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1. 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 May 31st 2013 by Routledge
2. 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 May 31st 2013 by Routledge
3. The Decentralization of Forest Governance

   Politics, Economics and the Fight for Control of Forests in Indonesian Borneo

   By Moira Moeliono, Godwin Limberg

   Edited by Eva Wollenberg

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   'This book provides an excellent overview of more than a decade of transformation in a forest landscape where the interests of local people, extractive industries and globally important biodiversity are in conflict. The studies assembled here teach us that plans and strategies are fine but, in the...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
4. 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 May 31st 2013 by Routledge
5. Smallholders, Forest Management and Rural Development in the Amazon

   By Benno Pokorny

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   The ongoing debate concerning the Amazon's crucial role in global climate and biodiversity is entirely dependent upon sustainable development in the region. Recognizing that forests are an integral part of the social fabric in the region, initiatives such as community forestry,...

   Published May 16th 2013 by Routledge
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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