the major purpose of this study is to assess the perception of managers in the forest, range and watershedorganization. it is an applied study by using descriptive–correlative method. a questionnaire was developedand data collected from 105 respondents. the validity and reliability of questionnaires was verified. theresults of study show that there was a relationship between educational level, ...

The major purpose of this study is to assess the perception of managers in the Forest, Range and WatershedOrganization. It is an applied study by using descriptive–correlative method. A questionnaire was developedand data collected from 105 respondents. The validity and reliability of questionnaires was verified. Theresults of study show that there was a relationship between educational level, ...

1School of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing Forestry University, 210037 Nanjing, China. 2Danzhou Investigation & Experiment Station of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture/Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Danzhou 571737, China 3Advanced Analysis and Testing Centre, Nanjing Forestry University, 210037 Nanjing, China. 4College of Forestry, ...

1Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Fungi and Mycotoxins of Fujian Province, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China 2Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology of Education Ministry, and School of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China 3Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China 4Ins...

This paper develops a model to explain farmers’ decision to move from agricultural activities to forestry. Farmers in Ireland have strong links with land and are reluctant to enter into forestry even when the returns from it exceed those from farming. This paper examines whether the reluctance among farmers to plant forestry originates in the nature of forestry investment, which is characterise...

1Institute of Forest Ecology and Environmental Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, PR China 2Liaoning Academy of Forestry, Shenyang 110032, PR China 3School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China 4School of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China 5Ontario Forest Research Institute, Ontario Ministry of Nat...

2 Director, Forestry and Land Use programme, International Institute for Environment and Development, Edinburgh, UK 3 Assistant Professor, Faculdade de Agronomia e Engenharia Florestal, University of Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique 4 Coordinator Planning, National Forestry Authority, Kampala, Uganda 5 Coordinator, Civic Response, Accra, Ghana 6 Assistant Director of Forestry, Department of...

This paper examines the origins, spread and practices of professional forestry in Southeast Asia, focusing on key sites in colonial and post-colonial Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Part 1, in an earlier issue of this journal, challenged popular and scholarly accounts of colonial forestry as a set of simplifying practices exported from Europe and applied in the European colonies. We showed th...