Vol. 17
1963
An international review of forestry and forest products
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FAO - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was founded at Quebec, Canada, in October 1946 when its member nations agreed to work together to secure a lasting peace through freedom from want. The membership of FAO now stands at 111 nations.
Forestry and Forest Products Division
Director N. A. OSARA
Deputy Director J. C. WESTOBY
Assistant to Director L. J. VERNELL
Chiefs of Branches A. MÉTRO, R. G. FONTAINE, P. VAKOMIES, S. PRINGLE
Unasylva - Started in 1947 by MARCEL LELOUP, first Director of the Forestry and Forest Products Division, this quarterly publication is intended to cover a range of interests as wide as that of the Division whose work it mirrors. Signed articles express the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Organization.
Cover photograph. The 100,000-ton capacity Usutu Pulp Mill in Swaziland, Africa, with plantations of Pinus patula in the background. This modern mill based on man made forests is a venture which exemplifies much of what is said later in this issue. The Swazi nation this year became share-holders in the company, owned jointly by the Commonwealth Development Corporation and Courtaulds, which established the mill. Commercial operation started in April 1962 and the quality of the pulp is being raised to the level of high-grade Scandinavian pulp.
(Photo: Commonwealth Development Corporation)
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FAO's work in forestry and forest products
Leslie J. Vernell
Conference of FAO: Twelfth Session
J. C. Westoby
Trends
in FAO Technical Co-operation Programs
European forestry commission
Fifth FAO conference on wood technology
World consultation on forest genetics and tree improvement
FAO technical assistance reports on forestry and forest products
Australia
Brazil
Burma
Germany, federal republic
Mexico
Union of soviet socialist republics
United Kingdom
United States of America
Venezuela
Fred C. Simmons
Charcoal from portable kilns and fixed installations
International work in forest economics