| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 290 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
The rise and fall of forests -- Sustainable forest management: a response to destruction -- Genesis of a treaty: the ITTA takes shape -- ITTO's early days: optimism and experiment -- First assessment: living in a fool's paradise -- From Abidjan to Bali: a radical new agenda -- The case of Sarawak -- Ferment, 1990-1992 -- Tropical forests, or all forests? renegotiating the ITTA -- Has the tropical timber trade any leverage? policies, 1991-1995 -- The many roads from UNCED -- ITTO's road to 1995: ENGOs diverge -- 1995-2000: getting on with the job -- Year 2000 report: the curate's egg? -- Reaction: false start, new energy -- Policies into action: some case studies -- ITTO: agent of change -- Changing landscapes, future prospects -- Appendices |
| Summary |
This is the history of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO); its aims policies and achievements through drawing on contemporary records and the author's own wide experience. The book uses examination of past successes and failures to formulate a 21st-century agenda for the most practical ways of improving the management of forests and deciding forest policies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-280) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
International Tropical Timber Organization.
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| SUBJECT |
International Tropical Timber Organization fast |
| Subject |
Forest management -- Tropics
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Sustainable forestry -- Tropics
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Forestry.
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Forest management
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Sustainable forestry
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Tropics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781849770712 |
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1849770719 |
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1417522364 |
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9781417522361 |
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9781136570094 |
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1136570098 |
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1280475986 |
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9781280475986 |
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9781136570049 |
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1136570047 |
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9781136570087 |
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113657008X |
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9786610475988 |
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6610475989 |
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6000002793 |
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9786000002794 |
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