The book explores strategies for sustainable forestry in tropical regions, focusing on alleviating pressure on remaining forests and enhancing regeneration. It emphasizes the importance of developing productive alternatives that appeal to local communities, while also highlighting the need for supportive policies to promote and sustain forestry activities at both local and regional levels.
Somewhere in Palestine March 10th, 1918 My Very Dear Brother Ern, ....since receiving your last letter, I have been ""over the top."" I was expecting to have to go, but I assure you Ern, I never dreamed it would be so terrible!... I want to try to forget those certain 16 hours, but I cannot, and I am afraid I never shall. I really think the night of February 19-20th was (for me anyhow) a night in hell. We had to attack Johnny with the bayonet in the dark about 1:30 (and it was dark too). He was stronger than expected. If our machine guns had not come up just in time, I think we would all have been wiped out.
Research in tropical forestry is confronted with the task of finding strategies to alleviate pressure on remaining forests, and techniques to enhance forest regeneration and restore abandoned lands, using productive alternatives that can be attractive to local human populations. In addition, sustainable forestry in tropical countries must be supported by adequate policies to promote and maintain specific activities at local and regional scales. Here, a multi-disciplinary approach is presented, to better the understanding of tropical forest ecology, as a necessary step in developing adequate strategies for conservation and management. The authors have long experience in both academic and practical matters related to tropical forest ecology and management.