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Tropical
Forestry
Must Read
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 PLANNING
 The World s Forests - Rio+5
International initiatives towards Sustainable Management
Grayson A.J. and Maynard W.B. Commonwealth Forestry Association, 1997.
Now becoming dated as we move towards Rio+10, but it still provides a good introduction to the various
post Rio initiatives as
well as details of Agenda 21 and the non-legally binding Forest Principles. Readers would need to bring
themselves up to date
by referring to the United Nations Sustainable Development webpage on forests, covering developments
of the IPF and the IFF
Entering the fray. International forest policy
processes
an NGO perspective on their effectiveness.
Mankin, William E. 1998
Policy that works for forests and people series No.9. IIED, London. UK, IIED .
46pp
ISSN: 1028-8228
A helpful and challenging critique.
The Forest for the Trees?
Government policies and the misuse of forest resources.
Repetto,R. 1988
World Resources Institute,WRI.105pp
ISBN 0-915825-25-2
Although written over a decade ago, this text has been very influential and is worth reviewing.
Public Policies to Reduce Inappropriate Tropical
Deforestation.
Kaimowitz D., Byron N. and Sunderlin W. 1998
In: Lutz E. (Ed.) Agriculture and the Environment. Perspectives on Sustainable Rural Development. pp
302-322
World Bank, Washington. DC.
Policy that Works for Forests and People
Overview Report.
Mayers, J. and Bass S. 1999
IIED
ISBN 10288228,
From the series: Policy That Works for Forests and People PTW 7
Covers such issues as the significance of poor policies for failings in the sector. Supported
by country studies in Pakistan, Papua
New Guinea, India, Ghana, Zimbabwe and Costa Rica; plus an examination of key policy developments
in Portugal, Scotland,
China, Australia, Scandinavia, West Africa. Examines corporate influences on policy for forests;
certification and buyers
groups; global change and international games; factors that affect forest decision-making and
policy outcomes. Has a useful
annex of guidelines for policy review.
National Forest Programmes
Basic principles and operational guidelines
NFP Briefing Notes 1996; 75 pages
Available free from FAO.
There are a series of publications in this series, all are useful, but this is the key document.
Manual on Project Cycle Management
Integrated approach and logical framework.
European Commission 1993
CEC, Belgium.66 pp
An excellent summary of project cycle management, as practised by the EU.
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