This month, Earthscape welcomes new contributors CIFOR, Forest Trends and the National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry. These publications present a range of perspectives and provide an overview of the state of science, policy and programs focused on preserving, maintaining and restoring forest ecosystems and enhancing the economic livelihoods of communities dependent on forests.
Video Seminar for Earthscape Subscribers
Slash and Burn Agriculture: The Search for Alternatives
Cheryl A. Palm, Senior Research Scientist, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Pedro Sanchez, Director for Tropical Agriculture, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Educational Resources
Union of Concerned Scientist's Web site offers Recognizing Forests' Role in Climate Change
, a comprehensive resource explaining the critical role the world's forests play in helping slow global warming by storing and sequestering carbon.
The Earth Institute at Columbia University has added Intro to Sustainable Development to their Web site. It offers layers of information for learners and educators on a variety of levels.
To coincide with the International Day for Biological Diversity, May 22, 2006, GreenFacts has published Scientific Facts on Biodiversity, a three-level version of the Millennium Assessment Report on Biodiversity for the lay audience.
The Rainforest Action Network's Web site includes a Teacher's Lounge with resources, products and links for K through 12.
E-books from the Earthscape Archives
The Cutting Edge: Conserving Wildlife in Logged Tropical Forests
Sustainable Forest Management: A Continued Commitment in Canada
Policy
Papers and Conferences
Center for International Forestry Research
- Towards Sustainable Management and Development of Tropical Secondary Forests in Asia
- Forests and people: research that makes a difference
- Science for Forests and People CIFOR Annual Report 2003
- Contributing to African development through forests: strategy for engagement in sub-Saharan Africa
- Recent Experience in Collaborative Forest Management: A Review Paper
- CIFOR Annual Report 2004: Forests for People and the Environment
- Fighting forest crime and promoting prudent banking for sustainable forest management: The anti money laundering approach
- Carbon Forestry Projects In Developing Countries: Legal Issues And Tools
- Case Studies of Markets and Innovative Financial Mechanisms for Water Services from Forests
- Developing Markets for Water Services from Forests: Issues And Lessons For Innovators
- Making Markets Work for Forest Communities
- Developing Markets for the Ecosystem Services of Forests
- A New Agenda For Forest Conservation and Poverty Reduction: Making Markets Work for Low-income Producers
- Making Environmental Markets Work
- China's Impact on Papua New Guinea's Forestry Industry
- Overview of the Forest Sector in the Russian Far East: Production, Industry, and the Problem of Illegal Logging
- China's Timber Market System: An Overview
- Forest Certification and Small Forest Enterprises
- Forest Company-Community Agreements In Brazil: Current Status And Opportunities For Action
- An Overview of the Market Chain for China's Timber Product Imports from Myanmar
- Forest Certification and Governments
- At the Supply Edge: Thailand's Forest Policies, Plantation Sector, and Commodity Export Links with China
- China Softwood-Log Commodity Chain And Livelihood Analysis: From The Russian Far East To China
- Central Plans and Global Exports: Tracking Vietnam's Forestry Commodity Chains and Export Links to China
- Beyond Timber: Certification Of Non-Timber Forest Products
- Customs, Concessionaires and Conflict: Tracking Cambodia's Forestry Commodity Chains and Export Links to China
- China's Forest Product Exports: An Overview Of Trends By Segment And Destinations
- Market Options and Barriers for Timber and Sawnwood from Michoacan, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Campeche and Quintana Roo, Mexico
- Forest Product Exports From the Russian Far East And Eastern Siberia To China: Status And Trends
- Strengthening Forest Management In Indonesia Through Land Tenure Reform: Issues And Framework For Action
- Logging, Legality And Livelihoods In Papua New Guinea: Synthesis Of Official Assessments Of The Large-Scale Logging Industry Volume 1
- Logging, Legality And Livelihood In Papua New Guinea: Synthesis Of Official Assessments Of The Large-Scale Logging Industry Volume II
- China and the Global Market for Forest Products; Transforming Trade to Benefit Forests and Livelihoods
National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry
Research
Journals
Papers and Conferences
Center for International Forestry Research
- Managing Forests and Improving the Livelihoods of Forest-Dependent People
- Biodiversity Conservation in Production Forests
- CIFOR Research Abstract 2000
- Capturing the value of forest carbon for local livelihoods
- CIFOR Research Abstracts 2001
- Research Abstracts 2002
National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry
- Survey the Lessons Learned About Managing Forests for Biodiversity and Sustainability Based on Practical Experiences
- Science Agenda for Addressing Invasive Species in Sustainable Forestry
- Final Report Nontimber Forest Products Management Impacts on Biodiversity
- Project B1.2 Land Use History of Longleaf Pine Ecosystems: Case Studies in the Retention and Management of Forested Lands
- Linking Topography, Hydrology, and Biodiversity to Understand Terrestrial Impacts on Aquatic Systems
- Global Markets Forum
- Reconciling the Effects of Historic Land Use and Disturbance on Conseravation of Biodiversity in Managed Forests in the Northeastern United States
- Land use history impacts on biodiversity—Implications for management strategies
- NCSSF Research Project C.1 Templates for Forest Sustainability on Intensively Managed Private Forests
- Workshop on old growth in the Pacific Northwest: Reframing "the problem" of old-growth: emerging social and ecological views
- NCSSF Research Project A5E Assessing the Scientific Basis for Standards/Practices at Multiple Spatial Scales - East
- NCSSF Research Project C2: Existing and Potential Incentives for Practicing Sustainable Forestry on Non-industrial Private Forest Lands