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PROFOR Newsletter -- Issue 11

PROFOR Newsletter -- Issue 11 | Écosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Event Date:  07.03.13 Focus: Managing trade-offs Our periodic newsletter focuses this month on "Managing trade-offs." It provides a preview of upcoming...
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8th International Forest Vegetation Management Conference

From 2014-08-25 to 2014-08-28, Halmstad, Sweden, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 1.01.04
Management of vegetation that competes with desired forest species has evolved since the first IUFRO conference in 1992.
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Global Forest Coalition’s Annual Report 2012

Global Forest Coalition’s Annual Report 2012 | Écosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
The Global Forest Coalition proudly presents its 2012 annual report. You will find a complete summary of our activities during 2012, read about our victories, our shortcomings and a lot more… Please enjoy it!
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335na2rss.pdf

Forests may need to be converted to more drought-tolerant mixtures of tree species to prevent significant die-off under climate change, predicts a new study which modelled German forests.
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What is the Price of Palm Oil?

What is the Price of Palm Oil? | Écosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Rainforest Action Network: What is palm oil? Why are rainforests being burned down for palm oil? How can you help stop rainforests from being burned down for palm oil? These are good questions--and we have answers.
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Les défis du bois-énergie en Afrique centrale

Les défis du bois-énergie en Afrique centrale | Écosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Un nouvel ouvrage publié chez QUAE, co-édité par Jean-Noël Marien, Émilien Dubiez, Dominique Louppe et Adélaïde Larzillière.
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Research Articles: Making objective forest stand maps of mixed managed forest with spatial interpolation and multi-criteria decision analysis

Research Articles: Making objective forest stand maps of mixed managed forest with spatial interpolation and multi-criteria decision analysis | Écosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Destan S, Yilmaz O, Sahin A MAKING OBJECTIVE FOREST STAND MAPS OF MIXED MANAGED FOREST WITH SPATIAL INTERPOLATION AND MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS Abstract: The spatial interpolation and multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) capabilities of...
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Protection of the right to land, territory and natural resources in regional and international law in Africa: A Toolkit for NGOs in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Protection of the right to land, territory and natural resources in regional and international law in Africa: A Toolkit for NGOs in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Écosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
CAMV, ADEV, Réseau Cref, CEDEN, FPP 2 May, 2013 This toolkit provides information on the protection of the right to land, territories and natural resources in international and...
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Balancing Mining Development and Forest Conservation in the Congo Basin

Balancing Mining Development and Forest Conservation in the Congo Basin | Écosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
This activity proposes to explore how mining activities and the associated transportation and energy investments can be planned in the forest, biodiversity and ore-rich "Tridom area" (straddling the Republic of Congo, Cameroon and Gabon), so as to...
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FAO: Équations allométriques pour calculer les stocks de carbone forestier, la plateforme Globallometree est à présent fonctionnelle

La plateforme Globallometree donne accès à une base de données mondiale sur les équations allométriques et permet de rechercher les équations disponibles en fonction de critères de recherche (zone écologique, pays, espèce...)...
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Challenges of enhance knowledge & understand REDD+

REDD+ deals with forests. Its focus is on providing incentives for their better management and conservation, reducing deforestation and the deterioration of forest conditions.
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Le flux de carbone des écosystèmes terrestres sont accentués par ... - Actualités News Environnement

Le flux de carbone des écosystèmes terrestres sont accentués par ... - Actualités News Environnement | Écosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Actualités News Environnement
Le flux de carbone des écosystèmes terrestres sont accentués par ...
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Humidtropics research program underway in West Africa

Humidtropics research program underway in West Africa | Écosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
The new CGAIR Research Program, Humidtropics, has kick-started in West Africa with a workshop in Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Stronger rights, protected forests, better livelihoods

Stronger rights, protected forests, better livelihoods | Écosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
The Rights and Resources Initiative is a global coalition of organizations encouraging the reform of policies that affect forestland tenure and livelihoods.
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The neglected stepchildren of forest-based ecosystem services: Cultural, spiritual, and aesthetic values

Publication date: Available online 9 July 2013
Source:Forest Policy and Economics
Author(s): David N. Laband
Humans sometimes, perhaps often, form deeply personal and important attachments to ‘things’ such as trees.
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Local research programme: Abel Rodríguez and his inventory of plants

Traditional knowledge of plants, trees and forest products can be relevant for well-managed forests, food security programmes and the strengthening of local governance.
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New frontiers of forest economics

Publication date: Available online 4 July 2013 Source:Forest Policy and Economics Author(s): Shashi Kant , Sen Wang , Peter Deegen , Martin Hostettler , Roderich von Detten , Theodore Howard , David Laband , Claire Montgomery ,...
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Climat : une étude remet en cause le stockage terrestre du carbone

Climat : une étude remet en cause le stockage terrestre du carbone | Écosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Une étude internationale, réalisée notamment par le laboratoire des sciences du climat et de l'environnement et par le laboratoire Géoscience environnement Toulouse, s'est intéressée aux conséquences des activités humaines sur les flux de carbone...
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FAO and Partners Release Tool to Estimate Carbon Stocks in Trees

FAO and Partners Release Tool to Estimate Carbon Stocks in Trees | Écosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) in collaboration with the Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD) and Tuscia University, released a new tool to asses carbon stocks in forests.
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Research Articles: Biomasfor: an open-source holistic model for the assessment of sustainable forest bioenergy

Research Articles: Biomasfor: an open-source holistic model for the assessment of sustainable forest bioenergy | Écosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Sacchelli S, Zambelli P, Zatelli P, Ciolli M BIOMASFOR: AN OPEN-SOURCE HOLISTIC MODEL FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST BIOENERGY Abstract: This paper presents an open-source spatial analysis model (Biomasfor) that can quantify the...
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17164IIED.pdf

How do we get the most public goods from forest landscapes when various publics in varying places make conflicting claims? One approach, caricatured as ‘monotypic masses’, says big ‘single use’ corporate blocks are best.
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Climate change: Disequilibrium will become the norm in the plant communities of the future

Climate change: Disequilibrium will become the norm in the plant communities of the future | Écosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
Global climate change will induce large changes to the plant communities on Earth, but these will typically occur with major time lags.
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REDD in the news: 24-30 June 2013

REDD in the news: 24-30 June 2013 | Écosystèmes Tropicaux | Scoop.it
A round up of the week’s news on REDD, in chronological order with short extracts (click on the title for the full article). REDD-Monitor’s news page is updated regularly. For past REDD in the news posts, click here.
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High potential for agroforestry in Northwestern Viet Nam

A study of farming systems in Northwestern Viet Nam has identified several opportunities for agroforestry to improve the livelihoods of impoverished farmers in the region.
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PD 431/06 Rev.1 (1). Processing and Utilization of Trees on Farmlands and Logging Residues Through Collaboration With Local Communities

[en]Completion Report, 2011 [en]Technical Report, 2011 [en]Improved Chainsaw Milling in the Small-scale Informal Timber Sector of Ghana Using LogosolFacilities: A Manual for Domestic Timber Entrepreneurs, 2011...
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