A few years ago, Carood Watershed Model Forest (Philippines) partners established a mangrove plantation near the mouth of the Carood River. The mangroves buffer strong waves and provide spawning habitat for coral fish, which are important for the livelihood of local fishermen. The plantation consists of 40 mangrove species to...

This manual provides guidance to future facilitators of participatory processes in the framework of integrated regional land use planning (IRLUP), steered by the Namibian Ministry of Lands and Resettlement (MLR). It was developed in the context of the Karas IRLUP-project. Since the development of comprehensive land use planning (LUP) guidelines...

A vibrant forestry industry can mean a brighter future for nations that pursue modern, sustainable forestry management practices: more and better jobs; lower environmental impact; a carbon neutral industry; and a renewable, sustainable approach to economic development. Viet Nam is receiving help to achieve these very goals from Finland's government...

The Market Analysis and Development (MA&D) approach, developed by FAO, provides a training framework for local people to enhance small forest enterprises development, by which means they can improve their cash income. Within the context of a project funded by the EU, FAO has introduced the MA&D approach in the...

The extraction of Brazil nuts is becoming increasingly important for the people living in the extractive reserves to support their local economies due to the decreasing opportunities offered by rubber tapping in the natural forests in view of the keen competition caused by rubber production in industrial plantations. As efficient collection,...

The current demand for numerous popular plant species used for indigenous medicines exceeds supply. To date, several plant species, such as wild ginger (Siphonochilus aethiopicus) and the pepper-bark tree (Warburgia salutaris) have become extinct outside of protected areas in KwaZulu-Natal. The declining supply of indigenous medicinal plants is likely to...

Managing the Family Forest in Mississippi is a video lecture series designed to be a primer on forest management for private landowners. Each of the 13 stand-alone videos address a topic from the Managing the Family Forest in Mississippi book, which can be downloaded at msucares.com. Viewers are encouraged to...

This volume on medicinal plants links together the physical environments of local communities and their use of plants in promoting and maintaining their health. In recent years, there has been a growth of interest in traditional medicine, in part driven by the interest in complementary medicine in industrial countries and in...

Traditional medicine, based largely on herbs, still supports the primary healthcare of more people worldwide than ‘conventional’ or western medicine. According to the World Health Organisation, up to 80% of the population in Africa uses traditional medicine for their primary healthcare, and natural remedies are also popular in many western...

The City of Melbourne's first draft Urban Forest Strategy sets out how we will protect and preserve Melbourne's trees and urban forests over the next 20 years.