European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) Newsletter (Number 16)

EUROPEAN TROPICAL FOREST RESEARCH NEWSLETTER No. 16, 1996 Code Number: NL96013 Size of Files: Text: 90K No associated graphics files ETFRN-News is a quarterly publication of the European Tropical Forest Research Network. Individuals from European countries interested in receiving the ETFRN News (free of charge) are asked to contact the Node of their country (addresses see last page); people from countries without an ETFRN Node may contact the following address: European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) Coordination Unit c/o ATSAF e.V. Ellerstr. 50 D-53119 Bonn, Germany Tel.:+49-228-98 46-16 Fax:+49-228-98 46-99 Editor: Markus Radday Editorial Coordination and Design: Miguel Exposito Verdejo Editorial Assistant: Petra Huerkamp . EDITORIAL . ORGANISATIONS - INSTITUTIONS - PROGRAMMES The French Institute Of Pondicherry (IFP) And Its Activities In The Field Of Forest Ecology History, Scope and Organization The Department of Ecology New trends in ecology The Costa Rican Association for the Study of Native Forestry Species (CANS) Biomass Users Network (BUN) BUN's priorities BUN's development activities Operational priorities Some special aspects of the Network: The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Background Objectives FSC principles of forest management The national initiative in the UK The Analog Forest Network How Analog Forestry relates to forest issues Forest Garden Products: The Analog Forest Network: . RESEARCH COOPERATIONS The World Conservation Monitoring Centre Research Cooperation In The Field Of Ecology And Symbiotic Associations Of Microbes In Tree Crops Research Partners Wanted The Centre for Biodiversity Resources Education & Development (CEBRED) is looking for Research Partners in Various fields of Forestry Research . NEWS Second Call for Proposals of the INCO-DC Programme "Appropriate urban forestry in low income settlements" - A global E-Mail Conference from May to July 1996 Appeal for Information on Permanent Plots for CIFOR's TROPIS Index Priorities in NTFP Research in the Tropenbos Programme Outlook Symposium on Accelerating Native Forest Regeneration on Degraded Tropical Lands Meeting on Strategies for Improving Information Networking in Forestry Research Testing Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Management of Forests The main obectives of Project Phase International Neem Network Background Immediate objective Outputs The network organisation and principles 5th Technical Advisory Committee Meeting of ETFRN . BOOK REVIEWS T.J.B. Boyle and B. Boontawee. Measu-ring and Monitoring Biodiversity in Tropical and Temperate Forests. Proceedings of a IUFRO Symposium held at Chiang Mai, Thailand, 27/8 - 2/9 1994. CIFOR, Bogor, Indonesia. 395 p. ISBN 979-8764-01-3. BAD HARVEST? The timber trade and the degradation of the world's forests N. Dudley, J.P. Jeanrenaud and F. Sullivan. 1995. Bad Harvest? The Timber Trade and the Degradation of the World's Forests. Earthscan Publications Ltd., London, England. 204 p. ISBN: 1- 85383-188-3 Role of Acacia species in the rural economy of dry Africa and the Near East G.E. Wickens, 1995. Role of Acacia species in the rural economy of dry Africa and the Near East. FAO Conservation Guide 27. Rome, Italy. Aprox 100 p. ISBN: 92-5-103651-9 FAO launches a new publication series: Non-wood forest products Flavours and fragrances of plant origin. 1995. Non-wood forest products No. 1. Rome, FAO. Gum naval stores: turpentine and rosine from pine resin. 1995. Non-wood forest products No. 2. Rome, FAO. Report of the Expert Consultation on Non-Wood Forest Products No. 3. Rome, FAO