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Performance of forest plantations in small and medium-sized farms in the Atlantic lowlands of Costa Rica

Publication Year : 2003

Performance of forest plantations in small and medium-sized farms in the Atlantic lowlands of Costa Rica

Publication Year : 2003

Exotic tree species predominate in reforestation in tropical regions worldwide. However, some native species are suitable for plantations, providing a…

Authors: Piotto, D.; Montagnini, F.; Ugalde, L.; Kanninen, M.

Stand growth scenarios for Bombacopsis quinata plantations in Costa Rica

Publication Year : 2003

In total 60 plots of approximately 80 trees each (including missing trees) were measured, with ages between 1 and 26…

Authors: Perez Cordero, L.D.; Kanninen, M.; Ugalde Arias, L.A.

Growth and effects of thinning of mixed and pure plantations with native trees in humid tropical Costa Rica

Publication Year : 2003

Reforestation efforts are being promoted throughout the humid tropics in response to increased areas of deforested and abandoned or degraded…

Authors: Piotto, D.; Montagnini, F.; Ugalde, L.; Kanninen, M.

Writing off Indonesia’s forestry debt: how the IMF, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency and Bank Mandiri are financing forest destruction

Publication Year : 2003

Bank Mandiri, the largest bank in Indonesia, was the latest government institution to provide financial subsidies to Indonesian forestry conglomerates…

Authors: Barr, C.; Setiono, B.

Growth and timber quality of Tectona grandis in high input plantations of Costa Rica

Publication Year : 2003

Linking forest management to timber industry requirements is fundamental. Connections of silvicultural activities with wood quality are often limited to…

Authors: Perez Cordero, L.D.; Kanninen, M.

What futures for the people of the tropical forests?

Publication Year : 1999

The importance of forest products to households living in or near forests has been increasingly recognized. Estimates of numbers of…

Authors: Byron, R.N.; Arnold, J.E.M.

The effects of structural adjustment on deforestation and forest degradation in lowland Bolivia

Publication Year : 1999

Bolivia’s structural adjustment policies, initiated in 1985, increased poverty among certain groups, but this did not lead to widespread migration…

Authors: Kaimowitz, D.; Thiele, G.; Pacheco, P.

Governing forest plantation to reduce poverty and improve forest landscape: a multiagent simulation approach

Publication Year : 2003

Good forest governance lets all relevant stakeholders participate in the decision-making processes. Illegal logging and forest degradation are currently increasing,…

Authors: Purnomo, H.; Guizol, P.