Title Capacity building for the planning, assessment and systematic observations of forests : with special reference to tropical countries / Karan Deo Singh

Published Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource Series Environmental science and engineering. Environmental engineering, 1863-5520 Environmental science and engineering (Springer (Firm)). Environmental engineering. Contents Building Forest Inventory Institutions. The Growing Mandate of Forest Inventories -- Forest Inventory Problem Formulation -- Organizing Existing Information -- Technology Transfer and Applications -- Capacity Building in Planning and Forest Assessments -- Practice of Forest Inventory. Statistical Planning -- Special Studies -- Data Collection -- Data Processing -- The Report Writing -- South-South Cooperation. Common Patterns of Spatial Variations in the Tropics -- Remote Sensing Applications in Forest Inventory -- Growth and Yield Studies -- Estimating Potential Productivity of Forests -- Land Evaluation Techniques for Forestry Planning -- International Dimensions of Forest Resources Assessments. Identification and Evaluation of Environmental Functions of Forests -- Ecological Zoning and Assessments of Biological Diversity in the Tropics -- Forest Assessments for Climate Change Reporting -- Global Forest Resources Assessments -- International Support to Country Capacity Building Summary This book is intended to support the forestry institutions in the tropical countries in the planning, assessment and systematic observation of forests required to fulfill their obligations as laid in international conventions such as the CBD and UNFCCC. Following the Rio Conference, a number of countries, donors and international organizations have implemented capacity-building projects with varying degrees of success. One main reason for the varying success rates seems to lie in the design of technical assistance programs, which have been formulated on the traditional lines of mainly generating forest resources information or transferring technology; whereas Agenda 21 requires fundamental changes in countries' institutions and approaches to planning and implementing the conservation and sustainable development of forests through a process of continuing research and analysis. The book is intended to serve the basic needs of national planning strategies and international and donor support Analysis Geography Forests and forestry Sustainable development Earth Sciences Environmental Science and Engineering Forestry Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Forest management. Forests and forestry. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Forestry. Sciences de la terre. Environnement. Forest management Forests and forestry Form Electronic book ISBN 9783642322921 3642322921

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