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Nailed Mortised-Plate Connections for Small-Diameter Round Timber
, 2009 In an effort to encourage the development of value-added engineered applications for smalldiameter round timber, research is being conducted at the US Forest Products Laboratory to develop and verify design guidelines for connections with specific ...
Shim, Kug-Bo +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons +9 more
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Development of Timber Bridges in Latvia
Historically, timber bridges always have played an important role for people in crossing the water barriers, depth valleys or other obstacles. In my presentation I would like to give short historical view of timber bridge development in Latvia and some ...
Paeglītis, Ainārs
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Agricultural trade liberalization in the Uruguay Round : one step forward, one step back? [PDF]
After evaluating the Uruguay Round's impact on agriculture and border protection in the next decade, the author concludes that while there was significant reform of the rules - particularly the conversion of nontariff barriers into tariffs and the ...
Ingco, Merlinda D.
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Protected areas represent complex social‐ecological systems that require governance and management approaches that valorise and enhance positive relationships between people and nature. This study analyses the alignment between social and ecological systems to detect the social‐ecological fit of projects focused on biodiversity conservation ...
Elena Andriollo +4 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The first edition of the Ordnance Survey's 1:2500 County Series is marked with treed areas, such as woodlands and orchards, and, remarkably, freestanding trees. Consequently, it is an unparalleled source of information on the distribution of trees across Britain in the mid‐late nineteenth century, when the maps were first surveyed. In order to
Toby Pillatt, William A. P. Smith
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Forests and woodlands are important for biodiversity, climate change mitigation and the provision of services including recreation, timber and non‐timber forest products. Land use policies currently aim to increase forest cover while also maximising the benefits of forests for people and improving community engagement with the process of ...
Sarah Greenwood +6 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Forests play a pivotal role in sustainability transitions. This article explores how people's relationships with forests, particularly how they care for or take care of them, shape and reflect broader tendencies and tensions in forest utilization and governance.
Jana Rebecca Holz
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SOUTH AMERICA: INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD SUPPLY POTENTIAL
BioResources, 2008 South America has substantial potential to expand its forest plantations and raw material supply. From 1997 to 2005, South America had a high annual growth rate in the production of industrial roundwood, with Brazil and Chile being the most important ...
Ronalds W. Gonzalez +3 more
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