B - Forests for the Planet | |
B3 - Conservation, protection and restoration |
DOCUMENTS FOUND : 98 | |
0009-B3 | THE INFLUENCE FACTORS ON THE FOREST FIRE DANGER IN POLAND |
About 83% of the forest resources in Poland are subjected to fire risk and the forest fire increases continually. This paper presents the causes increase of the forest fire danger. The existing methods of the forest fire danger ... | |
0021-B3 | LA FORÊT MÉDITERRANÉENNE, SOURCE DE VIE.....TARIE PAR LE FEU? |
La forêt méditerranéenne française est une forêt récente dont l’extension a été modelée par l’homme. Depuis le milieu du dix-neuvième siècle, elle n’a fait que s’accroître du fait d’un exode rural. On observe, depuis une ... | |
0025-B3 | FRANCE : LA STRATÉGIE DE RECONSTITUTION DES FORÊTS APRÈS TEMPÊTES EN FORÊT PUBLIQUE, POUR DES FORÊTS PLUS PROCHES DE LA NATURE, PLUS PROCHES DES HOMMES |
PRINCIPES FONDAMENTAUX Définir les objectifs et les moyens de reconstitution selon les enjeux Raisonner l’intervention utile pour qu’elle soit minimale et au coût le plus juste Utiliser au mieux ... | |
0040-B3 | CONSERVATION OF FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES IN VIETNAM |
For many reasons such as the long-lasted war, shifting cultivation and over-exploitation, the forest area reduced at alarming rate, which can lead to a decline of natural populations and a loss of genetic diversity, therefore ... | |
0062-B3 | SELECTION OF HYDROLOGICAL INDICATORS FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST PLANTATIONS BASED ON CATCHMENT MONITORING |
Results of hydrological monitoring carried out from January 1999 to July 2001 in two catchments are evaluated in terms of water quality and streamflow hydrograph analysis. The objective is to select hydrological variables of ... | |
0065-B3 | LAS PLANTACIONES FORESTALES: CATALIZADORAS DE LA CONSERVACIÓN EN LATINOAMERICA |
En un enorme y frágil ecosistema considerado nuestro único hogar hasta el momento, La Tierra, en la que la degradación de los recursos naturales renovables implica prácticamente la pérdida de un recurso original y la preocupación ... | |
0103-B3 | BARREN ROCK AFFORESTATION - NEW TECHNIQUES BY T.T.DEVASTHANAMS IN ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA |
Tirumala is the holy seat of Lord Venkateswara. The Tirumala hills are considered to be the sacred hoods of Adisesha (Holy Serpent) and the body extends through Seshachalam, Erramalai and Nallamalai up to Srisailam hills. These ... | |
0104-B3 | ROLE OF T.T. DEVASTHANAMS IN CONSERVATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS |
Forests constitute a rich repository of medicinal plants that are used by various indigenous health care systems and form an important source of income to many forest dwelling communities. However, because of indiscriminate use ... | |
0105-B3 | IMPROVEMENT OF VEGETATION THROUGH MASSIVE AFFORESTATION - |
Tirumala, the abode of Lord Sri Venkateswara is located on the top of the sacred Seven Hills of Seshachalam Range. Tirumala-Tirupati being one of the most important pilgrimages in India, attracts 40,000 pilgrims per day on an ... | |
0117-B3 | REFORESTACIÓN INDUSTRIAL ALTERNATIVA SOSTENIBLE PARA LA SUBSTITUCIÓN DE CULTIVOS ILÍCITOS |
El control de los cultivos ilícitos es tan importante en la lucha mundial contra las drogas, como la reducción del consumo de las mismas ; si los países consumidores sufren día a día el deterioro de su sociedad por la creciente ... | |
0133-B3 | CHARACTERIZING DWARF MISTLETOE AND OTHER DISEASE EFFECTS ON FORESTRY PRACTICES AND SUSTAINABILITY |
Many insects, fungi and plants in forest ecosystems can damage trees and forests, depending on stand and environmental conditions. Natural disturbances, harvesting and other forestry practices can retard or increase the spread ... | |
0144-B3 | DESERTIFICACIÓN EN PAÍSES DESARROLLADOS: PLAN ANDALUZ DE CONTROL DE LA DESERTIFICACIÓN |
El Plan Andaluz de Control de la Desertificación realiza un diagnóstico de las principales causas del proceso de desertificación y sus consecuencias en el medio natural, económico y social andaluz, para proponer un conjunto de ... | |
0164-B3 | FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION IN SHINYANGA, THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA |
The Shinyanga region, in the central region of the United Republic of Tanzania, is semi-arid and used to consist of extensive acacia and miombo woodlands. High population densities (42 people per km2) combined with an ... | |
0169-B3 | FORESTS AND WOODLANDS DEGRADATION IN DRYLAND AFRICA: A CASE FOR URGENT GLOBAL ATTENTION |
The African dry forests and woodlands cry for attention as they continue to degrade and desertification to set and intensify. Africa is the driest of the world continents with 45% of its landmass falling under dry lands. ... | |
0171-B3 | RWANDA FORESTS - THEIR ABRUPT DESTRUCTION AND THE RECOVERY PROGRAMME |
The Republic of Rwanda, a hitherto little-known-about tiny land-locked state in Eastern Africa hit the international headlines where an unprecedented an unimaginable human tragedy with ethnic/political implications caused brutal ... | |
0202-B3 | RESTAURACIÓN DE PINUS CULMINICOLA EN EL ÁREA PROTEGIDA CERRO POTOSÍ, MÉXICO |
La fragmentación y pérdida del hábitat son las principales amenazas para la sobrevivencia de las especies, por lo que a través la restauración ecológica se podrá disminuir la fragmentación de los ecosistemas. El Área Protegida ... | |
0207-B3 | BOREAL FOREST FIRES: AN INCREASING ISSUE IN A CHANGING CLIMATE |
The area burned in Canada has doubled during the past 20 years compared to most of the twentieth century, with wide interannual fluctuations. Global and regional climate models suggest that the area burned and severity of boreal ... | |
0241-B3 | PRODUCCIÓN DE PLANTINES PLUG+0 DE AUSTROCEDRUS CHILENSIS EN PATAGONIA ARGENTINA |
Se estima que de los 63.000 km2 que comprende la Región Andino-patagónica Argentina, la superficie cubierta por bosques hace unos 150 años era de unos 44.000 km2. En la actualidad sólo 31.000 km2 pueden considerarse como área ... | |
0267-B3 | FORESTRY PROJECTS AIMED AT WATERSHED MANAGEMENT. |
Background: Academics and development agency personnel have often discussed the concept of watershed management as an integral part of forest management. When development projects are implemented, development agencies rarely ... | |
0269-B3 | BIOMASS ACCUMULATION AND NUTRIENT DISTRIBUTION IN DENDROCALAMUS HAMILTONII |
This paper describes the results from a trial plantation of Dendrocalamus hamiltonii grown in the waste lands under social forestry programme at Bharathiar University Campus, Coimbatore. The growth, biomass accumulation and ... | |
0270-B3 | LA FORÊT ET LES ARBRES AU SECOURS DES SOLS AGRICOLES MALGACHES. |
L’organisation non gouvernementale de développement « Comité Jean Pain Madagascar » (CJPM), spécialisée dans la gestion de la fertilité des sols, a mis en oeuvre, depuis six années, des itinéraires techniques prometteurs en ... | |
0272-B3 | NUTRIENT DYNAMICS OF A WATERSHED IN A BENCH MARK SITE IN THE GUINEA SAVANNAH AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONE OF NIGERIA |
A preliminary investigation was carried-out within a benchmark site located in the Guinea savannah agro-ecological zone of Nigeria which occupies about 15.96% of the total land area in the West Africa sub-region. The site is ... | |
0279-B3 | EFECTO DE LA REFORESTACIÓN CON ESPECIES NATIVAS SOBRE LA RECUPERACIÓN DE BOSQUES SECOS EN COSTA RICA. |
En 1987, PURDIVE FORESTALES inicia la reforestación con especies nativas en un área total de 1000 hectáreas en Cañas, Guanacaste. De acuerdo a las características climáticas y con relación al sistema de zonas de vida de ... | |
0294-B3 | MUERTE REGRESIVA DE SCHIZOLOBIUM PARAHYBUM (PACHACO) EN EL TRÓPICO ECUATORIANO. |
El Schizolobium parahybum (Pachaco) es una especie forestal introducida al Ecuador. A medida que fueron desarrollándose rodales puros se manifestaron problemas fitopatológicos diversos, destacándose una pudrición del fuste ... | |
0301-B3 | LE BARRAGE VERT EN TANT QUE PATRIMOINE NATUREL NATIONAL ET MOYEN DE LUTTE CONTRE LA DÉSERTIFICATION |
En ce qui nous concerne et dans le cadre de la Conférence Forestière Mondiale et sous le thème «Forêt, source de vie», on a voulu aborder l'une des applications de la gestion durable des forêts dans un contexte régional se ... |
0314-B3 | LES CAUSES SOUS-JACENTES DE L’ESSOR DE L’EXPLOITATION ILLÉGALE DES BOIS TROPICAUX |
L’exploitation illégale des bois d’œuvre est un phénomène qui n’est pas nouveau, mais dont l’échelle a changé du fait de transformations dans les conditions légales et socio-économiques qui prévalent dans le secteur forestier ... | |
0328-B3 | LA PROTECTION CONTRE DES MALADIES D’ARBRES INTÉGRÉE AUX PRATIQUES SYLVICOLES |
Afin de protéger les peuplements forestiers de l’Est canadien, c’est l’action directe contre les feux de forêts et les insectes défoliateurs qui a surtout été privilégiée jusqu’à maintenant. Ce mode d’intervention ne peut ... | |
0331-B3 | INDIAN VULTURES ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION |
Vulture population in India is facing a catastrophic decline. Both species, white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis), and the long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus) common till recently, have drastically reduced by 95%, and almost ... | |
0332-B3 | DEER: A POTENTIAL RESERVOIR FOR TUBERCULOSIS IN THE WILD |
Tuberculosis in deer's caused by Mycobacterium bovis and rarely by Mycobacterium tuberculosis & Mycobacterium avium is undoubtedly the most important infectious disease affecting the deer family. The problem mainly lies in the ... | |
0338-B3 | CAMBIOS MICROCLIMÁTICOS PRODUCIDOS POR EL MANEJO DE BOSQUES NATURALES EN LA PATAGONIA CHILENA Y SUS EFECTOS SOBRE EL DESARROLLO DE LA REGENERACIÓN. |
En el marco de un programa destinado a evaluar la sustentabilidad del manejo aplicado a los bosques de Nothofagus pumilio (Lenga) en la Región de Magallanes, Chile, se evaluaron los efectos de una corta de protección sobre el ... | |
0349-B3 | SYSTÈME PÉDOGÉNÉTIQUE FORESTIERPOUR UNE AGGRADATIONDURABLE DES SOLS AGRICOLES |
L’arbre et son système forestier est un élément fondamental de la vie. Sa prolifération au travers des temps a permis de composer l’air que nous respirons, de perpétuer la fertilité des sols et d’engendrer la majorité de ... | |
0357-B3 | FOREST BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION STUDY OF INDIAN HIMALAYAN ECO-SENSITIVE SITES |
The various human activities have been largely responsible for the environmental degradation. As the degradation in environment is not due to only one factor at a time, thus there is a need to shift the strategy of environment ... | |
0374-B3 | A LANDSCAPE ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO PRIVATE WOODLOT PLANNING IN NEW BRUNSWICK |
A large proportion of forest land in New Brunswick, Canada (circa 50%) and eastern North America as a whole exists in small private holdings. If biodiversity is to be conserved at the landscape and regional level, it will be ... | |
0387-B3 | CALIBRACIÓN Y VALIDACIÓN DE MODELOS DE SIMULACIÓN HIDROLÓGICA, EN CUENCAS HÚMEDAS Y SEMIÁRIDAS DE CHILE CENTRAL. |
Se calibraron dos modelos de simulación integral de cuenca, Modelos T y Témez, para las cuencas del río Purapel, y del río Achibueno, en la VII Región del Maule, Chile. La calibración consideró el planteamiento original de los ... | |
0395-B3 | EVALUACIÓN DE LA ESCORRENTÍA SUPERFICIAL EN PLANTACIONES DE PINUS RADIATA (D. DON) Y BOSQUES NATURALES EN UNA CUENCA DE CHILE CENTRAL (1960 – 2000). |
Esta investigación contempló un análisis mensual y anual de los coeficientes de escorrentía, para la cuenca del Río Purapel, VII Región, la cual presenta más del 70% de su superficie forestada al año 2002. El coeficiente de ... | |
0396-B3 | ESTIMACIÓN DE CAUDALES MEDIOS ANUALES EN CUENCAS TEMPLADO HÚMEDAS DE CHILE. |
En la cuenca del Malleco, IX Región de Chile, se estudiaron siete modelos precipitación - escorrentía. Así, se recopilaron registros de precipitación, escorrentía y temperatura. Los modelos aplicados fueron siete, clasificados en ... | |
0397-B3 | CONSTRUCCIÓN DE CURVAS IDF (INTENSIDAD-DURACIÓN-FRECUENCIA) EN ZONAS SEMIÁRIDAS DE CHILE CENTRAL |
Este estudio analiza la construcción de las curvas Intensidad-Duración-Frecuencia (IDF), en la VII Región del Maule, Chile, en base al comportamiento de las precipitaciones de 4 estaciones pluviográficas del Valle Central y de 2 ... | |
0400-B3 | PHENOLOGICAL MODELLING OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON NORTH AMERICAN FOREST INSECTS |
We merged three fields of mathematical modelling (climate, insect phenology and landscape-level interpolation) to predict the impact of climate change on the geographical distribution of native and introduced insects in North ... | |
0417-B3 | DAMAGE STATUS OF DENDROCTONUS MICANS (KUGELANN) (COLEOPTERA: SCOLYTIDAE) AND EFFECTIVENESS OF RHIZOPHAGUS GRANDIS GYLLENHAL (COLEOPTERA: RHIZOPHAGIDAE) ON IT IN THE FIELD |
In this study spruce forests were studied in Artvin, Giresun and Trabzon districts to determine damage status of Dendroctonus micans (Kugelann) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) and effectiveness of Rhizophagus grandis Gyllenhal ... | |
0421-B3 | WILDFIRE IMPACTS ON SOILS IN SLOVENIAN BLACK PINE (PINUS NIGRA ARN.) FORESTS |
Within five areas of one month to 5 years old fire places which are located in the western Slovenia ten pair-compared plots with size of 20 x 20 m were established, half in burnt forests and half in nearby preserved black pine ... | |
0445-B3 | REVÉGÉTALISATION, UNE QUATRIÈME VOIE : LA PROPAGATION VÉGÉTATIVE NATURELLE. |
Les semis, les plantations, les rejets de souche après recépage peuvent reconstituer la couverture ligneuse. Parfois, les deux premières techniques s’avèrent inefficaces et coûteuses. Le marcottage naturel et le drageonnage ... | |
0448-B3 | CAPTACIÓN DE AGUA DE ESCORRENTÍA PARA REFORESTACIONES |
En clima semiárido la máxima preocupación es la superación, por los individuos introducidos en el campo, de los momentos de mayor estrés hídrico, aumentando al máximo el crecimiento para generar una cubierta vegetal suficiente ... | |
0449-B3 | PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT IN INDIA: A PERSPECTIVE |
India is unique in richness of bio diversity due to diversity of physiography and climatic conditions. It ranks as the sixth among the 12-mega bio diversity countries of the world. The protection of wildlife has a long tradition ... | |
0450-B3 | FOREST ECOSYSTEM MONITORING – A CONTRIBUTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND SCIENCE |
Networks for the monitoring of air pollution and their effects on forests are presented from the United States of America, East Asia and Europe. The USDA Forest Service does not directly carry out air pollution monitoring but ... | |
0492-B3 | SEASONAL EVERGREEN FORESTS DO BURN: CONSERVATION CONCERNS FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA |
It is widely believed that seasonal evergreen forests in mainland Southeast Asia do not, or only rarely, burn. Recent reports from protected areas suggest otherwise. The purpose of the study is to document the occurrence of fire ... | |
0501-B3 | EARLY GROWTH OF FAST-GROWING BROADLEAVED TREE SPECIES ON ABANDONED AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN ESTONIA |
The present paper is based on the study of 21 plantations of broadleaved trees growing on abandoned agricultural land in Estonia. For the establishment of the plantations, four fast-growing broadleaved tree species (Betula ... | |
0508-B3 | FOREST BIODIVERSITY: ADAPTING TO A CHANGING CLIMATE |
Today’s forests and their many populations are largely viewed as a natural asset, growing in a historical climate envelope that favours species that have adapted and survived the variability’s of past climates. However, ... | |
0550-B3 | INTERACCIÓN ENTRE TYPHA DOMINGENSIS Y TRES ESPECIES DE MANGLAR EN LA CIÉNAGA GRANDE DE SANTA MARTA (CGSM), COLOMBIA. |
Después de la mortalidad masiva de árboles de manglar en la CGSM, iniciada desde hace 4 décadas y causada por el drástico aumento en la salinidad, debido principalmente a alteraciones en el régimen hídrico del sistema, se ... | |
0554-B3 | MÉTHODE D’IDENTIFICATION DES FORÊTS À HAUTE VALEUR DE CONSERVATION AU QUÉBEC |
L'évaluation du potentiel de conservation a été réalisée selon l'approche du filtre brut, c'est-à-dire à l'échelle du paysage. Les résultats de cet exercice ont servi à identifier les territoires à potentiel élevé de conservation ... | |
0561-B3 | DEVELOPMENT OF NEW FOREST FIRE PREVENTION, CONTROL STRATEGIES IN TURKEY |
Forestry in Turkey, as in other parts of the world, is confronted with some challenges in the twenty-first century. One of the greatest challenges facing Turkish forestry is the need to find the ways to protect forests against ... |
0562-B3 | MANAGING SPRUCE BUDWORM IN CANADA WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT |
Conifer-feeding budworms in the genus Choristoneura are eruptive species that periodically defoliate conifer forests in North America, causing growth loss and, ultimately, tree mortality. These impacts create the need for ... | |
0572-B3 | EVALUATION OF A PROPOSED RESERVE NETWORK FOR FOREST SUSTAINABILITY |
Maintaining sufficient representation of ecosystems in managed landscapes is widely considered a key component of a sustainable forest management strategy. Based on regional standards for forest sustainability, this analysis ... | |
0575-B3 | CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE ET GESTION FORESTIÈRE EN WALLONIE. |
Les mesures développées en Wallonie, visant une gestion forestière multifonctionnelle adaptée à une région densément peuplée, comprennent des mesures d’adaptation à l'évolution du climat. L’objet de ce document est de montrer les ... | |
0582-B3 | NATIONAL PARK AS FOREST CONSERVATION AREA |
Indonesia is one of the Megabiodiversity country in the world, it is due to the very high variety . Indonesia has more than 17% from all species in the world event Indonesia has only 1,5 % large of the world. Biodiversity in its ... | |
0588-B3 | EFFECT OF SEEDBORNE FUSARIUM ON NURSERY DISEASES OF PINUS PONDEROSA DOUGL. EX LAWS IN ARGENTINA. |
Seedborne Fusarium species have been reported on Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws in Western Patagonia, Argentina. The aim of our study was to determine the possibility of seed transmission of Fusarium species, relating their ... | |
0622-B3 | YEARLY LIFE CYCLE OF METEORUS VERSICOLOR (WESMAEL) ON EUPROCTIS CHRYSORRHOEA (L.) |
The first generation of parasitoid pupae appeared 15-20 days after the host larvae has came out of over wintering, at the time host larvae were in the fifth and sixth instars. Pupation and longevity were 10.8 and 10.1; and 8.4 ... | |
0633-B3 | THE MATHEMATICAL-RELATION BETWEEN PESTS AND THEIR HOSTS WOOD-LOSS |
The result obtained by analysing the data from the observation trials of capacity for eating of the two pests, and from the measurement experiences of masson pines wood--loss when it suffers simulant attack of the pests by ... | |
0649-B3 | FOREST MANAGEMENT IN THE NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED |
New York City’s (NYC) water supply system – consisting of the Croton, Catskill and Delaware watersheds – is the largest surface storage and supply system in the world, providing high-quality drinking water to nearly nine million ... | |
0670-B3 | FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION: THE ROLE OF FOREST RESTORATION IN ACHIEVING MULTIFUNCTIONAL LANDSCAPES |
In many deforested, degraded and fragmented forest habitats investments in restoration and rehabilitation can yield high conservation benefits. Restoration in densely settled tropical areas can have more impact on biodiversity ... | |
0675-B3 | ASSESSMENT OF 10 YEAR OLD REFORESTED PLOTS IN AN ABANDONED PADDOCK IN THE EDGE OF TROPICAL RAINFOREST, NORTH QUEENSLAND, AND AUSTRALIA |
The lag time for natural recruitment of tropical rainforest species in abandoned pastureland is a very long; therefore artificial restoration techniques have been employed to accelerate natural recruitment. The objectives of this ... | |
0678-B3 | LA FORÊT : UN OUVRAGE NATUREL DE PROTECTION CONTRE LES CHUTES DE BLOCS APPORT DE LA MODÉLISATION ET DE LA GÉOMATIQUE À L’INGENIERIE ÉCOLOGIQUE DÉDIÉE À LA GESTION DURABLE DE LA FORÊT |
Les forêts sont, par définition, des écosystèmes multifonctionnels. Cependant, une de leur fonction majeure, celle de protection, n’est pas toujours prise en considération à sa juste valeur et ce faute de données fiables. C’est ... | |
0684-B3 | LA LUTTE AU CHARANÇON DU PIN BLANC, UN EXEMPLE DE CAMPAGNE D’INFORMATION |
Dans les années 80, le charançon du pin blanc a mis en échec le programme québécois de reboisement avec l’épinette de Norvège. Des informations sur cet insecte étaient toutefois disponibles pour le public intéressé. Cependant, ... | |
0693-B3 | REBOISER AU MOINDRE COÛT LES ZONES SEMI-ARIDES PAR MARCOTTAGE NATUREL |
Le mode de régénération de Guiera senegalensis et Combretum micranthum, espèces économiquement importantes et très répandues dans les brousses tigrées d'Afrique de l'Ouest, a été étudié. La production par semis naturels est le ... | |
0697-B3 | STATUS, TRENDS AND CHALLENGES OF FOREST CONSERVATION IN ASSAM, INDIA. |
Forest conservation in Assam has been practiced since time immemorial. The traditional means as well as government policy towards conservation of forest to support and improve the quality of life was smooth till 1980s. But due to ... | |
0705-B3 | EX-SITU CONSERVATION, CULTIVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS |
In Uttar Pradesh, Vindhyan and Bundelkhand regions, being native of many important medicinal plants, have a great potential for their conservation and cultivation. This paper deals with the conservation and nursery technique of ... | |
0713-B3 | MODELOS DE RIESGO DE INCENDIOS EN COBERTURAS VEGETALES “REGION ANDINA” |
En el presente trabajo, se expone una metodología para la obtención del Pronóstico Mensual del Riesgo de Incendios Superficiales de la Cobertura Vegetal en la Región Andina Norte de Colombia, el cual se basa en el análisis de las ... | |
0724-B3 | SURVEILLANCE FOR INVASIVE WOOD BORERS: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES |
Numerous exotic bark and wood-boring beetles have recently been “discovered” around the world, usually well after their initial introduction. Each incursion has served to highlight the same question: How can effective ... | |
0730-B3 | PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF WILDFIRES IN THE VICINITY OF INHABITED LOCALITIES |
The following was established on the basis of analysis of such emergency situations in Russia: 1) emergency situations are usually caused not by fires occurring near an inhabited locality but by a large wildfire approaching an ... | |
0738-B3 | COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS IN RUSSIAN AND FOREIGN FIRE-DANGER RATING SYSTEMS |
Fire danger of vegetation cover depends upon many factors, natural and anthropogenic, therefore almost every country has its own fire-danger rating systems. Mutual improvement of systems is effective when natural conditions in ... | |
0744-B3 | BILAN DE L’ÉTAT DE LA PRÉPARATION À LA SÉCHERESSE ET À L’ATTÉNUATION DE SES EFFETS EN GUINÉE-BISSAU |
Compte tenu de ses conditions climatiques et en particulier de l’importance de la pluviométrie, la Guinée-Bissau n’est pas à proprement parler confrontée à un problème de désertification au sens strict du terme (au même titre que ... | |
0748-B3 | PLAIDOYER POUR LE PIN NOIR D’ALGERIE (PINUS NIGRA ARNOLD SSP. MAURETANICA MAIRE ET PEYERIMOHFF) PEUPLEMENTS MENACES |
En Algérie, le Pin noir au Djurdjura (Pinus nigra ssp. Mauretanica) est une essence forestière relique, menacée d’extinction par au moins deux phénomènes directs : l’absence de régénération naturelle sur de longues périodes et ... | |
0761-B3 | THE LOSS OF ABIES SIBIRICA SEED STOCK FROM MEGASTIGMUS SP. |
Stability of forest ecosystems is a common goal of forest management and nature protection. Stability is given when the populations of the involved forest tree species are persistent. Persistence of population results from its ... | |
0763-B3 | L’AMÉNAGEMENT DURABLE DES FORÊTS D’ÉPINETTE NOIRE DU CANADA EN REGARD DES FEUX |
Les feux de forêt sont les principales perturbations naturelles dans le domaine de la forêt boréale. Ils sont un facteur de sélection naturelle au même titre que les variables climatiques. Certains chercheurs avancent même ... | |
0793-B3 | DIFFERENT TYPES OF DAMAGE IN MOUNTAIN FOREST STANDS OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC |
Forests in the Czech Republic are highly influenced by the antropogenous factors - those are particularly air pollution, pollutant deposition, soil degradation, change of the natural forest ecosystems, and also global climate ... | |
0820-B3 | FOREST FIRES AND INTERNATIONAL ACTION |
The outbreak of large-scale forest fires in many regions of the world in the 1990s focused political, public and international attention on the need to address forest fires not only through emergency responses but also through ... |
0829-B3 | FORESTS AND WILDFIRES: FIXING THE FUTURE BY AVOIDING THE PAST |
Each year wildfires destroy 6 to 14 million hectares of fire-sensitive forests worldwide, a rate of loss and degradation comparable to that of destructive logging and agricultural conversion. At the same time, many fire-adapted ... | |
0833-B3 | RED PINE (PINUS RESINOSA AIT.) ECOLOGY AT ITS NORTH EASTERN LIMIT IN NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA: A 25 YEAR STUDY FOLLOWING WILDFIRE. |
Red pine, Pinus resinosa Ait., is the rarest coniferous tree (< 15,000 mature trees) in Newfoundland and is known from some 22+ locations occupying 3 major site types. The succession of red pine site types after cutting is from ... | |
0836-B3 | EFFECT OF FIRE ON DECOMPOSITION AND MICROBIAL BIOMASS OF LEAF LITTER |
The decay rate of Quercus serrata and Pinus densiflora leaf litter, soil and residue litter microbial biomass and abundance of soil meso fauna were monitored in a clear cut and slash-burned forest in Western Japan. The litter ... | |
0854-B3 | VEGETATION IMPROVEMENT IN COMMUNAL CLOSED AREAS IN TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA. |
Several interventions have been tried to tackle environmental degradation in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. One of which is the establishment of closed areas. Establishing closed areas is a method, by which an area is protected from ... | |
0883-B3 | GRADING AND EVALUATION OF WOODLAND SOIL WATER PRODUCTIVITY AND AVAILABILITY ON LOESS PLATEAU IN SEMI-ARID REGION |
On Loess Plateau in semi-arid region, with portable photosynthesis system (Li-6200) and portable steady porometer (Li-1600), by the study quantitative relation between soil water content (SWC) and trees physiological parameters ... | |
0899-B3 | FOREST CONSERVATION ON THE SCALE OF HUMAN VALUES: RUSSIA CASE |
The paper discusses forest conservation in Russia through examining some historical, cultural, social and economical issues. Before 1970-th social surveys reflected that most of the World's population did not think much about ... | |
0912-B3 | GRASSROOT STRATEGIES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER AND ALLIED RESOURCES IN EBO ITUMBONUSO, INI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA |
Grassroots participation in the management of rural water-related environmental problems aimed at providing sustainable and safe water for drinking, farming and other domestic and public uses is hereby discussed. The scheme ... | |
0913-B3 | AREAS OF PEOPLE'S CONCERN: EXPERIENCES GATHERED FROM MANAGING BUFFERZONE OF ROYAL CHITAWAN NATIONAL PARK, NEPAL |
The concept of bufferzone management necessitates the participation of local people in biodiversity conservation. On the other hand, protection area management objectives need to be aimed at providing services to local people for ... | |
0917-B3 | DOING POLITICS DIFFERENTLY: TREE SEEDLINGS CAN INFLUENCE THE BALLOT |
My attempt here is to present one of the several works that have been involved in forest and environment conservation as a local people's representative. Programme focused in mobilizing landless squatters for developing a ... | |
0923-B3 | FOREST WATERSHED MANAGEMENT IN POLISH MOUNTAINS IN CHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS |
The mountain forests in Poland are under permanent threats of air pollution, climate changes and the occurrence of pests. The biggest harmful events in polish mountains in the last period happened in the eighties in the Western ... | |
0924-B3 | BIOGAS DEVELOPMENT IN NEPAL'S RURAL AREA: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PRIVATE INITIATIVES IN FOREST CONSERVATION |
Firewood demand is one of the major reasons for forest destruction. The demand cannot be reduced until the alternatives are provided. Biogas could be a good option for subsistence people in developing country like Nepal. The ... | |
0935-B3 | ILOTS FORESTIERS DE KISANGANI (R. D. CONGO) : OBSERVATIONS FLORISTIQUES ET SAUVEGARDE. |
Les cinq îlots forestiers de Kisangani étudiés sont des complexes d’écosystèmes sylvatiques constitués d’une flore suffisamment riche et diversifiée. Lesdits îlots forestiers sont menacés d’une dégradation progressive par ... | |
0940-B3 | DEVELOPING PARTICIPATORY FOREST FIRE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA |
The number and severity of forest fires are increasing in many parts of the world and it is becoming more difficult to predict them. With support from the international community, countries are developing mitigation procedures ... | |
0945-B3 | MODÉLISATION DE LA CROISSANCE DES FORMATIONS LIGNEUSES DE JACHÈRE. |
La présente étude concerne la modélisation de la production ligneuse des jachères en zones soudanienne (Saré Yorobana et Guiro Yoro Bocar, 1200 mm), soudano-sahélienne (Sonkorong, 700 mm) et soudano-guinéenne (Boulandor, 1300 mm) ... | |
0947-B3 | INDICATORS OF REGENERATIVE CAPACITY FOR NATIVE BROADLEAF FORESTS: A CASE STUDY OF UNGULATE OVERPOPULATION IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES |
It is well known that overpopulation of ungulates can devastate forest regenerative capacity; however, few studies have quantified this impact over large areas. Data from the USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Inventory and ... | |
0959-B3 | THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF DAXINGANLING FOREST IN CHINA |
There are a lot of environmental problems of forest in Daxinganling in the northeast of China. The negative effects of permafrost degradation, the original wetland decreasing and the neonatal wetland increasing, the ... | |
0962-B3 | LA FORÊT – PIÈCE CENTRALE DANS UN RÉSEAU ÉCOLOGIQUE |
Environ 30% de la Suisse est boisée. Par contre le réseau routier du pays a une extension de 140 000 km (y compris routes principales, secondaires et forestières). Cela correspond à une moyenne de 3,3 km par km2, voire 6 ou 7 km ... | |
0981-B3 | NEXT GENERATION OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS: OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED RESULTS |
As a result of increasing population, which has doubled every 25 to 30 years during the twentieth century, pressures on upland resources have increased and watershed degradation has become a world wide concern. Watershed ... | |
1019-B3 | GLOBAL INFORMATION ON OUTBREAKS AND IMPACT OF MAJOR FOREST INSECT PESTS AND DISEASES |
Insects and diseases are integral components of forest dynamics, in which they fulfil important roles. However, occasionally the populations grow rapidly to damaging proportions. Such sporadic outbreaks can have catastrophic ... | |
1025-B3 | INFLUENCE OF HOST PLANT TANNIN ON THE EFFICACY OF NEEM AND BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS FOR THE CONTROL OF TEAK DEFOLIATOR, HYBLAEA PUERA CRAMER(LEPIDOPTERA: HYBLAEIDAE). |
Studies have been conducted to assess the level of tannins in the host plants (Tectona grandis and mellingtonia hortensis) of teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera and its influence on the neem seed kernel extract (NSKE) and bacterial ... | |
1034-B3 | LA POLITIQUE FORESTIERE ET DE LA PROTECTION DE LA NATURE EN ALGERIE. |
L’Algérie est caractérisée par des écosystèmes forestiers très diversifiés et fragiles, incombant à sa position géographique et aux variations importantes de son climat. Les forêts et maquis couvrent 4.1 millions d’hectares de ... | |
1041-B3 | BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL AMELIORATION EFFECTS ON THE LOCALITIES DEGRADED BY BULLDOZER SITE PREPARATION IN THE ORE MTS. - CZECH REPUBLIC |
Biological and chemical (fertilising, liming) amelioration are among the principal tools used to restore degraded sites. These techniques were also used on the Ore Mts. plateau on plots prepared by bulldozing. We evaluated the ... | |
1046-B3 | AN ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK TO ANALYSE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES IN THE FORESTRY SECTOR |
This paper suggests how cost-benefit analysis and game theory might be used to develop a rigorous analytical framework for the examination of illegality in the forestry sector. Using forest charge evasion as an example, it shows ... |
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