The richness of Asia's forests is reflected in the manifold products that are part of our daily lives. This publication, apart from being entertaining to read, may help you as a demanding consumer, to make more informed choices while shopping around next time.

The report contains eight sections including the introduction. The second section will briefly describe the history and current status of forest resources ini Gabon. The third will look at macroeconomic changes since the start of the oil era.

Tapping the Green Market explains the use and importance of market-based tools such as certification and eco-labelling for guaranteeing best management practices of NTFPs in the field. Using extensive case studies and global profiles of NTFPs, this book not only furthers our comprehension of certification processes but also broadens our understanding of NTFP management, harvesting and marketing.

Elements for a history of settlement, trade and social dynamics in Borneo, 1880-2000.

Report of a workshop organized by CIFOR for the SGRP CIFOR, Bogo, Indonesia, 27-29 June 2000

As part of the continuing search for practical ways to apply C&I to development, this document is offered to directly provide a link between C&I and a code of practice for sustainable development of large scale tropical industrial plantations.

Practitioners from eight countries document their experience with the aim of identifying how to characterize social learning, as well as how to improve upon current practice. Multiple approaches are likely if the goal is to reach all the necessary parties and to be relevant to changing conditions over time.

This guide is intended to make a contribution to the larger efforts worldwide at improving forest management, human well-being, and the sustainability of natural resources.

CIFOR has a mission to contribute to the sustained well-being of people in developing countries, through collaborative strategic and applied research. CIFOR's research on 'Rehabilitation of Degraded Tropical Forest Ecosystem's projects started in 1996.

These proceedings describe the experimental basis and preliminary results of CIFOR project 'Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Plantations'. The research, which is underway at 17 sites in seven countries and involve scientists from 16 institutions, focuses on inter-rotation management. This phase between tree harvesting and replanting for the next rotation is a window of considerable risks as well as opportunites

This paper reviews the strengths and weaknesses of the methods used to estimate the incomes of people whose livelihoods depend of the forests.

This book contains a number of commissioned background papers presented at the workshop on 'Research on Non-Timber Forest Products (Hot Springs, Zimbabwe Aug/Sept 1995).