Forests in Sustainable Mountain Development: A State of Knowledge Report for 2000; Task Force on Forests in Sustainable Mountain Development

by M. F. Price; N. Butt

• ISBN13: 9780851994468
• ISBN10: 0851994466
• Edition: Map
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-12
• Publisher: Cab Intl

Summary

Written by leading international authors, this book presents a comprehensive review of forests in mountain regions, and their sustainable development. Based on a report prepared by the IUFRO Task Force in Sustainable Mountain Development, for the IUFRO Congress to be held in August 2000. The book addresses current issues and initiatives, and defines research needs. Key global issues and addressed is in general articles, while specific regional topics are described and highlighted within each chapter in shorter case studies. Case studies are drawn from all continents, examples including Mexico, Central Europe, Cameroon, Tanzania, Chile, Korea, New Zealand and many others. Contributions have been included from nearly 100 world experts, making this volume the definitive, state-of the art review of its subject.

Table of Contents

Contributors	xiv
Foreword: Linking mountain forests conservation with sustainable human development	xxi
Preface	xxvii
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations	xxxi
Mountain Forests: Location, Characteristics and Trends	1	(82)
Developing a map of the world's mountain forests	4	(15)
V. Kapos
J. Rhind
M. Edwards
M. F. Price
C. Ravilious
Mapping Mexico's mountain forests	9	(2)
V. Kremsa
S. Varela
Mapping and monitoring biodiversity and mountain development in Costa Rica	11	(2)
M. Castro
M. Kappelle
Monitoring of degraded mountain forests in Central Europe using remote sensing	13	(6)
T. Zawila-Niedzwiecki
M. Iracka
E. Wisniewska
Expansion of European mountain forests	19	(9)
P. Piussi
Woodland expansion in the Welsh mountains	25	(3)
J.E.G. Good
J.V. Humphrey
D. Clough
T.H. Thomas
Biodiversity of mountain forests	28	(23)
G. Grabherr
Mountain forests, biodiversity and people in Costa Rica	38	(8)
M. Kappelle
M.E. Juarez
Biodiversity on Mount Cameroon	46	(5)
N. Ndam
J.R. Healey
J. Acworth
P.G. Tchouto
Disturbance in mountain forests	51	(8)
D.L. Peterson
S.J. Prichard
D. McKenzie
Restoration of Andean forests for conservation and development	59	(11)
F.O. Sarmiento
Climate oscillations and extremes	70	(6)
M. Beniston
Forest decline, air pollution and other anthropogenic and natural factors	76	(7)
J.L. Innes
Mountain Communities and Their Forests	83	(48)
Mountain peoples	85	(5)
H. Kreutzmann
C. Stadel
Impacts of population increase and economic change on mountain forests in developing countries	90	(13)
S.J. Scherr
S.R. Templeton
Forests of the Usambara Mountains: historical perspectives and future prospects	97	(6)
A.R.S. Kaoneka
Y.M. Ngaga
G.C. Monela
Mountain women and their forests	103	(9)
Atul
Punam
Women's management of mountain forests	112	(5)
J.D. Gurung
Sacred mountain forests and biodiversity	117	(14)
P.S. Ramakrishnan
Environmental perception and the sacred in the southern Andes, northern Chile	126	(2)
V. Castro
Sacred forests in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia	128	(3)
G.E. Rodriguez Navarro
Interdependencies between Mountain and Lowland Populations	131	(36)
Mountain forests: the responses to UNCED	133	(10)
E.I. Hadji M. Sene
Creating common interests around Huascaran National Park, Peru	141	(2)
J.D. Pratt
Forestry issues in major Asian watersheds	143	(12)
T. Hofer
The impact of montane land use on lowland paddy in Vietnam	151	(2)
C. Howard
Ecosystem services of forest gardens in Sri Lanka	153	(2)
F.L. Sinclair
G. Hitinagake
Sustainably balancing downstream and upstream benefits in European mountain forest communities	155	(12)
P.C. Zingari
Urban sprawl and peri-urban mountain forests in Greece: conflict and co-existence in a quest for survival	161	(6)
P.C. Xanthopoulos
Perceiving and Assuring the Multiple Functions of Mountain Forests	167	(54)
The cultural value of forests	170	(6)
A. Zanzi Sulli
The importance of empirical research on public perceptions and attitudes towards forests for participatory policy development	176	(5)
W. Zimmermann
F. Schmithusen
Traditional knowledge, Western science and environmental ethics in forest management	181	(6)
A.J. Thomson
M.N. Jimmie
N.J. Turner
D. Mitchell
Approaches to multifunctionality in mountain forests	187	(10)
G. Buttoud
Multifunctional use and sustainable management of mountain forests in the North Caucasus	194	(3)
G.K. Solntsev
M.V. Pridnya
Silvicultural problems in subalpine forests in the Alps	197	(24)
W. Schonenberger
Multifunctionality in the Fiemme Valley, Italian Alps!	203	(3)
S. Cattoi
C. Pollini
V. Tosi
`Close-to-nature' silviculture in the Italian Alps: the forest of Paneveggio	206	(2)
R. Motta
Natural and semi-natural mixed stands in the Romanian Carpathians	208	(1)
I.V. Abrudan
Reduced impact logging in an oak-bamboo forest in Costa Rica	209	(2)
M.R. Guariguata
J.J. Campos
Quantitative analysis of fragmented landscape patterns resulting from timber harvesting practices in the Kyoto University Forests, Japan	211	(4)
M. Shiba
Designing sustainable mountain landscapes in British Columbia	215	(3)
A.J. Thomson
S.A. Akenhead
Participatory photo-mapping in Nepal	218	(3)
R.A. Mather
Multiple Functions from Mountain Forests I Mountain Forests: Sources of Wood	221	(46)
Forest operations under mountainous conditions	224	(10)
H.R. Heinimann
Renaturalization of coppices in the National Park of Casentino Italy	231	(2)
R. Spinelli
R. Spinelli
G. Fabbri
Labour costs in the forests of the Alps and Apennines	233	(1)
G. Hippoliti
Income from mountain timber and wood products	234	(5)
H.M. Gregersen
Income from timber: the economics of mountain forestry in Central Europe	239	(8)
W. Sekot
Energy from the Hindu Kush-Himalayan mountain forests	247	(20)
K. Rijal
Coppices and fuelwood production in Italy	255	(3)
G. Torta
Planting stock quality and establishment in the New Zealand high country	258	(5)
N.J. Ledgard
G.C. Baker
Choosing which trees to plant in the Ecuadorian Andes	263	(4)
R.G.M. Hofstede
L.N. Jongsma
R. Coppus
J.P. Groenendijk
J. Fehse
Multiple Functions from Mountain Forests II Agroforestry and Non-timber Forest Products	267	(60)
Agroforestry in sustainable mountain development	270	(17)
K. Atta-Krah
Tang Ya
Chagga agroforests on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania	284	(3)
E.C.M. Fernandes
Improved agroforestry systems for steeplands in the Caribbean	287	(13)
M.A. McDonald
J.R. Healey
P.A. Stevens
P.V.D. Prasad
Evaluation of trees indigenous to the montane forest of the Blue Mountains of Jamaica for reforestation and agroforestry	293	(2)
M.A. McDonald
J.R. Healey
Sustainable management of the Himalayan ecosystem through a societal approach	295	(5)
R.M. Singhal
V. Kumar
P. Kumar
Income from non-timber forest products	300	(12)
J.E.M. Arnold
M. Ruiz Perez
Income from Prunus africana	306	(3)
N. Ndam
B. Ewusi
Edible herbs and wildflowers in mountain areas of Korea	309	(1)
D.K. Lee
G.T. Kim
Production of mountain mushrooms in Korea	310	(2)
Y.-C Youn
The potential of medicinal and aromatic plants for sustainable mountain development in Nepal	312	(15)
T.B. Shrestha
S. Pokharel
The potential of bamboo resources in mountainous China	318	(9)
M. Ruiz Perez
F. Maoyi
B. Belcher
Y. Xiaosheng
Multiple Functions from Mountain Forests III Diverse Societal Benefits	327	(72)
Recreational uses of mountain forests	330	(7)
S.F. McCool
P.R. Lachapelle
Recreation and landscape management impacts in mountain forests	337	(9)
U. Probstl
Recreation and tourism in the Italian Dolomites	343	(3)
V. Tosi
Income from hunting in mountain forests of the Alps	346	(7)
F. Reimoser
Recreation and tourism in Asian mountain forests	353	(6)
S.K. Nepal
Perceptions of risks in mountain forests	359	(7)
G. Weiss
Risk assessment in high-altitude forest	366	(4)
H. Omura
Mountain forests and their role in providing freshwater resources	370	(10)
H. Liniger
R. Weingartner
Research, planning and implementation of watershed management	380	(10)
H. Schreier
The World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technology (WOCAT)	389	(1)
H. Liniger
Tropical montane cloud forests	390	(9)
M. Aldrich
Legislation, Policies and Economic Instruments	399	(38)
The role of forest and environmental legislation in sustainable land-use practices	401	(14)
F. Schmithusen
W. Zimmermann
The Kyrgryz forestry concept: policy changes for a multipurpose management of mountain forests in Central Asia	411	(2)
I. Yunusova
A. Chingojoiev
G. Buttoud
Mountain forest policies in Austria	413	(2)
G. Weiss
European mountain forest policies - a comparative analysis	415	(6)
A. Ottitsch
G. Weiss
Subsidies for mountain forestry	421	(8)
R. Beck
M. Suda
Payments for watershed services in Costa Rica	428	(1)
J.C. Calvo
Certification of mountain forests	429	(8)
K. Thornber
Institutions for Mountain Forests	437	(40)
Evaluation of organizational performance in mountain forestry programmes	439	(4)
S.R. Brechin
Institutions for the collaborative management of mountain forests	443	(9)
O. Dubois
Sustainable mountain forestry and participatory watershed management: the PUCD project experience	450	(2)
L. Fe d'Ostiani
Leasehold forestry, joint forest management and community forestry as appropriate programmes for mountain development	452	(7)
A.L. Joshi
Forests as common property in the Swiss Alps	459	(7)
I. Kissling-Naf
Privatization of mountain forest land in countries in transition: problems and potentials	466	(11)
D. Pettenella
Research, Implementation and Communication	477	(44)
`Participatory research' -- is this research?	479	(8)
P. Branney
M. Hobley
Participatory monitoring and evaluation for collaborative management of mountain forests	487	(14)
P. Warren
Assessment of the wide range of forest products through a simple participatory forest inventory	494	(7)
R. aus der Beek
Extension in mountain forests	501	(7)
J.E. Johnson
Information and communication systems for sustainable mountain forestry: a brief guide to available mechanisms and resources	508	(13)
S. Pandey
References	521	(50)
Index	571