Degraded forests in Eastern Africa : management and restoration /

Forest degradation as a result of logging, shifting cultivation, agriculture and urban development is a major issue throughout the tropics. It leads to loss in soil fertility, water resources and biodiversity, as well as contributes to climate change. Efforts are therefore required to try to minimiz...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bongers, Frans, Tennigkeit, Timm
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, ©2010.
Colección:Earthscan forest library.
Temas:
Forest conservation > Africa, Eastern.
Forest degradation > Africa, Eastern.
Sustainable forestry > Africa, Eastern.
Forêts > Conservation > Afrique orientale.
Forêts > Dégradation > Afrique orientale.
Foresterie durable > Afrique orientale.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Forestry.
Forest conservation
Forest degradation
Sustainable forestry
Eastern Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Contributors; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Degraded Forests in Eastern Africa: Introduction; Chapter 2 Forest Resources and Challenges of Sustainable Forest Management and Conservation in Ethiopia; Chapter 3 Forests and Forestry in Uganda; Chapter 4 Forests and Forestry in Tanzania; Chapter 5 Composition, Structure and Regeneration of Miombo Forest at Kitulangalo, Tanzania; Chapter 6 Church Forests
  • Relics of Dry Afromontane Forests of Northern Ethiopia: Opportunities and Challenges for Conservation and Restoration.

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