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Showing 1 to 20 of 1064 for “"Forestry"”.
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Forestry in a changing landscape: building professionalism in the British forestry sector
The institutions of Forestry in Great Britain are in flux. The Forestry Commission, the state forest service that has been the dominant presence in British forestry for almost a century, no longer operates in Wales and its future in England and Scotland is uncertain. The paper explores the internal …
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Making Albanian Forestry Work
… some segments of the economy, but to date the forestry sector has been negatively affected by the transition. The decline of forest resources accelerated and continues. Inefficiencies, price distortions, government fiscal austerity, rapid expansion of livestock, and illegal harvesting point to …
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The influence of the Finnish forestry industry’s interest groups on the EU Nature Restoration Law: framing forestry as environmentally and economically important while resisting EU governance in forestry
The research looks at how the Finnish forestry interest representation groups and forestry industry companies influenced the EU regulation on nature restoration, more commonly known as the Nature Restoration Law (NRL), by looking at the frames they employed in their public lobbying tactics in their …
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Distributional modelling in forestry and remote sensing
The use of distributional models in forestry is investigated, in terms of their capability of modelling distributions of forest mensurational attributes, for modelling and inventory purposes. Emphasis is put on: (i) the univariate and bivariate modelling of tree diameters and heights for …
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Trade Policy, Processing, and New Zealand Forestry
The New Zealand forestry sector is well recognised as being amongst the oldest and most historically, politically, and economically significant sectors in this country's European history. In recent years, in particular those following the major restructuring of the industry which took place in the …
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Three essays on forestry economics and management
… through changes in production efficiency in forestry and agriculture sectors using data collected from a household survey. A theoretical framework is first established, and based upon that framework stochastic production frontier models are estimated where democracy is incorporated as a …
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Multifunctional bio-composites for forestry and agricultural applications
… technological solutions to support planting and forestry operations, even on degraded land. On the basis of these considerations, this research developed innovative and sustainable solutions for supporting plant growth and revitalizing degraded forests within the scope of the H2020 European …
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Diseases of exotic plantation forestry trees in Ethiopia
Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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Evaluating Community Forestry in Huai Lu Luang, Thailand
… remain problematic and inconsistent. The Royal Forestry Department (RFD) governs state forests in this politically decentralized country, with the state parlimentary government drafting, sometimes conflicting policies, to resolve conflict with forest dwellers. This study was conducted in the …
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Evaluating Community Forestry in Huai Lu Luang, Thailand
… remain problematic and inconsistent. The Royal Forestry Department (RFD) governs state forests in this politically decentralized country, with the state parlimentary government drafting, sometimes conflicting policies, to resolve conflict with forest dwellers. This study was conducted in the …
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The applications of autonomous systems to forestry management
… to the vast areas and remote locations involved. Forestry experts predict that multi-vehicle autonomous systems may enable new, cost effective methods for performing various forest management tasks[1]. However, it remains unclear how these technologies may be applied, or where to focus development …
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The forestry potential of Penn Virginia Corporation lands
The Penn Virginia Resources Corporation is a large land holding company in southwest Virginia. Approximately 62 percent of their holdings are forested. The major objective of this study was to determine the economic feasibility of utilizing timber on Penn Virginia forest lands as a raw material for …
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Short Rotation Forestry and Earthworm Diversity: Impacts and Responses
Short Rotation Forestry (SRF) has been introduced to the UK as a method to increase biomass production. However, some SRF species have raised concerns about potential impacts on the environment. A largely unknown aspect of SRF is the quality and quantity of leaf litter, and its impact on soil …
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Qualitative response models theory and its application to forestry
… response models and its application to forestry related problems. Qualitative response models constitute a class of regression models used for predicting the result in one of a discrete number of mutually exclusive outcomes. These models, also known as discrete regression models, differ …
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A failing science: Understanding private landowners in the forestry milieu
… contributes towards science studies in the forestry milieu, a topic little investigated. In particular, it directs attention to the paucity of theoretical and critical discourse amongst the private landowner research community. While conducting research into private forest landowners, …
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A failing science: Understanding private landowners in the forestry milieu
… contributes towards science studies in the forestry milieu, a topic little investigated. In particular, it directs attention to the paucity of theoretical and critical discourse amongst the private landowner research community. While conducting research into private forest landowners, …
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