This paper revisits three reports on ergonomic aspects of development initiatives taking place in Industrially Developing Countries (IDCs). These include a macro-ergonomics intervention in a habitation community in Cape Verde (aimed at designing solutions contributing to sustainable development), the evolution of poultry growers' control strategies as an integrative broiler operation is introdu...

background & aim: in recent years, iran and other countries pay special attention to side effects of chemical plants. this interest in plants and their derivatives leads to business of medicinal plants. in caspian region, in forestry projects there are many plant species with medicinal uses from which the locale indigenous used due to traditional experience without any especial processing i...

Abstract Paradigm contradictions, conflicts of interest, and the synchronization agricultural development that occurs also affect irregularity progress, which creates an system is less environmentally friendly. Thus, presence Agroforestry paradigm provides alternative solutions are synthesized on economic, social, environmental sustainability. The purpose study was to determine financial feasib...

Background Conifer clonal forestry as a form of plantation forestry has great potential advantages. However, vegetative propagation of conifers, especially that of mature trees, is quite problematic. These species also are most recalcitrant objects for cultivation in vitro. For this reason the development of an effective system for clonal micropropagation of some conifers is still an important ...

The paper uses the experiences of selected rural communities in the Offinso Forest District of Ghana to demonstrate how the Modified Taungya System (MTS) as a decentralized forest governance strategy enhances the resilience of local people to escape poverty through enhanced livelihoods and simultaneously restores degraded forest resources. The underpinning objective of the study was to ascertai...

The trade relationship between small-scale growers and processing companies often plays an important role in determining the nature and extent of benefi ts derived from commercial forestry, and the distribution of these benefi ts. Many strategies are used by individual small-scale growers, village communities, companies and government agencies to form partnerships to undertake commercial forest...

Deputy Director for Conservation Research, S. African Forestry Research Institute, Dept. of Water Affairs, Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Pretoria, Rep. of South Africa. Abstract--This paper summarises patterns of landuse and management in mediterranean-type ecosystems of South Africa and, in greater detail, aspects of current management of fynbos mountain catchments. The managed fire...

1 Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP), Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, 2 Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, 3 Department of Plant Sciences, Tree Protect...

1 Natural Resources Program, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States, 2 Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States, 3 Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Program, Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC,...