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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"forest resource"”.
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Essays on Dynamic Optimization for Forest Resource Management
The dissertation consists of three essays in forestry resource management, with focuses on investigating the ecosystem collapse and invasive species control problems. The first two papers consider the shift from primary forests to cleared land and secondary forests in the context of deforestation. …
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Forest resource management in Ghana : an analysis of policy and institutions
… countries that they have adopted sustainable forest policies in return for bilateral and multilateral donor grants, deforestation rates are still quite high. In order to understand this problem, it has been suggested that forest policies of individual countries should be critically examined. …
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Sustainability of New Hampshire's sawmill industry and its forest resource base
<p>Sustaining our forests is vital for a healthy ecosystem and for the future of forest industry. To sustain the regional sawmill industry as well as the associated forest resource base, the key is to track the consumption and inventory of eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.), the most dominant …
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Assessment of Natural Resources Management in Zanzibar:A Case of Forest Resource in North Pemba
… the factors contributing to the mismanagement of forest resources in North Pemba as relating to Zanzibar Environmental Policy. This study was conducted in Micheweni, Kiuyu Maziwang’ombe, Konde and Mapofu wards in Micheweni district and Mchangamdogo, Mtambwe, Kojani and Shenge juu wards from Wete …
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The Forest Resource Situation of The Eastern Part of The Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-05T20:48:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 0023388.pdf: 10547565 bytes, checksum: 0989b4ab3b644a8b33a4bd76a51920d1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1957
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Forest resource management for sustainable development : a case of Mount Meru Forest Reserve in Northern Tanzania
… as applied to most of the world's tropical forests are anthropocentric. In view of this, conservation of these ecosystems has been threatened by overuse and pressure of exotic monocultures. Sustainable forest development aims at utilizing the forest resource without unduly degrading the …
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A long-run timber output projection model for the nonindustrial private forest sector
The nonindustrial private forest sector controls 58 percent of the nation’s commercial forest area. Timber output from the NIPF has been a major forest policy issue throughout this century. A long-run regional timber output projection model was developed for the NIPF sector. The model was based …
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Discover a kauri forest : An interpretation guide : Information and guidelines aimed towards the successful interpretation of the Northland kauri forests : A dissertation compiled in accordance with the regulations for the completion of the Diploma of Parks and Recreation (Park Ranger option), Lincoln College, 1984
The Northland Kauri Forests represent an important part of New Zealand's primeval state. Only 7455 hectares, this resource is confined mainly to scattered uplands along the western edge of the North Auckland Peninsula and to remote areas of the Coromandel Peninsula and Great Barrier Island. Of this …
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Comparing linear programming and mixed integer programming formulations for forest planning on the Naval Surface Weapons Center, Dahlgren, Virginia
… a multiple-use land management plan for a public forest in northeastern Virginia. Linear programming-based timber management scheduling models were constructed utilizing the Model I formulation of Johnson and Scheurman (1977). The models were formulated as mixed strata-based, area-based models …
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Economic incentives for the sustainable management and conservation of tropical forests
… 13 of my publications on economic incentives for forest management and conservation in tropical countries (with a regional bias towards Latin America), including several papers focused on participatory forest management or community-based conservation. The papers show how my thinking has evolved …
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Constraints and opportunities for integrated multifunctional forest management in the Cairngorms region of Scotland
Scottish forestry policy promotes integrated multifunctional forestry and continued forest expansion, and the private forestry sector is key to achieving these goals. However, a variety of factors can constrain multifunctional forestry, particularly in upland areas. Management objectives for …
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From land to water: the impacts of forest disturbances on carbon cycling in northern catchments
Boreal forests hold 32% of the world’s terrestrial organic matter and are continually disturbed by biotic and abiotic events. These disturbances are especially important since they facilitate the redistribution of nutrients within and between ecosystems, which can alter resource use and …
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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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Standardization of Street Sampling Units to Improve Street Tree Population Estimates Derived by i-Tree Streets Inventory Software
Street trees are a subpopulation of the urban forest resource and exist in the rights-of-way adjacent to public roads in a municipality. Benefit-cost analyses have shown that the annual benefits provided by the average street tree far outweigh the costs of planting and maintenance. City and …
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Park - People conflict in Langtang National Park, Nepal : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Parks and Recreation Management at Lincoln University
… of 23 village units that are dependent on Park resources for wood and pasture, nine village units were randomly selected for detailed investigation. The investigation included structured questionnaire interviews of 212 randomly selected heads of households and 62 Park staff (who were currently …
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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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Study of the properties, classification, and woodland site quality for high elevation soils in western Virginia
… survey efforts in the George Washington National Forest reveal woodland site quality of timber stands to be higher than expected for the soils traditionally mapped in the area. Assessment of soil temperature data indicates the mesic-frigid boundary occurs at approximately 1200 m. This boundary is …
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Incentives and Forest Reform: Evidence from China
Chapter I: Forest Devolution Reform in China: A Trigger for Investment or Deforestation? I investigate whether and how the devolution of forestland to households in China triggered investment in forestland, and its effect on forest resource conditions. The investment analysis is based on a panel …
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Money for something? Investigating the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation interventions in the Northern Plains of Cambodia
… additional environmental outcomes: reducing deforestation rates significantly in comparison with controls and protecting species for those cases where appropriate data was available. PAs increased security of access to land and forest resources for local households, benefiting forest resource …
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The impact of silvicultural strategies and climate change on carbon sequestration and other forest ecosystem functions
Forests are a key resource serving a multitude of functions such as providing income to forest owners, supplying industries with timber, protecting water resources, and maintaining biodiversity. Recently much attention has been given to the role of forests in the global carbon cycle and their …
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