Publications
2011-12-01
New paper on Community Forestry in Amazon Forests
"Desafíos de los bosques amazónicos y oportunidades para el manejo forestal comunitario"
Wil de Jong y Gerardo Mery (editores). 2011. CIAS Discussion Paper 20, IUFRO Occasional Paper 25. 55 p. ISBN 978-3-902762-11-5.
Together with the Center for Integrated Areas of Kyoto University, Japan, IUFRO's Special Project on World Forests, Society and Environment (WFSE) has recently published two articles in Spanish language from the 2010 WFSE book "Forests and Society – Responding to Global Drivers of Change". The articles give a detailed analysis of the current situation of the Amazon forests describing challenges, threats and opportunities the forests and the people who depend on them are facing and places special emphasis on community forest management.
Links:
IUFRO Occasional Papers: http://www.iufro.org/publications/series/occasional-papers/
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2012-04-26
Read about meetings on forest models in support of sustainable forest management or on forest governance issues and think about nominating candidates for the IUFRO World Congress 2014 awards.
2012-04-18
As part of the activities to commemorate the International Year of Forests 2011, the book presents best practices from governments and stakeholders to promote sustainable forest management.
2012-04-12
Specialists in humus forms have been working to develop a standardized system of classifying the condition and configuration of topsoil layers adapted to European ecological conditions.
2012-03-28
Learn about a new IUFRO-FORNESSA initiative addressing deforestation and forest rehabilitation in Africa and read an interview with IUFRO's Forest Policy and Economics Division Coordinator.
2012-03-22
The book Expert Knowledge and Its Application in Landscape Ecology provides insight into what expert knowledge is and how it can be applied for conservation and management-related issues.
