Only recently, ethnobotany has cought the interest of actors involved in the sustainable management of natural resources based on local…
Authors: Petit, C.; Dounias, E.
Articles
L’exploitation méconnue d’une ressource connue: la collecte des larves comestibles de charançons dans les palmiers raphias au sud Cameroun
Publication Year : 2003
As far as entomophagy is concerned, the first resource that comes to mind concerning the Congo Basin area is the…
Authors: Dounias, E.
Contras and comandantes: armed movements and forest conservation in Nicaragua’s Bosawas biosphere reserve
Publication Year : 2003
In the 1980s, Nicaragua’s Sandinista government faced armed mestizo and indigenous insurgencies in much of the nation’s central and eastern…
Authors: Kaimowitz, D.; Faune, A.
A new type of sample unit for the efficient assessment of diverse tree communities in complex forest landscapes
Publication Year : 2003
The paper presents a new and versatile sample unit suitable for rapid assessments of tropical forest in heterogeneous areas. The…
Authors: Sheil, D.; Ducey, M.J.; Sidiyasa, K.D.; Samsoedin, I.
Devolution as a threat to democratic-decision making in forestry?: findings from three states in India
Publication Year : 2003
This paper looks at two interfacing trends shaping devolution of forest management in India: i. appropriation of space for forest…
Authors: Sarin, M.; Singh, N.M.; Sundar, N.; Boghal, R.K.
Property rights and participatory forest management: an overview
Publication Year : 2002
This paper is an overview of participatory forest management in relation with property rights issue. It highlights the difficulty in…
Authors: Moeliono, M.
Who cares about forests?
Publication Year : 2002
Authors: Sayer, J.A.
Codes of practice and reduced impact logging in tropical forests: an overview
Publication Year : 2002
This paper highlights how early experience gained in north Queensland rainforests provided input to the development of Pacific island codes…
Authors: Applegate, G.
Decentralisation and forests resources in Indonesia: removing institutional constraints and redesigning policies for better future
Publication Year : 2002
The political transformation in Indonesia, followed by administrative decentralisation through the provision of regional autonomy, has had catastrophic consequences. The…
Authors: Djogo, A.P.Y.
Heartwood, sapwood and bark content, and wood dry density of young and mature teak (Tectona grandis) trees grown in Costa Rica
Publication Year : 2003
The aim of this study was to evaluate the heartwood, sapwood and bark content, and wood dry density of young…
Authors: Perez Cordero, L.D.; Kanninen, M.