Precious Forests: Precious Earth Ed. By Miodrag Zlatic
by Miodrag Zlatic /
2015 / English / PDF
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This volume presents reviews and research results on negative and positive human interference on forests, as well as ecology, management, governance, policy and economic issues. Forests are the dominant terrestrial ecosystem of Earth. They are distributed across the globe. Forests account for 75% of the gross primary productivity of the Earth's biosphere, and contain 80% of the Earth's plant biomass. Human society and forests influence each other in both positive and negative ways. Forests provide ecosystem services to humans. Forests can also impose costs, affect people's health, and interfere with tourist enjoyment. Preface 1 Proximate and Underlying Causes of Illegal Timber Trade in Uganda 2 Realities on Deforestation in Tanzania — Trends, Drivers, Implications and the Way Forward 3 Dynamics of an Urban Forest in Response to Urban Development and Management Initiatives — Case of Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 4 Japanese Forestation Policies During the 20 Years Following World War II 5 Decentralisation of Forest Management — Is it a Panacea to Challenges in Forest Governance in Uganda? 6 Creating Modern Community Conservation Organizations and Institutions to Effect Successful Forest Conservation Change 7 Energy Return on Investment (EROI) of Different Wood Products 8 Forestry Entrepreneurs — Research on High Performance Business Model 9 Species Selection and Nursery Technique Adoption for Seedling Establishment in Bangladesh — Towards Enhancing Plantation Programme 10 Integrating Wildlife Conservation with Commercial Silviculture — Demography of the Swainson’s Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii), a Migrant Bird of Conservation Concern in Southern Pine Forests, USA 11 Possibilities and Perspectives of Agroforestry in Chhattisgarh 12 An Approach for Assessing Changes of Forest Land Use, Their Drivers, and Their Impact to Society and Environment
