July - September 1951
An International Review of Forestry and Forest Products
FAO - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
UNASYLVA is prepared by the Division of forestry and Forest Products and published by the Information Division of FAO at temporary headquarters in Washington, D.C. It la printed Baltimore, Maryland U.S.A. UNASYLVA is published in English, French, and Spanish. In conformity with the established custom of FAO, all units of measurement used in UNASYLVA are given in the author's figures. The metric equivalents are added, where necessary, in parentheses. UNASYLVA may be obtained from the sales agents listed on the inside back cover. Annual subscription US $2.50, single copy 65 cents; rates are payable in local currencies when orders are placed through local sales agents.
Cover photograph: The dry forest of the Gold Coast is important for local supplies of wood to the inhabitants of the area. The Forestry Department's work is devoted to securing these supplies for the increasing population, including the protection of the tree cover from bush fires and uncontrolled grazing. (Photograph by courtesy of British Information Services.)
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Editorial - The biggest development of our time
Pierre Allouard
Better
conditions for rural populations in tropical forest areas
Dr. Robert W. Hess
Pulpwood
from tropical forests
Thomas Lotti and R. D. McCulley
Loblolly
Pine
European pitprop supplies
Expanded Technical Assistance Program
Second Conference on Mechanical Wood Technology
International Poplar Commission
Near East regional meeting
Conference on tropical land use
General
Silviculture
Logging and engineering
Forest injuries and protection
Mensuration and surveying
Forest management
Marketing and trade
Forest products and their utilization
Forest policy