Publication Year : 2011
Publication Year : 2011
The savanna-woodlands of West Africa have been subject to disturbance by fire, grazing and tree cutting for centuries. Often the…
Authors: Savadogo, P.; Tiveau, D.; Sawadogo, L.; Zida, D.; Dayamba, S.D.
Publication Year : 2011
The renewal of the forestry codes of the countries of the Congo Basin in the 90’s has legalized management plans…
Authors: Picard, N.; Namkosserena, S.; Yalibanda, Y.; Baya, F.; Gourlet-Fleury, S.; Nasi, R.
Publication Year : 2011
Rattan is an important non-wood forest product in the economy of Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and in the…
Authors: Kahindo, J.-M.; Lejoly, J.; Mate, J.-P.; Nasi, R.
Publication Year : 2011
With the increasing demand for forest products due to population growth, urbanization and the opening of global markets, the harvesting…
Authors: Husselman, M.
Publication Year : 2011
As of mid-2008, 63 of the 101 available forest management units (FMUs) in Cameroon were managed according to approved management…
Authors: Cerutti, P.O.; Tacconi, L.; Nasi, R.
Publication Year : 2011
Decentralization initiatives are on-going in many developing countries. In Burkina Faso, the government has embarked on a long-term decentralization effort…
Authors: Bouda, Z.H.; Tiveau, D.; Savadogo, P.; Ouedraogo, B.
Publication Year : 2011
A series of projects In Burkina Faso, West Africa, started in the 1980s led to the establishment of a system…
Authors: Sawadogo, L.; Tiveau, D.
Publication Year : 2011
West African savannas are depicted in the climate change literature as the burn center of the planet. This paper suggests…
Authors: Moussa, K.; Bassett, T.J.; Nkem, J.
Publication Year : 2011
Publication Year : 2011
Biodiversity is integral to almost all ecosystem processes, with some species playing key functional roles that are essential for maintaining…
Authors: Thompson, I. D.; Okabe, K.; Tylianakis, J.M.; Kumar, P.; Brockerhoff, E.G.; Schellhorn, N.A.; Parrotta, J.A.; Nasi, R.