from No. 203, 2000
M.J. Spilsbury and D. Kaimowitz
This article examines the extent to which seminal forestry publications “weave knowledge into development” by shaping conventional wisdom which in turn influences international or national forest policies. Unasylva does this too, by disseminating experience and best practices that then enter the mainstream of accepted knowledge.
Michael J. Spilsbury and David Kaimowitz were both working at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Jakarta, Indonesia, when they wrote this article. The following year Kaimowitz was appointed CIFOR Director-General, a post he held until 2006. Spilsbury is now with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).