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Evaluations for sustainable forest management: towards an adaptive standard for the evaluation of the ecological sustainability of forest management in Costa Rica
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2002)
The evaluation of the sustainability of forest management is an integral measure in the maintenance of production, and the ecological and socioeconomic functions of forest systems and should consider both the fulfillment ...
Desarrollo de pequeñas y medianas empresas forestales para la reducción de la pobreza: oportunidades y desafíos en mercados globalizantes. Memorias de conferencia
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 2007)
La conferencia proporcionó un foro en el que se presentaron razonamientos críticos y experiencias prácticas en el desarrollo de PyMEFs, especialmente en lo que se refiere a la reconciliación entre los objetivos de reducción ...
Long-term observations and research in forestry; proceedings
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1999)
The contributions of the proceedings of the IUFRO Meeting, Long-Term Observations and Research in Forestry" focus on long term experiments in tropical forests, and on modeling and monitoring aspects. They describe applications ...
Final technical report of the results of CATIE's silvicultural treatment project in Belize
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1996-07)
Simulation of growth of managed forests in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica and analysis of nutrient cicling to determine surpluses and shortages
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica) Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, San José (Costa Rica) Agricultural University Wageningen, Wageningen (Países Bajos), 1995)
Growth of a managed natural forest and a forest plantation in the Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica were simulated with the TROPFOR programme and the resulting organic matter flows combined with concentrations of plant components ...
Improving forest governance in Belize: stepping stones towards community forest management
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2009)
In order to determine the environment and potential for community forest management in Belize, three main activities were carried out during this investigation: a) the development of sustainable forest management (SFM) ...
The hamburger connection hangover: cattle, pasture land degradation and alternative land use in Central America
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2000)
In the past few decades, pasture expansion into the humid lowlands of Central America has increased greatly and has raised a great deal of concern about deforestation and potential land degradation. However, little information ...
Above-ground biomass storage potential in primary rain forests managed for timber production in Costa Rica
(Elsevier, Ámsterdam (Países Bajos), 2021-07)
Tropical forests play a fundamental role in mitigating climate change through storage of carbon in above- and below- ground biomass. Their mitigation potential is, however, affected by significant greenhouse gas emissions ...
Diameter increment patterns among 106 tree species in a logged and silviculturally treated Costa Rican rain forest
(Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE), 1990)
Studies of growth rates of trees in managed neotropical forests have rarely employed complete botanical identification of all species, while published information for Central american lowland rain forests largely concerns ...