Small and medium forest enterprises (SMFEs) are small firms in develo** countries aimed
at generating income from a diverse set of forest-related activities. They result in multiple …

An extensive set of policies, programmes, technologies and strategies have been
implemented in the forest sector. Collectively, these 'levers' cover a diverse range of …

A brief history of plantations. Environmental issues. Plantations and biodiversity. Water
matters. Plantations and the soil. Pests: plantations' achilles' heel? Genetically modified …

Mankind has altered and transformed 40–50 per cent of the ice-free terrestrial surface of the
Earth and appropriates an estimated 20 per cent of the global net primary production (Imhoff …

The contemporary CSR agenda is skewed by the dogma that often limits it to voluntary
business activities, by its domination by actors in the North, and its focus on large …

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply
the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture …

As new mechanisms for" reducing emissions from deforestation and forest
degradation"(REDD) are being negotiated in international climate change talks, resource …

Under REDD+, the enhancement of carbon stocks through reforestation and restoration of
degraded forest landscapes offers considerable potential benefits. In the Asia–Pacific …

Resource users and managers from around the world have begun to recognise the
economic, social and environmental importance of ecosystem services provided by forests …

With communities in many parts of the world achieving stronger, legally recognized,
collective rights over their forests and other natural resources, important questions arise …