Forests and People
Efficient processing and utilisation of forest products, trade and taxation, and valuation of forest are key issues to support sustainable conservation and management of forest resources. The group will synthesise latest research on these issues and identify specific new areas for scientific inquiry.
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Attachment Size forest_products_industry.pdf 259.72 KB
Attachment Size machining_khaya.pdf 284.51 KB
Attachment Size IESS_3_The_Traditional_Cloth_Dyeing_Enterprise.pdf 177.2 KB
Steam bending qualities of eight lesser used timber species of Ghana have been studied and compared with the quality of Mahogany (Khaya spp), a fast diminishing noble species, with the view to providing information for the furniture and glulam industries.
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1st IUFRO-FORNESSA Regional Congress
“Forests and Trees: Serving the People of Africa and the World”
25-29 June 2012, Nairobi, Kenya
Closing Plenary
THE NAIROBI RESOLUTION
Mapping Mangroves
Attachment Size ITTO Tropical Forest Update Vol 21 No 2_2012.pdf 6.37 MB
Classification of Wood Carving Species
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To investigate the propagation of Acacia nilotica by using stem cuttings from mature plants and to determine the suitable concentration of the rooting hormone indole-3-Butyric Acid (IBC)
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Guidelines fro users of wood adhesives
Attachment Size CHOICE AND UTILIZATION OF ADHESIVES IN WOOD GLUING.pdf 669.77 KB
Attachment Size Economic Efficiency of Forest-based small-scale.pdf 679.95 KB
Attachment Size Public willingness to pay Ecosystem Service functions.pdf 529.52 KB
Public Perception and Willingness to use Sawdust Briquettes
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Low Cost Timber Drying Method for Sawyers, Merchants and other users
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Forests and Forest-based Products for a Greener Future
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Most of the bamboo resources in Kenya comprise one indigenous species, Yushania alpina, which was formerly known as Arundinaria alpina. This species, which is commonly known as alpine bamboo, occurs naturally on the main mountains and highland ranges of Kenya and Eastern Africa.
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Borassus aethiopum is a non-timber tree which grows in the transitional and savanna zone of Ghana and the sub-region. Its superior strength properties and level of present utilization call for its promotion for several applications in construction.
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