Forest Landscape Restoration

Forest Landscape Restoration
Author: John Stanturf
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2012-11-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9400753268

Restoration ecology, as a scientific discipline, developed from practitioners’ efforts to restore degraded land, with interest also coming from applied ecologists attracted by the potential for restoration projects to apply and/or test developing theories on ecosystem development. Since then, forest landscape restoration (FLR) has emerged as a practical approach to forest restoration particularly in developing countries, where an approach which is both large-scale and focuses on meeting human needs is required. Yet despite increased investigation into both the biological and social aspects of FLR, there has so far been little success in systematically integrating these two complementary strands. Bringing experts in landscape studies, natural resource management and forest restoration, together with those experienced in conflict management, environmental economics and urban studies, this book bridges that gap to define the nature and potential of FLR as a truly multidisciplinary approach to a global environmental problem. The book will provide a valuable reference to graduate students and researchers interested in ecological restoration, forest ecology and management, as well as to professionals in environmental restoration, natural resource management, conservation, and environmental policy.

The North American Mosaic

The North American Mosaic
Author: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Montréal, Québec). Secretariat
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2001
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

The North American Mosaic has four overarching features. First, it is, to the extent feasible, based on comparable information on the status and trends of major indicators of the state of the environment in Canada,Mexico, and the United States. Second, the report confirms that these three countries together make up an incredibly complex, dynamic, and interconnected ecosystem in which humans play a dominant and decisive role. Third, the report raises important and sometimes disquieting questions concerning the sustainability of some current trends. Finally, the report is a reminder that our economic, social, and physical well-being are utterly dependent on the life-sustaining services provided by nature. This report emphasizes the importance of developing mutually compatible economic, social, and environmental goals and policies across the three-country region.

Gobernanza forestal y REDD+: Desafíos para las políticas y mercados en América Latina

Gobernanza forestal y REDD+: Desafíos para las políticas y mercados en América Latina
Author: Elena Petkova
Publisher: CIFOR
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2011-11-25
Genre:
ISBN: 6028693650

Los bosques y su gobernanza han sido objeto de creciente atención en los últimos años. Un factor que ha estimulado este interés es el reconocimiento del hecho que la deforestación contribuye de forma importante a las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. Son múltiples los factores que afectan la conservación, manejo y aprovechamiento sostenible de los bosques, o influyen sobre las presiones que existen sobre las tierras forestales, los que usualmente están vinculados con condiciones más generales de gobernanza que afecta a los bosques. En la actualidad, el mayor desafío para la investigación sobre la gobernanza forestal es analizar cómo se han gobernado diversos valores y usos forestales, extraer lecciones sobre las causas de éxito y fracaso, e identificar futuras opciones y respuestas de políticas para un cambio transformador si los bosques y REDD+ han de lograr su potencial esperado. Los artículos de esta edición presentan diferentes perspectivas de la gobernanza forestal en América Latina vinculados con una amplia gama de temas que se encuentran en la intersección entre REDD+ y la gobernanza forestal, con implicaciones para la reforma de políticas y el uso de los recursos forestales, la transformación de los paisajes forestales, los derechos y medios de vida de la población, y la distribución de bienes y servicios forestales. Aunque los artículos que aquí se incluyen no responden a las múltiples preguntas. que han surgido sobre gobernanza y REDD+, ellos contribuyen a ampliar nuestro conocimiento y proporcionan una importante perspectiva regional.

A diagnostic for collaborative monitoring in forest landscape restoration

A diagnostic for collaborative monitoring in forest landscape restoration
Author: Evans, K.
Publisher: CIFOR
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2019-03-13
Genre:
ISBN: 6023870880

Forest landscape restoration (FLR) requires a long-term commitment from a range of stakeholders to plan the restoration initiative collaboratively and see it through successfully. This is only possible when the people involved – whether they are landholde

Public Policies and the Misuse of Forest Resources

Public Policies and the Misuse of Forest Resources
Author: World Resources Institute
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 450
Release: 1988-09-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521335744

Six contributors explore the role of governments in accelerating the rate of forest destruction by providing direct and indirect subsidies to support what would otherwise be non-commercial logging operations. Without these financial incentives, most timber operations in the tropics would cease. In a series of country-by-country investigations, including examples from the developed and developing worlds, this book documents the government policies that are leading to the misuse of forest resources. Each is written by an authority on the county, and each contains descriptive, analytical and empirical material on key policies and their effects. The final country analysis focuses on the United States, where the consequences of the subsidized timber sales by the US Forest Service from most of the national forests are discussed. The book concludes with an overview of the impact of forest policies and the role of bilateral and multilateral agencies in their formulation. By directing attention toward the political dimension involved in forest clearance, this book will provide a clearer insight into the basic reasons why forests continue to be destroyed despite the outcry raised by conservationists.

The Politics of Decentralization

The Politics of Decentralization
Author: Carol J. Pierce Colfer
Publisher: Earthscan
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2012
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1849773211

Decentralization is sweeping the world and having dramatic and far-reaching impacts on resource management and livelihoods, particularly in forestry. This book is the most up-to-date examination of the themes, experiences and lessons learned from decentralization worldwide. Drawing on research and support from all of the major international forestry and conservation organizations, the book provides a balanced account that covers the impact of decentralization on resource management worldwide, and provides comparative global insights with wide implications for policy, management, conservation and resource use and planning. Topics covered include forest governance in federal systems, democratic decentralization of forests and natural resources, paths and pitfalls in decentralization and biodiversity conservation in decentralized forests. The book provides in-depth case studies of decentralization from Bolivia, Ghana, Indonesia, Russia, Scotland, Switzerland, Uganda and the US, as well as highlights from federal countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, India and Malaysia. It also addresses the critical links between the state, forests, communities and power relations in a range of regions and circumstances, and provides case examples of how decentralization has been viewed and experienced by communities in Guatemala, Philippines and Zimbabwe. The Politics of Decentralization is state-of-the-art coverage of decentralization and is essential for practitioners, academics and policy-makers across forestry and the full spectrum of natural resource management.

International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management

International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2018-09-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9251091870

The understanding that some pesticides are more hazardous than others is well established. Recognition of this is reflected by the World Health Organization (WHO) Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard, which was first published in 1975. The document classifies pesticides in one of five hazard classes according to their acute toxicity. In 2002, the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) was introduced, which in addition to acute toxicity also provides classification of chemicals according to their chronic health hazards and environmental hazards.

Pulping the South

Pulping the South
Author: Ricardo Carriere
Publisher: Zed Books
Total Pages: 290
Release: 1996-08-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781856494380

The expansion of the pulp and paper industry is one of the most important causes of land and water conflicts in the South. This book examines the threat to livelihood, soil and biodiversity generated by large-scale pulpwood plantations in the South.