The Good Woodcutter's Guide is the first book in more than two decades to focus on the essential tools and information that enable owners of small woodlots to gain the maximum yield and enjoyment from their time in the woods. You will learn: * How to use t

The author uses a specially developed, integrated model of the underlying socio-economic causes of tropical deforestation to demonstrate the role and contributions of those in the timber trade, and the consequences of policy measures affecting their intere

Third volume in the World Forests series; offers information and insights on the potential of markets and policy instruments in improving the state of the world's forests.

Over the past quarter century, forests have been cleared from an area the size of India. Particularly in Central and South America, expansion of pastures for livestock production has been one of the driving forces behind this wholesale destruction. 8 pages

This book is an introductory text which sets world forestry in the context of social, environmental, historical, economic and conservation issues. It focuses on the world's forests and how people have related to them and how they have been used since the t

... instrument to curb illegal logging, because the traditional approach to ... regulatory system in curbing illegal logging.

This ethnographically-grounded text analyzes modern initiatives in the tropical rainforest. It considers the issues from the local people's viewpoint and shows that their relationship to the forest is not essentially spiritual or mystical, rather it is con

"Saving the Tropical Forests" is a source book on the causes and effects of tropical deforestation.

A newsletter from ITTO to promote the conservation and sustainable use of tropical forest resources.

Synopsis: Offers the first scientific assessment of the world's large, intact natural forests and graphically depicts the extent of human impacts on global forests. Introduction By now, most people who read a newspaper or watch television know that defores