Forest management

Il s'agit du recueil des procès-verbaux de la conférence sur les écosystèmes des forêts denses humides d'Afrique centrale qui a eu lieu à Brazzaville, Congo, du 28 au 30 mai 1996. Il présente les communications des participants qui appartenaient aux milieux gouvernementaux et non-gouvernementaux, au secteur privé, à des agences de bailleurs de fonds multilatéraux et bi-latéraux.

This work forms part of a preparatory phase leading to a handbook providing guidelines for the sustainable utlization and integrated management of tropical peatlands. The papers cover the resource and its conservation; social cultural and economic factors affecting utlization; forestry management approaches; case studies; and concludes with a summary of the workshop sessions focusing on future directions.

The threats to the forests of tropical America have been the centre of international environmental concern for some time, yet the material in this atlas highlights the continuing extent of scientific uncertainty over the critical issues that will determine the future use and conservation of these forests. Preceded by Asia and the Pacific, 1991; Africa, 1992 (both now out of print), this atlas completes the series.

Explores various approaches including those which are forest-related such as community forestry and joint forest management as well as those concerned with protected areas. Covers key issues of theory and implementation and methodologies for implementation.

Forest management in Ghana is in a transition period. This report looks at the historical background and forest condition today, summarises a recent botanical survey, and offers recommendations for a new management regime given the seriously threatened state of many forest reserves.