was developed initially to serve as an aid to Cambodian researchers in the execution of an EEPSEA-financed study of non-timber forest values in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia. The aim of the manual is to provide non-specialists with a basic theoretical background to economic valuation of the environment and with a practical methodology for an economic evaluation of alternative tropical forest land uses.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1997
    Indonesia

    There have been several major research efforts on the rate and causes of Indonesia's deforestation in recent years and much associated literature, but there is still no consensus in the research community on these issues. This paper reviews the areas of uncertainty and confusion, and proposes questions that must be answered to get a better grasp of the subject.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1997
    India

    En el presente nmero de Unasylva se examinan algunas de las muchas formas en que la informtica y la tecnologa conexa influyen en la silvicultura sostenible y han pasado a formar parte de ella.

  7. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1997
    Sweden, Germany, China, Zimbabwe, Australia, Canada, Republic of Korea, Finland, Uruguay, New Zealand, Nepal, Pakistan, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Asia

    A description of the state India's forestry sector, its developments and future prospects. Major trends in environmental protection, wood production and forest policies are outlined and future forest product supply and demand is estimated.

  8. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1997
    Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, Samoa, Zimbabwe, Guatemala, Vanuatu, Tonga, Venezuela, Colombia, Rwanda, Laos, South Africa, Nicaragua, Madagascar, Myanmar, Brazil, Mexico, Norway
  9. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1997
    Pakistan, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, India, Republic of Korea, Uruguay, New Zealand, Asia

    A description of the forest areas and types in Japan. This report reviews the current state of both protected and economic forest areas and predicts long term future demand.

  10. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1997
    Honduras, Belize, Chile, Germany, Peru, Guatemala, Jamaica, Canada, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, South Africa, Turkey, Italy, Ecuador, Argentina, Bahamas, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba

    The present issue of Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) goes to press immediately following the Eleventh World Forestry Congress held in Turkey 13-22 October 1997, which more than 4000 colleagues from 145 countries attended. In regard to the conservation and use of forest genetic resources, the Congress, in its deliberations and report, stressed that action to conserve, manage, sustainably utilize and enhance forest genetic resources is an urgent priority.

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