Uitgebreide richtlijnen worden gegeven voor het opzetten van bosbouwvoorlichtingsprogramma's en voor het geven van effectieve voorlichting in ontwikkelingslanden

This is 2 Vols. Set. Vol. 1 : Research, Extension, Training and Education & Vol.2 : Administration, organization, Policy and legislation. It also outlines the history and status of forestry research, extension, training and education in India. Its role in socil-economic development; forestry administration in states and union territories; central and state forestry organizations; wildlife administration; forest corporations; Indian forest service; State Forest Service; Forest Policies and legislation.

Significant volumes of timber are illegally felled, processed and traded every year. Illegal logging and associated trade are a complex issue with far-reaching environmental, social and economic consequences. Various stakeholders at the local, national and international levels are making efforts to address the issue. Several governments are in the process of rationalizing their legal and policy framework, building institutional capacity to foster better law compliance and gathering additional data on the extent and nature of illegal operations. Private initiatives such as forest certification, voluntary corporate codes of conduct, independent monitoring of forest operations and log tracking are also contributing to fighting forest crime. This publication provides an overview of these experiences and analyses available knowledge in a set of best practices drawn from 11 country case studies.

Compiles papers presented by extensionists, natural resource specialists, tech. transfer specialists, and others at a conf. that examined tech. transfer theories, methods, and case studies. Topics included: adult educ., extension, diffusion of innovations, social marketing, tech. transfer, etc. Descriptions of methods and case studies included combined digital media, engagement of users and commun. specialists in research, integrated forestry applications, Internet-based systems, science writing, training, video conf., Web-based ency., etc. Innovations transferred were best mgmt. practices for water quality, reforestation practices, land mgmt. system, portable timber bridges, reduced impact logging, silvicultural practices, urban forestry, etc. Illustrations.