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Forests in landscapes: Ecosystem approaches to sustainability

Author
Sayer J., Maginnis S.
Date
2005
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-073526)
Publisher | Place of publication
Earthscan | London, UK
ISBN
1-84407-195-2
Pages
257 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Country/Territory
United States of America, India, Canada, Russian Federation, Australia
Subject
Land & soil, Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Ecosystem preservation
Geographical area
Central America, Europe
Abstract

Contents: - New challenges for forest management - The political ecology of ecosystem forestry - The macroeconomics of sustainable forestry - Norms, standards and locally adapted forest management - Poor farmers and fragmented forests in Central America - Empowering the forest dependent poor in India - Ecosystem solutions in the Pacific Northwest of the US and Canada - Forest transitions in Russia - Wildlife, logging and livelihoods in the Congo Basin - History, governance and changing forest values in Europe - Australian forestry - Information needs for ecosystem forestry - Forests in landscapes: Expanding horizons for ecosystem forestry

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