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Wed, 06/27/2012 - 02:30

Low Cost Timber Drying Method for Sawyers, Merchants and other users

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Guidelines for air drying of timber.pdf 1.04 MB
Forests and People / Air Drying of Timber
Wed, 06/27/2012 - 02:13

Regulations to the Community Rights Law with Respect to Forest Lands

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Community Rights Law.pdf 1.6 MB
Forests and Forest-based Products for a Greener Future / Community Rights Law
Tue, 06/26/2012 - 08:06

KEFRI INFORMATION BULLETIN NO. 2

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KEFRI Information Bulletin N0.2.pdf 4.4 MB
Forests and Climate Change / Tree Survival / Drylands
Tue, 06/26/2012 - 07:56

Policy brief

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Policy brief June 2009.pdf 1.49 MB
Forests and Forest-based Products for a Greener Future
Mon, 06/25/2012 - 05:03

Around 300 scientists and decision-makers meet in Nairobi, Kenya from 25 to 29 June 2012 to discuss forest and tree management challenges, and research needs in Africa.

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climate_resilience _Press_release.pdf 305.85 KB
Forests and Climate Change / forest research / climate resilience / climate change
Wed, 06/20/2012 - 11:19

A recent study conducted in two forest-dependent areas in Africa emphasizes cross-sectoral planning as a key element in implementing any effective climate change adaptation strategy.

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Spotlight 8 Africa adaptation study.pdf 172.79 KB
Forests and Climate Change / climate change
Wed, 11/16/2011 - 09:58

The focal objective of the study was to identify elements of adaptation strategies in order to define concrete, resilient adaptation measures that can be implemented on the ground within the selected pilot case areas. Ghana (West Africa) and Malawi (Southern Africa) were selected as representative pilot study areas because they represent typical examples of the ecological and socio-economic situation prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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IUFRO-FORNESSA Adaptation Study.pdf 1.91 MB
Forests and Climate Change / ecosystems / climate change / adaptation of people / adaptation of forests
Mon, 05/30/2011 - 13:18

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tree_tenure.pdf 213.69 KB
Forests and Forest-based Products for a Greener Future / Forests and Climate Change / chainsaw milling / forest governance / forest and tree tenure / access rights / livelihoods
Mon, 05/30/2011 - 13:12

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milling_techniques.pdf 198.39 KB
Forests and People / Forests and Climate Change / efficiency / milling techniques / lumber recovery / production rate / consumption rate
Mon, 05/30/2011 - 13:05

The search for viable alternatives to illegal chainsaw milling in Ghana requires an understanding of the anthropogenic factors in the rural economy that promotes the practice. This paper investigated the

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illegal_milling.pdf 1.38 MB
Forests and Forest-based Products for a Greener Future / Forests and Climate Change / forest crimes / illegal logging / forest governance / ghana domestic timber market / inequitable benefit sharing
Mon, 05/30/2011 - 12:54

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forest_laws.pdf 1017.53 KB
Forests and Forest-based Products for a Greener Future / Forests and Climate Change / forest governance / corruption / law enforcement / chainsaw milling / ghana
Mon, 05/30/2011 - 12:47

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ecological_impact.pdf 933.65 KB
Forests and Forest-based Products for a Greener Future / Forests and Climate Change / chainsaw / conventional / ecological / environmental / forests / impacts
Mon, 05/30/2011 - 12:37

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chainsaw_milling.pdf 59.53 KB
Forests and Climate Change / Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Biological Invasions / chainsaw milling / estimation of jobs / informal timber industry / ghana
Mon, 05/30/2011 - 12:28

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chainsaw_operators.pdf 98.6 KB
Forests and Forest-based Products for a Greener Future / Forests and Climate Change / timber resources / chainsaw milling / timber harvest rights / willingness to pay / taxes
Wed, 04/13/2011 - 17:58

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Carbon_estimates.pdf 267 KB
Forests and Climate Change / Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Biological Invasions / lesser used species / carbon sequestration / carbon / inorganic nutrients
Wed, 04/13/2011 - 17:41

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Timber_transport.pdf 3.72 MB
Forests and Climate Change / Other Information / timber transport / harvesting / wood products
Wed, 04/13/2011 - 17:29

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Agroforestry_farmers.pdf 707.34 KB
Forests and Climate Change / Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Biological Invasions / farmers problems / food crop / intercropping / teak / taungya
Wed, 04/13/2011 - 16:44

Forests and Climate Change / Other Information / timber harvesting / ecological impact / logging disturbance / tree damage / harvesting controls
Tue, 03/29/2011 - 07:05

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SawingGuidelines.pdf 4.07 MB
Forests and People / Forests and Climate Change / sawing / timber processing / chainsaw
Mon, 03/28/2011 - 08:51

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CommunityBrief_2.pdf 4.83 MB
Forests and Climate Change / Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Biological Invasions / thimlich ohinga forest / endangered heritage / kenya