This book aims at both academics and professionals in the field of forest-people interfaces. It takes the reader on a journey through four major themes that have emerged since the initiation of 'social forestry' in the 1970s: non-timber forest products and agroforestry; community-based natural resource management; biocultural diversity; and forest ...
As a Party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change the Netherlands has the obligation to design and make operational a system for reporting of greenhouse gases (GHG). This report contains a complete description of the Dutch greenhouse gas calculations and reporting of the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forests (LULUCF) sector us...
In deze rapportage wordt een overzicht gegeven van kosten, opbrengsten en bedrijfsresultaat van particuliere bosbedrijven in 2010. Dit wordt gedaan tegen de achtergrond van de ontwikkelingen in voorgaande jaren. Het is het zesendertigste rapport in een vanaf 1975 aaneengesloten reeks.
To meet the global demand for wood the old forest management module of the IMAGE integrated assessment model (Bouwman et al. 2006) only applied clear felling. As a consequence in whole gird cells the forest was completely harvested. In reality, however, there many different ways to produce wood, ranging from selective logging to clear felling and f...
Dry woodlands comprise the largest forest resources in Ethiopia. An important feature of these forests is their richness in Acacia, Boswellia and Commiphora (ABC) species that produce gum and resin. Gums/resins significantly contribute to rural livelihoods, the national economy, and ecosystem stability. Their contribution to local livelihoods is in...
Onderzoek van Agenschap NL en WUR-LEI in opdracht van het ministerie van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie (EL&I). Uit de monitor blijkt dat de Nederandse land- en tuinbouwbedrijven meer elektriciteit produceren dan ze zelf verbruiken. De totale bijdrage van deze sectoren aan de in Nederland gebruikte duurzame energie is 44 procent. Ruim de ...
Forestry data have been included in the global general equilibrium MAGNET model at LEI Wageningen UR. This provides the opportunity to analyse substitution between forestry, natural forests and agriculture with the model, which is essential to analyse biodiversity and greenhouse gas effects of different policies options with respect to feed, food a...
Wereldwijd wordt steeds sterker gepleit voor een verschuiving naar duurzame ontwikkeling. De bewustwording hiertoe werd al lang geleden ingezet door onder andere Rachel Carson in het boek Silent Spring (1962) en de Club van Rome in haar rapport Limits to Growth (1972). In het streven naar verduurzaming van onze activiteiten is recentelijk een nieuw...
This book provides a Europe-wide overview on the state of the art of management of recreation and nature tourism in forests. It describes the current situation and conflicts in the different regions of Europe and provides solutions illustrated by good practise examples. It addresses traditions, differences and similarities in European forests as we...
This compendium first reviews regional operational applications of agrometeorology in the form of case studies of agrometeorological services and information. These services prepare farmers of different income levels for extreme weather and climate events and for the use of weather and climate “windows of opportunity” under conditions of a changing...
