European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) Newsletter (Number 13) 1995

European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) Newsletter (Number 13, May 1995) Code Number: NL95011 Size of Files: Text: 100K No associated graphics files ETFRN-News is a quarterly publication of the European Tropical Forest Research Network; free copies can be obtained from: European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN) c/o ATSAF e.V. Ellerstr. 50 D-53119 Bonn, Germany Tel.:+49-228-98 46-16 Fax:+49-228-98 46-99 ORGANISTIONS, INSTITUTIONS, PROGRAMMES National Forestry Research in Japan (from Maria Nunez, FFPRI Japan) The Faculty of Forestry at Sokoine University of Agriculture Morogoro, Tanzania The Canopy research Network The Forest research Station "Estacao Florestal Nacional" The Foundation for Ethnobiology (FEb) and the "Greenheart Project" in Guyana RESEARCH COOPERATIONS KFRI The Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) was established in 1975 as an autonomous Institution under the umbrella of the State Committee on Science, Technology and Environment Government of Kerala, India, to undertake research related to the forestry sector in the state. NEWS Graduate PRogrammes 'Socio-Economy of Forest Use in the Tropics and Subtropics' coordinated by the University of Freiburg Biodiversity Forest Monitoring Plots: The Reality Check (from Dr. Francisco Dallmeier, SI/MAB) The symposium "Measuring and Monitoring Biodiversity in Tropical and Temperate Forests" which took place from 28 August to 3 September 1994 in Chang Mai, Thailand, brought together scientists and researchers from around the world to present their findings and discuss approaches on the topic. Testing Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Management of Forests - Phase II of the CIFOR-coordinated project completed The second phase of the CIFOR-coordinated international project "Testing Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Management of Forests" (see Newsletter 11/94 pp 24) was closed by the workshop held in Samarinda, East Kalimantan (30 March - 2 April 1995). Minimum data requirements for sustainable forest management - a report on an IUFRO Working Group Meeting A meeting of the IUFRO working group S4.02.03 took place in Stellenbosch from 7 - 9 November 1994. This working group addresses the topic of forest inventory on successive occasions, and the theme of the meeting was minimum data requirements for sustainable forest management. PUBLICATIONS FAO (ed.). 1994. The State of Food and Agriculture. FAO Agriculture Series No 27. FAO, Rome, Italy. 357 p. + diskette. ISBN: 92-5-103550-4. ISSN: 0081-4539. Forestry in Irrigated Agriculture Schemes Stig Johansson. 1995. Forestry in Irrigated Agricultural Schemes, with special reference to the Bura Irrigation and Settlement Project, Kenya. Tropical Forestry Reports, No. 10. 173 p. University of Helsinki, Department of Forest Ecology, Helsinki University Printing House, ISBN: 951-45-6901-6, ISSN: 0786-8170. Sustainable Management of Tropical Rainforests B.R. Prabhu, H.-J. Weidelt, S. Leinert. 1993. Sustainable Management of Tropical Rainforests: Experiences, Risks, and Opportunities, An Investigation Based on Four Case Studies. Research Reports of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic (BMZ) of Germany, Vol. 109. 276 p., Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 114-116, D- 53113 Bonn. ISBN. State of the World's Forests Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 1995. State of the World's Forests. Forestry Department, FAO, Via delle Terme di Caracalla, I-00100 Rome, Italy. Fax: (+39-6) 5225 5137 The role of alternative conflict management in community forestry Christine Pendzich, Garry Thomas, Tim Wohlgenant. 1994. The Role of Alternative Conflict Management in Community Forestry: Resolve. 152 p. The Senior Community Forestry Officer, Forestry Policy and Planning Division, Forestry Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle Terme de Caracalla, Rome 00100, Italy, Fax: (+39-6) 522-55514 Bamboo Dransfield, S. & Widjaja, E.A. (Editors), 1995. Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 7. Bamboos. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 189 pp. ISBM 90-73348-35-8. ETFRN - Annuaire des Chercheurs - France Francois Grison, Catherine Gueguen, 1995. Annuaire des Chercheurs, 341 pp. Reseau Europeen de Recherche Forstiere Tropical, Point Focal National France, CIRAD-Foret, Dpartement Forestier du CIFAD, Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement, 45 bis, avenue de la Belle-Gabrielle 94736, Nogent- sur-Marne, France. ISBN: 2-87614-191-4. ETFRN NATIONAL NODES ETFRN INTERNATIONAL AGENDA CONFERENCES WORKSHOPS TRAINING COURSE