forestry Articles
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GM technology in forestry: lessons from the GM food 'debate'
This paper aims to demonstrate the important lessons to be learnt from the Genetically Modified (GM) food 'debate', by examining the similarities of, and differences between, it and GM technology in forestry. Through consideration of a range of issues, such as technological applications, public concerns and the role of protest groups, it is concluded that the commercialisation of GM trees is ...
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Governance in Ukrainian forestry: trends, impacts and remedies
In this paper, we address governance by analysing the relevant institutions and investigating their impact on economic and environmental performance in Ukrainian forestry. The research questions are: how does the transition to a market economy affect the forest institutions and what are the trends, impacts and remedies for promoting sustainable forestry? The combination of past exploitation of ...
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Forest management as political practice: Indian experiences with the accommodation of multiple interests
The multiplicity of interests around forests in India reflects the range of social groups who have a stake in their management. Forestry practices, and the ideologies that legitimise them, have been shaped by the political differences prevailing among these collectivities. This paper examines how power relations intersecting the global, national and local levels affect forest management. It ...
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Plural perspectives and institutional dynamics: challenges for local forest management
Co-management approaches in forestry have frequently failed to fulfil their promise and have generated unexpected conflicts. This is partly because they intersect with a plurality of interests and concerns, in settings that are more socially, institutionally and ecologically differentiated and dynamic than is often assumed. This article engages with current debates around pluralism in community ...
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Public perceptions of hybrid poplar plantations: trees as an alternative crop
This paper describes the differences between expert and public perceptions of plantation forestry and calls for greater public participation in the development and establishment of plantations. The debate over the social acceptability of varying land-uses is essentially a debate over how land is valued and the effects of land-use change on local peoples. This study reports the findings from 31 ...
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Urban forestry in India: development and research scenario
Urban green spaces are integral components of urban ecosystems, contributing to enhanced environmental quality, quality of life and sustainable urban development. Scientific evidence in the last two decades have emphasised the crucial necessity of green areas within urban social-ecological systems to ameliorate several problems of city-culture. Role of parks and gardens has become much more ...
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Why Forest Landscape Restoration? Because it works!
Forest Landscape Restoration resonates for those working in international policy arenas as well as those on the ground. This was a common message expressed by the Forestry Commission of Great Britain, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), WWF and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) at a seminar on Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) held yesterday at the IUCN Headquarters in Gland. The ...
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The changing focus of England?s Community Forest programme and its use of a green infrastructure approach to multi-functional landscape planning
The role of England?s Community Forest programme has constantly diversified since its creation in 1990. Over the last decade, its role has extended from urban foresters to providers of multi-functional and connected spaces around post-industrial cities. The development of such a key role has allowed each community forest to influence the contemporary debates relating to green infrastructure. ...
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The steady-state treatment of forestry in CGE models
This paper provides a critical examination of the implicit assumption in steady-state forestry modelling, particularly those employed in CGE models. That is, forests are characterised by steady-state conditions. Therefore, a conceptual model is developed to examine if there is a tendency for forest areas to reach some sort of steady-state. The results from the model simulations show that ...
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The Sustainable Net Domestic Product of Cambodia, 1988?2004
In the tradition of Hicks (1946), Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is an inadequate measure of national income insofar as it includes, as current income, the depletion of income-generating capital. Using an alternative measure of Hicksian national income called Sustainable Net Domestic Product (SNDP) (Daly, 1996), it is shown that, for the period 1988?2004, Cambodia's SNDP was lower than its GDP. ...
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HINGED JOINT FIELD FENCE HEAVILY GALVANISED
Hinge joint field fence has four wrap knots or joints formed with two vertical stay wires wrap together that give under pressure, then spring back into shape. This hinged knot provides a continuing protection, maximum strength and flexibility of the entire fence fabrics. Hinge joint fence is popularly use in farms, pastures of USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia as field fencing materials. Hinge ...
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Forestry as a sustainable asset class for turbulent times?
There is good reason to anticipate increased demand for sustainable and responsible investments from both retail and large institutional investors. Increasing interest in forestry may come from both a financial and general sustainability standpoint, and from a carbon perspective, because trees are a critical part of any successful climate change strategy. We develop the true sustainable financial ...
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Old growth logging: does it matter if environmental protection costs jobs?
This paper examines the assertion that "environmental protection costs jobs", a point that is thematic in the Australian state of Tasmania where banning clear felling of old-growth forests is vigorously resisted because of associated job losses. The debate between "jobs" and "environment" protagonists often originates in disagreements about political power, economic growth, distributional ...
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An ecological assessment of greening of Aravali mountain range through joint forest management in Rajasthan, India
Rajasthan is one of the largest Indian states with about 9% of its total geographical area covered with forest. Large area of the state is covered with desert, has one of the highest livestock populations and therefore has severe shortage of biomass for local use. The community forestry initiative in this state has resulted in significant regeneration, enhanced biomass and enhanced tree cover in ...
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The impact of subsidies on efficiency and production: empirical test of forestry in Japan
This study evaluates efficiency of forest management in Japan. Our results show that efficiency of forest management decreases over 25 years period from 1975 to 2000 on an average. The study indicates a substantial variation in efficiency across prefectures with a potential for output saving in the range of 40% on an average. Our econometric results seem to support the hypothesis that government ...
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Will this Sawmill make the Cut? Hud-Son Forest Equipment Slabber Sawmill with Off Grid with Doug and Stacy-Built in the USA!
Slabber – Wide Slab Sawmill Doug and Stacy live on 11 acres in a log cabin. They live the Pioneer life in the 21st century and have a sawmill to make dimensional lumber for their homestead BUT this Red Oak might be TO BIG for the Hud-son Warrior sawmill so we have just the fix! Hud-Son Forest Equipment is a New York State based company located in the foothills of the Adirondacks. What ...
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Ojala que llueva algo en el campo: unanticipated influences and development
The globalisation of agriculture continues to have a profound influence on ecosystems and subsistence based livelihoods throughout Latin America. In addition to contributing to the decline of the last remaining stands of forest in the Dominican Republic, changing agricultural practices also affect traditional gender roles and household nutritional status. Drawing on the experiences, observations, ...
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How does local governance affect project outcomes? Experience from a Participatory Forestry (PF) project in Bangladesh
By sampling two contrasting villages of the Upland Settlement Project (USP), a PF project of Bangladesh, this research examines: the present conditions of the USP in terms of progress towards achieving targeted objectives; issues of local-level governance that affect attaining those objectives. Findings indicate that the project authority could not adequately attain project objectives because of ...
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Renewable Fish & Chips Ltd Project - Case Study
Biomass Energy, Mawera FU-850 RIA-B Plant 850KW Heat 1200 tonnes of wood chip per year 2,500,000 KWHRS 900 Tonnes of Carbon Saving. Funded by Scottish Biomass Support Scheme. The project was to provide energy in the form of hot water provided originally by oil. The plant was finally opened on the 2nd of May 2008 by The Dr Bob McIntosh Forestry Commission and John Mathew MSP and Christina ...
By Mawera
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Forest biotechnology: trees of our future
The trees of our future will inevitably include trees developed with specific characteristics to fit environmental, social and economic world needs. How do we prepare for these trees? The evolving social and political arena in which technology must answer questions has and will continue to influence the process. Forest biotechnology has the opportunity to address many of these questions at the ...
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