Forestry
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Chapter 7: Forestry: Reforestation, Natural Forest Management, and Agroforestry
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NOTE: Listing of a resource does not constitute USAID endorsement or certificationReferences and Resources
- Both the Forest Stewardship Council (International) http://www.fsc.org/en/ and the Forest Stewardship Council (United States) http://www.fscus.org/ have extensive information on forest certification.
- U.S. Forest Service/Office of International Programs has a long-term working relationship with USAID to provide technical support to forestry programs. http://www.fs.fed.us/global
- The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is located in Bogor, Indonesia. It is part of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) system, and is a useful source of up-to-date information on sustainable forest management. http://www.cifor.cgiar.org
- The World Agroforestry Centre (formerly the International Center for Research in Agroforestry, or ICRAF) is located in Nairobi, Kenya, and provides information on including a tree component in farming systems. Like CIFOR, this center is a member of the CGIAR system. Its offerings include an "agroforestree" database, useful for screening specific tree species' suitability for application in different countries. http://www.worldagroforestry.org/
- The World Wildlife Fund-World Bank Forest Alliance is a partnership to promote forest conservation and best practices in forest management. http://www.worldwildlife.org/alliance/
- The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Forestry Department in Rome has long been a center of excellent information for forestry sector development in the developing world. Their INFOSYLVA database offers a summary of forestry sector statistics and information on a country-by-country basis. See the database at http://www.fao.org/forestry/newsroom/en/news/2005/highlight_101934en.html or contact the Forestry Department, Community Forestry-Oriented Forests, Trees and People Programme at http://www.fao.org/forestry/index.jsp
The FAO also has a listserve on Reduced Impact Logging that is conducted in French. Subscribe at: http://www.fao.org/forestry/foris/webview/forestry2/index.jsp?siteId=1100&sitetreeId=1980&langId=1
&geoId=0 - The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), located in Yokohama, Japan, is an excellent source of information on tropical timber use and its relationship to sustainable forest management. Established as a framework organization for consultations between producer and consumer member countries on all aspects of the world timber economy, ITTO maintains a Web site that includes access to up-to-date market information on tropical timbers and on criteria for sustainable management. http://www.itto.or.jp
- Clark, Laurie E., ed. (2004). The Key Non-Timber Forest Products of Central Africa: State of the Knowledge. USAID Bureau for Africa Office of Sustainable Development, Technical Paper No. 122. Washington, D.C.: USAID. http://pdf.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNADA851.pdf
- Forest Stewardship Council (1999). Principles and Criteria for Forest Management: Pocket Guide. Washington, D.C.: Forest Stewardship Council/U.S. Folded pocket guide.
- Holmes, T.P. et al. (1999). Financial Costs and Benefits of Reduced Impact Logging Relative to Conventional Logging in The Eastern Amazon. Paper prepared for the Latin America and Global Bureaus of USAID, with assistance and financing by the USDA Forest Service Office of International Programs. Washington, D.C.: USAID. 26 pp. + appendices. http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/pubs/misc/tph001.pdf
- Kang, B.T. (1996). Sustainable Agroforestry Systems for the Tropics: Concepts and Examples. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA Research Guide No. 26. http://www.iita.org/info/trn_mat/irg26/irg26.htm
- Landell-Mills, N. and I.T. Porras (2002). Silver Bullet or Fool's Gold?: A Global Review of Markets for Forest Environmental Services and Their Impact on the Poor. London: IIED. 18p. http://www.eldis.org/static/DOC11050.htm
- Moore, D. and W. Knausenberger (2000). USAID/REDSO/ESA Strategy: Environmental Threats and Opportunities Assessment, with Special Focus on Biological Diversity and Tropical Forestry. Nairobi: USAID Regional Economic Development Support Office, Eastern & Southern Africa. May 2000. 34 pp. + appendices. http://pdf.dec.org/pdf_docs/Pdabs862.pdf
- Nasi, R., S. Wunder and J.J. Campos (2002). "Forest Ecosystem Services: Can They Pay Our Way Out of Deforestation?" Discussion paper prepared for CIFOR and the Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza. Executive Summary available at: http://www.unep.org/dec/docs/Forest_Ecosystem_Service-Executive_Version.pdf (For details on obtaining a copy see CIFOR/ POLEX of July 3, 2002, on the CIFOR Web site http://www.cifor.cgiar.org.)
- Scherr, S.J., A. White and D. Kaimowitz (2002). Making Markets Work for Forest Communities. Washington, D.C., and Bogor, Indonesia: Forest Trends and CIFOR. 24p. http://www.futureharvest.org/pdf/Final_Report.pdf
- Smith, J. and S.J. Scherr (2002). "Forest Carbon and Local Livelihoods." Discussion paper prepared for CIFOR and Forest Trends. http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/publications/pdf_files/OccPapers/OP-037.pdf
- World Bank (2002). "Market-Based Mechanisms for Conservation and Development." Environment Matters. 26-27. http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/ENVIRONMENT/0,,contentMDK:20636808~pagePK:
148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:244381,00.html - Zimmerman, R.C. (1982). Environmental Impact of Forestry: Guidelines for Its Assessment in Developing Countries. FAO Conservation Guide No. 7. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 30 pp. + appendices. http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/t0550e/t0550e00.htm
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