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Book Synopsis Sustainable Management of Tropical Rain Forest in Uganda by : Peter K. Karani
Download or read book Sustainable Management of Tropical Rain Forest in Uganda written by Peter K. Karani and published by Commonwealth Secretariat. This book was released on 1994 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume traces the development of tropical forest management in Uganda. It is part of a series intended to assist a wider understanding of the historical basis to the new directions and policy initiatives now being taken in the countries concerned. The report provides a clear account of forest management during the period up to independence in 1962, the development of management systems such as the tropical shelterwood system and assesses the current position before looking to the future.
Book Synopsis Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests, 2nd Edition by : Eberhard F Bruenig
Download or read book Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests, 2nd Edition written by Eberhard F Bruenig and published by CABI. This book was released on 2016-12-07 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests applies the large body of knowledge, experience and tradition available to those who study tropical rainforests. Revised and updated in light of developments in science, technology, economics, politics, etc. and their effects on tropical forests, it describes the principles of integrated conservation and management that lead to sustainability, identifying the unifying phenomena that regulate the processes within the rainforest and that are fundamental to the ecosystem viability. Features of the natural forest and the socio-cultural ecosystems which can be mimicked in the design of self-sustaining forests are also discussed. A holistic approach to the management and conservation of rainforests is developed throughout the book. The focus on South-East Asian forestry will be widened to include Africa and Latin America. Recent controversial issues such as biofuels and carbon credits with respect to tropical forests and their inhabitants will be discussed. This book is a substantial contribution to the literature, it is a valuable resource for all those concerned with rainforests.
Book Synopsis Rainforest Tourism, Conservation and Management by : Bruce Prideaux
Download or read book Rainforest Tourism, Conservation and Management written by Bruce Prideaux and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globally rainforests are under threat on numerous fronts, including clearing for agriculture, harvesting for timber and urban expansion. Yet they have a crucial role in biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and providing other ecosystem services. As the term is used in this book, rainforests include both temperate and tropical, although the emphasis is on tropical rainforests. Rainforests are also attractive tourist spaces and where they have been used as a tourism resource have generated significant income for local communities. However not all use of rainforests as a tourism resource has been sustainable. This book argues that sustainability must be the foundation on which tourism use of this complex but ultimately fragile ecosystem must be built upon. It provides a multi-disciplinary perspective, incorporating rainforest science, management and tourism issues. The book is organized into four sections commencing with Rainforest Ecology and Management followed by People and Rainforests, Opportunities for Rainforest Tourism Development and finally Threats to Rainforests. Each major rainforest region is covered, including the Amazon, Central America, Africa, Australia and south-east Asia, in the context of a specific issue. For example rainforests in Papua New Guinea are examined in the context of community-based ecotourism development, while the rainforests in Borneo are discussed in an examination of wildlife issues. Other issues covered in this manner include governance, empowerment issues for rainforest peoples and climate change.
Book Synopsis The Sustainable Management of Tropical Rainforests by : René Catinot
Download or read book The Sustainable Management of Tropical Rainforests written by René Catinot and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Timber Production and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Rain Forests by : Andrew Grieser Johns
Download or read book Timber Production and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Rain Forests written by Andrew Grieser Johns and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-07-10 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How timber production and tropical biodiversity conservation can be balanced.
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the Project Formulation Workshop on a Support Programme for Sustainable Management, Conservation and Utilization of Tropical Rain Forests in Asia: Regional overview and technical papers by : Ian Armitage
Download or read book Proceedings of the Project Formulation Workshop on a Support Programme for Sustainable Management, Conservation and Utilization of Tropical Rain Forests in Asia: Regional overview and technical papers written by Ian Armitage and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Management of Tropical Rainforests by : E. F. Bruenig
Download or read book Management of Tropical Rainforests written by E. F. Bruenig and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Economic and Ecological Sustainability of Tropical Rain Forest Management by : Kathrin Schreckenberg
Download or read book Economic and Ecological Sustainability of Tropical Rain Forest Management written by Kathrin Schreckenberg and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The proposals outlined in this report form part of a wider set of interlinked activities planned or underway in the humid tropics within the framework of the MAB Programme and related Unesco activities in the ecological sciences and natural heritage field. This broader canvas of activities includes research, training, demonstration and information diffusion on such topics as: biological diversity, traditional ecological knowledge, and integrated conservation; forest regeneration and ecosystem rehabilitation; tropical soil fertility and its biological management; savanna ecology and management; tropical ecosystems and global change. Discrete activities are underway or planned in htese various domains. In addition, these topics may also be considered within a more wide-ranging set of field activities contributing to the programme of work proposed in the present document.
Author :German Forestry Association. Committee for International Cooperation in Forestry and Wood Industries Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :268 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (319 download)
Book Synopsis Conservation and Sustainable Use of Tropical Rainforests by : German Forestry Association. Committee for International Cooperation in Forestry and Wood Industries
Download or read book Conservation and Sustainable Use of Tropical Rainforests written by German Forestry Association. Committee for International Cooperation in Forestry and Wood Industries and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests by : Eberhard F. Bruenig
Download or read book Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests written by Eberhard F. Bruenig and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the principles of integrated conservation and management that lead to sustainability, identifying the phenomena that regulate rainforest processes. Fully revised and updated, it includes biofuels and carbon credits with respect to tropical forests and their inhabitants, features of the forest and socio-cultural ecosystems.
Book Synopsis Stability of Tropical Rainforest Margins by : Teja Tscharntke
Download or read book Stability of Tropical Rainforest Margins written by Teja Tscharntke and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-04-26 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tropical rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate, causing unprecedented losses in biodiversity and ecosystem services. This book contributes to an improved understanding of the processes that have destabilizing effects on ecological and socio-economic systems of tropical rain forest margins, as well as striving to integrate environmental, technological and socio-economic issues in their solution.
Book Synopsis Ecology of an African Rain Forest by : Thomas T. Struhsaker
Download or read book Ecology of an African Rain Forest written by Thomas T. Struhsaker and published by . This book was released on 1999-02-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A unique book that is likely to become a benchmark for those who wish to save the rain forests through sustainable logging practices. Its uniqueness lies in the author's collection of long-term data (up to 25 years) on both plants and animals in the same site, the Kibale forest in Uganda. . . . Very highly recommended for libraries specializing in ecology, environmental science, forestry, and rain forests."--Choice "A much-needed volume that will be of interest to a wide audience, written by a leader in the field, and one with an international reputation. The current rosy advocacy for 'sustainable development' needs a wake-up call, and this is it. This volume combines some of the hottest topics in conservation science today into a cohesive whole that looks clear-eyed into the face of modern conservation in the tropics and finds it frighteningly lacking in scientific underpinning, rational consideration, and effective implementation."--Truman Young, University of California at Davis Thomas Struhsaker summarizes 20 years of research in the Kibale forest in Uganda, one of the most important centers for the study of tropical rain forests in Africa. Among the longest ongoing projects in rain forest ecology anywhere, Struhsaker's differs from the great majority of logging studies by emphasizing the fauna rather than looking only at the commercially valuable timber species. By providing long-term data on a variety of plants and animals, it offers the first truly in-depth synthesis of the consequences of selective logging in the tropics. The main body of the book demonstrates the adverse effects of logging--as many as 25 years after the event--on community structure and numerous other aspects of forest ecology. Although much has been claimed for the possibilities of sustainable logging in tropical rain forests, few data support these claims. Struhsaker demonstrates that future logging must be done at far lower intensities than is currently practiced if intact ecosystems are to be maintained. He also offers detailed recommendations for harvest plans compatible with the conservation of biodiversity and ecological integrity. The long-term data summarized here on the population dynamics of rain forest trees, primates, rodents, duikers, and elephants are unrivaled and will be widely cited, as will the data on seasonality, tree phrenology, gap dynamics, rainfall, and temperature. Struhsaker addresses the underlying causes of tropical deforestation and concludes that although there are numerous proximate factors, the ultimate causes are rapidly increasing human populations and rates of consumption per capita. He draws comparisons with relevant studies elsewhere in the tropics and offers specific recommendations to address the problems. Thomas T. Struhsaker has conducted field research in Africa over a period of 34 years. From 1970 through 1987 he established, developed, and directed the field research station in Kibale, Uganda. He maintains an active role in Kibale today and is a research scientist in the Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy at Duke University. His publications include The Red Colobus Monkey (1975) and more than 80 scientific and popular articles and technical reports on ecology, conservation, and animal behavior.
Book Synopsis Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change by : Teja Tscharntke
Download or read book Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change written by Teja Tscharntke and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-02-04 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: not only for land use systems that depend on the regular supply of rain or irrigation water but also for the future development of natural rainforests as drought stress has been shown to a?ect tree growth and species composition in old-growth forests (Wright 1991, Walsh and Newbery 1999, Engelbrecht et al. 2007). A drought experiment conducted in a cacao agroforestry plantation showed that this plantation was surprisingly resilient to an induced drought of more than a year (Schwendenmann et al. 2009). However, droughts can have a strong impact on household incomes from agriculture, they strongly a?ect the vulnerability to poverty and thus have to be analyzed as important exogenous shocks to households, forcing them to adjust their behaviour and develop strategies to cope with these problems. The stability of rainforest margins is a critical factor in the protection of tropical rainforests (Tscharntke et al. 2007). At present, however, rainf- est margins in many parts of the tropics are far from stable, both in soc- economic and in ecological terms. For example, protected areas may attract, rather than repel, human settlement, which may be due to international donor investment in national conservation programs (Wittemeyer et al. 2008). An alternative hypothesis is that protected areas might be compromised if leakage takes place, that is, if impacts that would take place inside the restricted area are displaced to a nearby, undisturbed area (Ewers and Rodrigues 2008).
Book Synopsis Tropical Rain Forest: A Wider Perspective by : F. B. Goldsmith
Download or read book Tropical Rain Forest: A Wider Perspective written by F. B. Goldsmith and published by Springer. This book was released on 1998-01-31 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book evolved out of succesful masters level courses in Conservation and Environmental Economics taught for several years at University College London. The wide range of contributing authors and their individual specialisms reflect the broad spectrum of disciplines covered, making the book truly comprehensive and interdisciplinary.
Book Synopsis Conserving Biological Diversity in Managed Tropical Forests by : Jill M. Blockhus
Download or read book Conserving Biological Diversity in Managed Tropical Forests written by Jill M. Blockhus and published by World Conservation Union. This book was released on 1992 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the meeting of the International Tropical Timber Organization held in Bali in 1990, ITTO adopted the target of ensuring that all tropical timber marketed internationally should, by the year 2000, come from forests that are managed sustainably. This study is an attempt to determine whether the member countries of the ITTO have a legal and administrative basis for managing their production forests in ways which will allow these forests to contribute to biological diversity conservation. It also attempts to assess the extent to which such management is already applied on the ground through member country studies. A set of guidelines on ways in which management of production forests could be improved is included.
Book Synopsis The Cutting Edge by : Robert A. Fimbel
Download or read book The Cutting Edge written by Robert A. Fimbel and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together leading scientists and professionals in tropical forest ecology and management, this book examines in detail the interplay between timber harvesting and wildlife, from invertebrates to large mammal species. Its contributors suggest modifications to existing practices that can ensure a better future for the tropics' valuable--and invaluable--resources.
Book Synopsis Nature Conservation in a Tropical Rainforest by : Eugene Ejike Ezebilo
Download or read book Nature Conservation in a Tropical Rainforest written by Eugene Ejike Ezebilo and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
