Promoting Stewardship of Forests in the Humid Forest Zone of Anglophone West and Central Africa: Final Report of a Collaborative...
- ISBN-10
- 9798764099
- ISBN-13
- 9789798764097
- Category
- Forest management
- Pages
- 103
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-01-01
- Publisher
- CIFOR
- Authors
- Dennis P. Dykstra, Godwin S. Kowero, Albert Ofosu-Asiedu
Description
The report is organised into nine chapters. The first chapter gives an account of the forestry situation in West and Central Africa, with emphasis on vegetation distribution and factors affecting forest management. Chapters 2 and 3 highlight past and present silvicultural and forest management practices and also consider management control systems. The relevance of biodiversity and the role of non-timber forest products are explored in Chapter 4. Inter-generational issues, socio-economic factors influencing sustainable forest management, and the relevance of policies and legislation are addressed in Chapters 5, 6 and 7. Chapter 8 outlines strategies and incentives which might be adopted to promote sustainable forest management. The report concludes with suggestions for research which could be undertaken to fill gaps in knowledge which became apparent in the course of this project.
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