Capacity for Forestry Research in Selected Countries of West and Central Africa
Title | Capacity for Forestry Research in Selected Countries of West and Central Africa PDF eBook |
Author | M. J. Spilsbury |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 50 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Forests and forestry |
ISBN |
Forestry Outlook Study for Africa
Title | Forestry Outlook Study for Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Forestry Outlook Study for Africa |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Total Pages | 88 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9789251049105 |
This regional report examines the emerging trends and considers the opportunities and challenges involved in promoting the contribution of the forest sector to Africa's sustainable development over the next two decades, including policy and institutional, demographic, economic, technological and environmental factors.
Capacity for Forestry Research in the Southern African Development Community
Title | Capacity for Forestry Research in the Southern African Development Community PDF eBook |
Author | Godwin S. Kowero |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 56 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Electronic books |
ISBN |
In 1995 a survey of research capacity was conducted at institutions undertaking forestry-related research in the SADC countries. This document presents a review of the methods available for the assessment of research capacity and summarises previous efforts to assess research capacity in the region. The methodology adopted makes use of common indicators thereby allowing comparisons across institutions. The results of the survey are discussed and re-emphasise the need to prioritise manpower recruitment, training and development; only about half of the scientists researching forestry and related issues have sufficient training and scientific exposure.
Policies and Governance Structures in Woodlands of Southern Africa
Title | Policies and Governance Structures in Woodlands of Southern Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Godwin S. Kowero |
Publisher | CIFOR |
Total Pages | 454 |
Release | 2003-01-01 |
Genre | Forest management |
ISBN | 9793361220 |
Forests and Human Health
Title | Forests and Human Health PDF eBook |
Author | Carol J. Pierce Colfer |
Publisher | CIFOR |
Total Pages | 121 |
Release | 2006-01-01 |
Genre | Electronic books |
ISBN | 9792446486 |
This study has two central concerns: the state of human health in forests, and the causal links between forests and human health. Within this framework, we consider four issues related to tropical forests and human health. First, we discuss forest foods, emphasizing the forest as a food-producing habitat, human dependence on forest foods, the nutritional contributions of such foods, and nutrition-related problems that affect forest peoples. Our second topic is disease and other health problems. In addition to the major problems—HIV/AIDS, malaria, Ebola and mercury poisoning—we address some 20 other tropical diseases and health problems related to forests. The third topic is medicinal products. We review the biophysical properties of medicinal species and consider related indigenous knowledge, human uses of medicinal forest products, the serious threats to forest sustainability, and the roles of traditional healers, with a discussion of the benefits of forest medicines and conflicts over their distribution. Our fourth and final topic is the cultural interpretations of human health found among forest peoples, including holistic world views that impinge on health and indigenous knowledge. The Occasional Paper concludes with some observations about the current state of our knowledge, its utility and shortcomings, and our suggestions for future research.
Practice Before Policy
Title | Practice Before Policy PDF eBook |
Author | Fred Kigenyi |
Publisher | IUCN |
Total Pages | 74 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9782831706931 |
References: pp 52-54.
Food, Agriculture & Natural Resources
Title | Food, Agriculture & Natural Resources PDF eBook |
Author | Southern African Development Community |
Publisher | Community |
Total Pages | 394 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
Sectoral progress report to the SADC Conference, Maputo, Republic of Mozambique, 29 - 30 January 1998.