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LINKS>INTERESTING
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This
list contains miscellaneous links that might be of interest or use to
ISTF members--such as data, reports, papers, ongoing projects, requests
for information and non-wood forest products, etc.
For maps & GIS links click here. This list is neither complete nor
exhaustive. Please contact
the ISTF Webmaster at ISTF about
additions to this list. Submissions made in both the English and Spanish
languages are greatly appreciated. We encourage reporting any broken
links or suggestions regarding the web site. |
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AGROFORESTRY |
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Agroforestry Guides for Pacific Islands--An user-friendly resource
for conserving and expanding the use of trees. PDF files available. <http://www.agroforestry.net/afg/book.html>
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Agriculture Network Information Center--AgNic.com.
AgNIC is a guide to quality agricultural information on the
Internet as selected by the National Agricultural Library, Land-Grant
Universities, and other institutions. Browse by subject or search by
keyword. <http://www.agnic.org/>
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Agroforestree
Database
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http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/Sites/TreeDBS/AFT/AFT.htm |
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Forestry Compendium. A global compilation of knowledge on forestry
for practical decision-making. Including information on trees, seed
suppliers, pests and countries, and aids for species selection for
planning trials. Available from <http://www.cabi.org/>
by internet or on CD ROM. |
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Glossary for Agroforestry
- Includes 1,400 agroforestry terms arranged alphabetically, with
extensive cross-referencing. (Compiled and edited by Peter Huxley and
Helen van Houten, International Centre for Research in Agroforestry -
1997). <http://www.bugwood.caes.uga.edu/glossary/>
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AMAZONIA |
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LANDSCAPE CHANGE AND LAND-USE/LAND-COVER DYNAMICS IN RONDÔNIA,
BRAZILIAN AMAZON.
Report. (Mateus Batistella,October 2001). |
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BAMBOO/RATTAN |
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International
Network of the Bamboo and Rattan--INBAR--publications, databases on forest and
endangered species. Cultivation of bamboo and rattan. <http://www.inbar.intl/> |
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CARBON |
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Latest IPCC
Reports Available
- Renate Christ, Secretary of the IPCC, Reported that The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just released two
of its latest reports: Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land-Use
Change and Forestry and Definitions and Methodological Options to
Inventory Emissions from Direct Human-induced Degradation of Forests and
Devegetation of Other Vegetation Types. "The reports were prepared by
IPCC in response to invitations by the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The first report has been
prepared to ensure that inventories of greenhouse gases from the Land
Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry sector are neither over--nor
underestimated as far as can be judged, and uncertainties are reduced as
far as practicable, and to facilitate the best use possible of available
resources, taking into account national circumstances. The 2nd report
has been prepared for providing definitions and methodological options
to estimate greenhouse gas emissions for degradation and devegetation
activities, and to avoid unbalanced accounting. Copies of the reports
can be obtained by completing the order form available at the IPCC
National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme websites respectively: <http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/gpglulucf/gpglulucf.htm>
and <http://www.ipccnggip.iges.or.jp/public/gpglulucf/degradation.htm>.
For users from industrialized countries, hard copies and CD-ROM copies
of
the Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry
can be obtained at the cost of 6,300 JPY and 400 JPY, respectively, plus
mailing costs - see: <http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/>.
At the moment the reports are available in English only. Translations of
the Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry
into all official UN languages are planned."
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CARBON
ACCOUNTING IN FORESTS –
(From: NWFP-Digest-L No. 7/03 <www.fao.org/forestry/FOP/FOPW/NWFP/Digest/digest-e.stm>).
A proceedings on "Carbon Accounting in Forests" based on an
international workshop held in Canberra in February 2003 has been
prepared by CSIRO. The book contains the following papers: International
Responses to Threats of Climate Change, The Clean Development Mechanism,
The National Carbon Accounting System, Current Methodologies for
Assessing Carbon Budgets in China's Forests, Implementing the Clean
Development Mechanism in Thailand, Carbon Flows in the Forestry Sector
of Thailand, Application of the COMAP model for Developing and
Evaluating Forestry Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Options in Vietnam, A
Toolbox for Carbon Accounting in Plantations, Toolbox Application: Case
Studies for Firewood Production, Species-Site Matching for Carbon
Sequestration Plantations, Greenhouse Accounting Research in CSIRO
Forestry and Forest Products and The CRC for Greenhouse Accounting.
Copies of the proceedings are downloadable from: <www.ffp.csiro.au/fap/Carbon%20Accounting%20in%20Forests.htm>. |
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CASFOR-II <http://www.efi.fi/projects/casfor>
-- Modelling Carbon Sequestration in Forested Landscapes. The general
objectives of this project consist of developing a general model for
estimating carbon balance and carbon sequestration capacity in forested
landscapes or regions, and the dissemination of this model amongst the
user-community via the Internet. |
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An overview
of guidelines and issues for the monitoring, evaluation, reporting,
verification, and certification of forestry projects for climate change
mitigation.
Vine, Edward L. et al. 2001. Global Environmental Change 11: 203-216.
(Article).
http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/tib/carbonmon/mervc.pdf
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CERTIFICATION |
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The
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) held an International
workshop on Phased Approaches to Certification in Berne, Switzerland
from 19-21 April 2005. The
workshop covered several themes related to market requirements of
certification and their implications for tropical timber producers.
Additional topics included the status of regional initiatives and the
public procurement policies on tropical timber. To view the proceedings
of this workshop, visit the ITTO website:
http://www.itto.or.jp/live/PageDisplayHandler?pageId=223&id=969. |
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GROUP
CERTIFICATION GUIDE IN PORTUGUESE - Oxford-based NGO ProForest published
its Group Certification Guide in January 2002 as an output of DFID's
Forestry Research Programme project R7589. IMAFLORA in
Brazil decided to fund a translation. The guide aims to provide
practical advice to anyone wanting to set up a group certification
scheme. Specific FSC requirements are addressed, but the information can
also be used for other standards.
‘Certificação em grupo. Um guia prático.’ has now been published and is
available from IMAFLORA: Estrada Chico Mendes, 185, Piracicaba São
Paulo, Brasil.
For
more information, please contact Tasso Azevedo at IMAFLORA <tasso@imaflora.org>
or Ruth Nussbaum at ProForest <ruth@ProForest.net>. |
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COMMUNITIES |
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ERADICATING
POVERTY OF FOREST PEOPLE. The
DFID (Department for International Development) Forestry Research
Programme (FRP) is working with country partners towards the eradication
of poverty of forest and tree dependent poor people. Their latest
survey, in Nepal, has just been concluded and a report published. Copies
of the report can be requested from Krishna Paudel at Forest Action in
Nepal <forestaction@wlink.com.np>
or Hannah Jaenicke at DFID's Forestry Research Programme <h.jaenicke@nrint.co.uk>. |
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'Learning
from International Community Forestry Networks', a project that
reviewed several international networks designed to promote community
forestry. |
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CONSERVATION |
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Bosque la Primavera. Denominado como el pulmón de la Ciudad de
Guadalajara, el Bosque la Primavera aporta beneficios
hídrico-ambientales a más de 4 millones de habitantes. Sin llegar a
generalizar, podría decirse que la sociedad, como usuaria de las
bondades del Bosque La Primavera, exhibe la carencia de valores
ecológicos educativos, mientras que las diferentes instituciones
gubernamentales no han podido hacer cumplir con los objetivos señalados
en el decreto de protección.
Visite: <www.bosquelaprimavera.com> |
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Wetland Identification and Delineation
<http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/wetdelin.htm> |
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Watershed Window
<http://www.watershedwindow.org/>
- sponsored by the World Bank’s Bank-Netherlands Water Partnership
Program (BNWPP) and constructed and maintained by Michigan
State University. The site's purpose is to create a community of
scholars and practitioners of watershed development around the world,
focusing particularly on watershed issues in developing countries.
Information on watershed programs, projects, literature, and providing a
forum for sharing information, experiences, and innovations. |
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DEFORESTATION |
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Mexico:
Critical Analysis of the Current Deforestation Rate Estimates.
Results of a study by Associates in Rural Development (ARD) and Grupo
Darum on a USAID funded project to develop estimates of deforestation
rates for the Government of Mexico. <http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNACP628.pdf>
January 2002. |
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ECOSYSTEMS |
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Bioecología de Arboles Nativos y Exóticos de Puerto Rico y las Indias
Occidentales.
John
K. Francis and Carol A. Lowe, editors. Salvador Trabanino, translator. <http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/native.htm> |
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Data Sources
for Ecosystem Indicators - <http://www.pepps.fsu.edu/segip/catalog/ecosd.pdf> |
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Wetland Identification and Delineation
<http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/wetdelin.htm> |
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EDUCATION, BOOKS |
FAO: State of the World's Forests.
Collection 1995–2005. FAO has published State of the World's
Forests-presenting the latest information on major policy and
institutional developments and key issues concerning the forest
sector-every other year since 1995. In coordination with the publication
of State of the World's Forests 2005, FAO has released a CD-ROM
containing the entire collection of the report since its first edition.
It contains all six issues of the publication in Arabic, Chinese,
English, French and Spanish.
For more information, go to: <http://www.fao.org/forestry/foris/webview/forestry2/index.jsp?siteId=3321&sitetreeId=10107&langId=1&geoId=0>
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MULTIPURPOSE INVENTORY BOOK - The book "Multipurpose
Inventory for the Aged Artificial Forest" has been published by Japan
Society of Forest Planning Press. This book is a proceedings of
IUFRO-MIAAF research meeting and excursions in Yamagata Japa, September
2003. This book was edited by Y. Nobori, N. Takahashi and A. Yoshimoto
For details see <http://www.tr.yamagata-u.ac.jp/~fi/MIAAF/index.html>. |
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Kurú: Revista Forestal. Para la
Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
es un gusto invitarlo a visitar el número 5, volumen 2, de la nueva
revista periódica forestal en versión digital, cuya dirección es:
www.itcr.ac.cr/revistakuru
NOTA: si desea hacer su suscripción, solamente envíe los siguientes
datos a la dirección electrónica
kuru@itcr.ac.cr, ya que aún hay problemas con la suscripción
automática.
Kurú: Revista Forestal. The School of Forestry Engineering of the Costa
Rican Technological Institute are happy to invite you to visit a new
forestry digital magazine (number five, volume two) at the following web
site.
www.itcr.ac.cr/revistakuru Note: we are currently
having problems with our automatic subscriptions. Therefore, if you
would like to subscribe, please send the following information to our e.
mail address kuru@itcr.ac.cr. |
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FAO:
INFOSYLVA. FAO
has launched a new free electronic information service offering forestry
news and information. Infosylva will include news from FAO as well as
links to selected forestry-related news clippings from newspapers and
journals published around the world and available online in English,
French or Spanish. All interested persons can subscribe by sending an
e-mail to
mailserv@mailserv.fao.org, the subject should be left blank, and the
message text should read: subscribe INFOSYLVA-L |
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Participatory
Natural Resource Management Resource Center: Website.
Visit the Participatory Natural Resource Management (PNRM) Resource
Center to view its collection that includes methods and tools, outputs
of collaborative activities since 1999, and websites and resources
recommended by members. To reach the Resource Center, go to
http://www.prgaprogram.org/ and click on PNRM RESOURCE
CENTER in the RESOURCES area of the left-hand navigation column. At the
moment the PRNM Resource Center contains: Collaborative Products (10),
Resources developed by PNRM Members (organised by Author, Purpose and
Theme). Recommended tools and methods (47), Recommended websites (82),
Recommended journal articles and books (2), and PNRM Reflections (14).
Source:
Forest Information Update Vol. 6, No. 22, 30
May 2005 |
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The
International Plant Names Index (IPNI) is a database of the names and
associated basic bibliographical details of all seed plants. Its goal is
to eliminate the need for repeated reference to primary sources for
basic bibliographic information about plant names. <http://www.ipni.org/index.html>
The index is searchable for plant names, authors and publications. |
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CBD
Information Centre.
The Information Centre of the Convention on Biological Diversity. It
aims to facilitate the exchange of information on biodiversity-related
issues and promote and facilitate cooperation in the programme areas and
cross-cutting areas of the Convention. Composed of a unique collection
of biodiversity monographs, serials and reports, the Information Centre
offers researchers and the Convention’s interested public a wealth of
information and knowledge. Its online catalogue offers links to the
full-text of a work if it is available electronically in the Secretariat
or elsewhere. <http://www.biodiv.org/doc/info-centre.asp> |
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SilvaVoc. The
acronym is a composition of silva = forest, and voc = vocabulary.
It emphasizes the importance of the correct usage of technical terms in
forestry, and is the name of IUFRO's clearinghouse for multilingual
forest terminology. URL: <http://www.iufro.org/silvavoc/> |
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Glossarist
- forestry glossaries and forestry dictionaries. <http://www.glossarist.com/default.asp> |
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YOUNG
SCIENTIST PUBLICATION AWARDS - The Commonwealth Forestry Association has
established a scheme known as the International Forestry Review Young
Scientist Publication Awards, or the Young Scientist Awards.
(YSA) that is designed to help promote the careers of young forest
scientists and managers through publication in the International
Forestry Review. Age of author under 30 years of age at time of
submission of entry. Author should not have previously published
articles in peer-reviewed international technical journals. The
submission should be from one author. Entries should be submitted in
English. For more information visit <www.cfa-international.org>
or contact the editor of the International Forestry Review at <alan.pottinger@cfa-international.org>. |
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AAAS Project
on Traditional Ecological Knowledge.
AAAS Handbook on Intellectual
Property and Traditional Knowledge Traditional Knowedge and
Intellectual Property: A Handbook on Issues and Options for Traditional
Knowledge Holders in Protecting their Intellectual Property and
Maintaining Biological Diversity.
Realizing that defensive disclosure is not the only option for
traditional knowledge holders, AAAS has created a handbook that attempts
to make intellectual property protection options more understandable and
readily available for traditional knowledge holders. Its goal is to help
local communities understand and identify potential protection
mechanisms already present in current intellectual property rights
(IPRs) regimes and the public domain for traditional knowledge. In
addition to introducing some basic intellectual property concepts, this
handbook contains a series of exercises to help the reader to identify
knowledge and classify types of knowledge, as well as cultural and
interest-related aspects of that knowledge. Through a series of
exercises, it is possible for traditional knowledge holders to identify
whether or not intellectual property options in the current regime are
relevant and/or appropriate for their knowledge.
The handbook is available in PDF format, either as one large file or
three smaller files. <http://shr.aaas.org/tek/handbook/>.
For more information, contact Stephen Hansen at
shansen@aaas.org or Justin W. VanFleet, Project Coordinator, Science
and Intellectual Property in the Public Interest Science and Human
Rights Program American Association for the Advancement of Science
(AAAS) 1200 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20005 USA, Tel: 1 202 326
6220, Fax: 1 202 289 4950,
jvanflee@aaas.org ,
http://shr.aaas.org or
http://sippi.aaas.org. |
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The
International Plant Names Index (IPNI) <www.ipni.org/> is a database of
the names and associated basic bibliographical details of all seed
plants. Its goal is to eliminate the need for repeated reference to
primary sources for basic bibliographic information about plant names.
The data are freely available and are gradually being standardized and
checked. IPNI will be a dynamic resource, depending on direct
contributions by all members of the botanical community. IPNI is the
product of a collaboration between
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew <
http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/>,
The Harvard University Herbaria, <http://www.huh.harvard.edu/> and
the
Australian National Herbarium <http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/herbarium/>.
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Rainforestweb.org
<http://www.rainforestweb.org/> was created as a tool for concerned
citizens, companies and institutions to conveniently access the most
complete and current information about rainforests, through one umbrella
site. Created by
Rainforest Action Network. <http://www.ran.org/> |
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International Forest List. This is
an international discussion list on forestry in the global context.
However, special emphasis is given to tropical forestry. Non-commercial,
for informational purposes only.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ifl-tech2000/> |
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Equator Prize.
The Equator Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing
outstanding local achievement in combining poverty reduction with
biodiversity conservation. The Prize is open to community projects in a
developing country within the equatorial belt site of the world’ s
richest biodiversity and home to many of its poorest people. |
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Six
awardees will each receive a trophy, a cheque for US$30,000 and the
global recognition they deserve. The countdown to the Equator Prize
begins on World Environment Day (5 June) with an official Call for
Nominations. |
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Visit the Equator Initiative website <www.EquatorInitiative.org>
for a complete list of eligibility criteria, for full instructions on
how to make a nomination and for deadlines for nomination. Nominees
should demonstrate evidence of the following qualities: impact;
partnerships; sustainability; innovation and transferability; leadership
and community empowerment; gender equality and social inclusion. |
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Nominations may be submitted online, by e-mail, post or fax no later
than their posted deadline to: The Equator Initiative, UNDP, 405
Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10174, USA, Tel:
+1.212.457.1709, Fax: +1.212.457.1370, Email: <EquatorInitiative@undp.org>. |
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Global Burnt Area 2000 Project. Over large regions of the globe, fires are known
to contribute significantly to the injection of gases and aerosols into
the atmosphere, and to be a major disturbance to the vegetation cover.
Biomass burning contributes up to 50%, 40% and 16% of the total
emissions of anthropogenic origin for carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide
and methane respectively. Both the scientific community and the policy
makers are looking for reliable and quantitative information on the
magnitude and spatial distribution of biomass burning. |
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ARKive--Images of Life on Earth. A centralised digital library of films, photographs
and associated recordings of species. <http://www.arkive.org/>. |
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WRI
TRANSLATIONS AVAILABLE - The World Resources Institute has recently
completed translations for:
Environment, Livelihoods, and Local Institutions: Decentralization in
Mainland Southeast Asia (summary) - now available in:
* Chinese - <http://pdf.wri.org/decentralization_chinese.pdf>
* Khmer - <http://pdf.wri.org/decentralization_khmer.pdf>
* Vietnamese - <http://pdf.wri.org/decentralization_vietnamese.pdf>
Transboundary Environmental Governance: Principles and Practice in
Mainland Southeast Asia (full report) - now available in:
* Chinese - <http://pdf.wri.org/transboundary_chinese.pdf>
* Japanese - <http://www.mekongwatch.org/publication/index.html#SEC1>
* Lao - <http://pdf.wri.org/transboundary_lao.pdf>
* Vietnamese -
http://pdf.wri.org/transboundary_vietnamese.pdf
English summaries of both reports are available at <http://pubs.wri.org/pubs_description.cfm?PubID=3160>
and
<http://pubs.wri.org/pubs_description.cfm?PubID=3171>.
For hard copies of the translations, please contact Wattana Jaturasitha
in Thailand (repsi@loxinfo.co.th) or Lindsey Fransen in Washington
at (lfransen@wri.org). |
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Agriculture Network Information Center -
AgNic.com. AgNIC is a guide to quality
agricultural information on the Internet as selected by the National
Agricultural Library, Land-Grant
Universities, and other institutions. Browse by subject or search by
keyword. <http://www.agnic.org/>
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Bugwood Network -
digital information as resources and as tools to enhance and complement
information exchange and educational activities in the fields of
entomology, forestry, forest health and natural resources. |
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TRACKER - An information sharing tool on
environment, natural resource management, and sustainable development in
AfricaUpdated frequently with new information, it is available in French
and English. Tracker is a database that allows users to enter their
experiences with local resource management and learn from the
experiences of others |
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Winrock Fact
Sheets
- FACT Sheets (formerly NFT Highlights)
Authors: various, 1987-1999. Publisher: FACT Net, Winrock International,
Morrilton, Arkansas.USA. For a concise summary of information about a
multipurpose tree or shrub species, see the appropriate FACT Sheet at
http://www.winrock.org/forestry/factpub/factsh.htm or order hard
copies from FACT Net (see Book Sources). Many available in Spanish,
French, Indonesian, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Khmer. |
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ENERGY |
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FAO. 2003.
Woodfuels integrated supply/demand overview mapping (WISDOM): A
methodological approach for assessing woodfuel sustainability and
supporting wood energy planning.
<http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/005/y4719e/y4719e00.htm#TopOfPage> |
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FAUNA |
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Fauna Entomologica de Nicaragua - Orden Hymenoptera <http://www.bio-nica.org/Ento/Hymeno/hymenoptera.htm>
Por Jean-Michel MAES & Paul HANSON. |
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The Department of Systematic Biology at the Smithsonian National Museum
of Natural History offers the Mammal Species of the World (MSW) <http://www.nmnh.si.edu/msw/>,
a database of mammalian taxonomy containing the names over 4,000
currently recognized mammal species. This database is intended for use
as a "convenient on-line reference for identifying or verifying
recognized scientific names and for taxonomic research." The database
may be searched using a number of different fields, including scientific
and common names, original publication citation, type species or
locality, distribution, etc. In addition to serving as an online
reference, MSW can be "adapted as an authority file for collections
management activities of mammal collections." |
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FLORA |
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Brazil has published online the most
complete and comprehensive data bank of its national flora. It contains
the Latin integral text of almost 23 000 specimens, 3840 digital
drawings and 10207 pages of the Flora Brasiliensis. This is a
partnership work which includes the Missouri Botanic Garden (USA) and
the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). <http://florabrasiliensis.cria.org.br/> |
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“The Checklist of the Plants of
the Guiana Shield,” published in the latest issue of the
Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (55: 1-584;
2007), covers all vascular plants known to occur in the Guiana Shield
region of northeastern South America. Edited by Vicki Funk, Tom
Hollowell, Paul Berry, Carol Kelloff and Sara N. Alexander, it is the
product of the combined efforts of two research initiatives: the
Smithsonian Institution’s Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield
Program (BDG) and the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Flora of the
Venezuelan Guayana project (FVG). On the web: <http://www.mnh.si.edu/biodiversity/bdg>. |
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FOREST MANAGEMENT |
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The
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) held an International
workshop on Phased Approaches to Certification in Berne, Switzerland
from 19-21 April 2005. The
workshop covered several themes related to market requirements of
certification and their implications for tropical timber producers.
Additional topics included the status of regional initiatives and the
public procurement policies on tropical timber. To view the proceedings
of this workshop, visit the ITTO website:
http://www.itto.or.jp/live/PageDisplayHandler?pageId=223&id=969. |
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In Search of
Excellence: Exemplary Forest Management in Asia and the Pacific.
Patrick B. Durst, Chris Brown, Henrylito D. Tacio and Miyuki Ishikawa
(eds.). 2005. RAP 2005/02. FAO and RECOFTC, Bangkok. This book shatters
the myth that there is no positive forestry being practiced in the
region. It celebrates the triumphs of forest managers, farmers and local
communities in balancing the range of socio-economic and environmental
demands made on forests. In doing so, it reveals monumental accounts of
innovation, perseverance and dedication from across the region – stories
that should inspire and motivate others to redouble their efforts to
protect and manage effectively the region’s spectacular forests.
The
book can be downloaded as PDF files from:
<http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/007/ae542e/ae542e00.htm>
or <http://www.recoftc.org/03region/materials/new_materials/iseoe/insearch_of_ex.html>
For more information and to obtain copies, contact: Patrick Durst,
Senior Forestry Officer, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific,
39 Phra Atit Road, Bangkok, 10200 Thailand, Tel: (66-2) 697-4139, Fax:
(66-2) 697-4445, E-mail: <Patrick.Durst@fao.org>.
or Lay Cheng Tan, Manager, Information Management and Communication,
RECOFTC, P.O. Box 1111, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10903, Thailand,
Tel: (66-2) 940-5700 Ext: 1213, Fax: (66-2) 561 4880, E-mail:
<info@recoftc.org> or <otan@ku.ac.th>. |
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FAO
participatory forestry publications on CD-ROM. FAO, Rome.
This CD-ROM contains 15 years of publications produced by FAO and its
partners, mainly under the Forests, Trees and People Programme (FTPP).
FTPP, which started in 1987 and ended in 2002, was an international
community forestry programme designed to increase social and economic
equity and improve well-being, especially of the poor, through
collaborative and sustainable management of trees, forests and other
natural resources. The CD-ROM includes more than 70 publications on
participatory forestry and related subjects, organized according to
series, theme and alphabetical order. It is hoped that these
publications will contribute to strengthening human and institutional
capacities that are necessary for the support of locally based
sustainable management of forest resources. Available from:
<Dominique.Reeb@fao.org> or <http://www.fao.org/forestry/index.jsp>. |
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Survey of
Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands.
SEPASAL is a database and enquiry service about useful "wild" and
semi-domesticated plants of tropical and subtropical drylands, developed
and maintained at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. By "useful" we mean
plants which humans eat, use as medicine, feed to animals, make things
from, use as fuel, and many other uses. The survey focuses on drier
parts of the world because these are home to one sixth of the world's
population, in some of the poorest countries. SEPASAL does not contain
any information on wet tropical species. <http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/> |
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Forests,
Trees and Livelihoods.
This international, peer-reviewed journal focuses on issues related to
rural development forestry, e.g. socioeconomics, tree and forest
management systems, non-timber products and services, trees in
agricultural and land-use systems, and public policy. Originally
established as "The International Tree Crops Journal" in 1979, the name
was changed in 1996 to reflect the new orientation toward tree-based
systems in rural development. Complete information is available at the
journal's web site, <www.foreststreesandlivelihoods.co.uk>,
or by contacting the Editor, Michael S. Philip, Luton Cottage,
Bridgeview Road, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, AB34 5HB, UK,
philipfor@aboyne93.fsnet |
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Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study: Urban Forestry in the
Asia-Pacific Region - Situation and Prospects
-- Working Paper on
urban forestry in Asia and the Pacific, written by Dr. Guido
Kuchelmeister of TREE CITY, an Initiative based in Germany ((Working
Paper No: APFSOS/WP/44). |
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WWW Virtual
Library: Forestry <http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/Forestry> |
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FAO
Proceedings of the Second expert meeting on harmonizing forest-related
definitions for use by various stakeholders are available at
http://www.fao.org/forestry/fop/fopw/Climate/climate-e.asp (in
French, Spanish and English). |
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Global Leaflet--USDA
Forest Service International Programs, available online. |
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Land use
classification for agri-environmental statistics/indicators. Working
paper No.13.
Statistics Division. 1999. FAO, Rome. 12 p. (Report).
http://www.unece.org/stats/documents/1999/10/env/13.e.pdf
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FORESTERS |
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YOUNG
SCIENTIST PUBLICATION AWARDS - The Commonwealth Forestry Association has
established a scheme known as the International Forestry Review Young
Scientist Publication Awards, or the Young Scientist Awards.
(YSA) that is designed to help promote the careers of young forest
scientists and managers through publication in the International
Forestry Review. Age of author under 30 years of age at time of
submission of entry. Author should not have previously published
articles in peer-reviewed international technical journals. The
submission should be from one author. Entries should be submitted in
English. For more information visit <www.cfa-international.org>
or contact the editor of the International Forestry Review at <alan.pottinger@cfa-international.org>. |
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GENETICS |
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Fauna Entomologica de Nicaragua - Orden Hymenoptera <http://www.bio-nica.org/Ento/Hymeno/hymenoptera.htm>
Por Jean-Michel MAES & Paul HANSON. |
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Forest
Genetics Resources Online News is now available in English, Spanish,
and French. Please address all inquiries to : <m.bogga@cglar.org>.
This informative online news is prepared by IPGRI’s Forest Genetic
Resources Strategies Project. |
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Bioecología de Arboles Nativos y Exóticos de Puerto Rico y las Indias
Occidentales.
John
K. Francis and Carol A. Lowe, editors. Salvador Trabanino, translator. <http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/native.htm> |
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LOGGING |
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RILSIM, the "Reduced-Impact Logging
SIMulator", is financial modeling software developed as a service to the
international forestry community. RILSIM has been designed to permit
users to rapidly estimate the cost and net revenue associated with
logging operations so that they can compare short-term financial costs
and returns expected from reduced-impact logging with those expected
from conventional logging under identical local site conditions. The
purpose of the software is to help users learn about reduced-impact
logging and its potential financial advantages as compared to
conventional logging. If you are interested in obtaining the RILSIM
distribution packet, including the CD-ROM and the printed User's Guide,
please send a request with full mailing address to RILNET at
<tlc@loxinfo.co.th> or <Thomas.Enters@fao.or
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