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1. Managing Forests as Complex Adaptive Systems

   Building Resilience to the Challenge of Global Change

   Edited by Christian Messier, Klaus J. Puettmann, K. David Coates

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   This book links the emerging concepts of complexity, complex adaptive system (CAS) and resilience to forest ecology and management. It explores how these concepts can be applied in various forest biomes of the world with their different ecological, economic and social settings, and history....

   Published January 21st 2013 by Routledge
2. Evidence-based Conservation

   Lessons from the Lower Mekong

   Edited by Terry C.H. Sunderland, Jeffrey Sayer, Minh-Ha Hoang

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   There is a considerable gap between the science of conservation biology and the design and execution of biodiversity conservation projects in the field. Science is often failing to inform the practice of conservation, which remains largely experience-based. The main reason is the poor accessibility...

   Published August 15th 2012 by Routledge
3. Monitoring Forest Biodiversity

   Improving Conservation through Ecologically-Responsible Management

   By Toby Gardner

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   The fate of much of the world's terrestrial biodiversity depends upon our ability to improve the management of forest ecosystems that have already been substantially modified by humans. Monitoring is an essential ingredient in meeting this challenge, allowing us to measure the impact of different...

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
4. Global Environmental Forest Policies

   An International Comparison

   By Constance McDermott, Benjamin Cashore, Peter Kanowski

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   Market globalization and the globalization of environmental concerns have spurred demand for greater international accountability for forest stewardship. In response, a range of multi-lateral governmental and non-governmental initiatives have emerged to redefine the rules of global trade, and...

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
5. Collaborative Governance of Tropical Landscapes

   Edited by Carol J Pierce Colfer, Jean-Laurent Pfund

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   This book provides a novel approach to governance relating to biodiversity and human well-being in complex tropical landscapes, including forests and protected areas. It focuses attention at the interface between communities and the landscape level, building on interdisciplinary research conducted...

   Published December 9th 2010 by Routledge
6. Ecosystem Goods and Services from Plantation Forests

   Edited by Jurgen Bauhus, Peter van der Meer, Markku Kanninen

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   Plantation forests often have a negative image. They are typically assumed to be poor substitutes for natural forests, particularly in terms of biodiversity conservation, carbon storage, provision of clean drinking water and other non-timber goods and services. Often they are monocultures that do...

   Published August 19th 2010 by Routledge
7. Degraded Forests in Eastern Africa

   Management and Restoration

   Edited by Frans Bongers, Timm Tennigkeit

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   Forest degradation as a result of logging, shifting cultivation, agriculture and urban development is a major issue throughout the tropics. It leads to loss in soil fertility, water resources and biodiversity, as well as contributes to climate change. Efforts are therefore required to try to...

   Published August 3rd 2010 by Routledge
8. Forecasting Forest Futures

   A Hybrid Modelling Approach to the Assessment of Sustainability of Forest Ecosystems and their Values

   By Hamish Kimmins, Jaun A. Blanco, Brad Seely, Clive Welham, Kim Scoullar

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   Modelling is an important tool for understanding the complexity of forest ecosystems and the variety of interactions of ecosystem components, processes and values. This book describes the hybrid approach to modelling forest ecosystems and their possible response to natural and management-induced...

   Published July 27th 2010 by Routledge
9. The Dry Forests and Woodlands of Africa

   Managing for Products and Services

   Edited by Emmanuel N. Chidumayo, Davison J. Gumbo

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   The dry forests and woodlands of Sub-Saharan Africa are major ecosystems, with a broad range of strong economic and cultural incentives for keeping them intact. However, few people are aware of their importance, compared to tropical rainforests, despite them being home to more than half of the...

   Published July 27th 2010 by Routledge
10. Forests for People

    Community Rights and Forest Tenure Reform

    Edited by Anne M. Larson, Deborah Barry, Ganga Ram Dahal, Carol J. Pierce Colfer

    Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

    Who has rights to forests and forest resources? In recent years governments in the South have transferred at least 200 million hectares of forests to communities living in and around them . This book assesses the experience of what appears to be a new international trend that has substantially...

    Published February 23rd 2010 by Routledge