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.
Attachment Size Public willingness to pay Ecosystem Service functions.pdf 529.52 KB
Public Perception and Willingness to use Sawdust Briquettes
Attachment Size Public perception and willingness to use sawdust.pdf 607.59 KB
Low Cost Timber Drying Method for Sawyers, Merchants and other users
Attachment Size Guidelines for air drying of timber.pdf 1.04 MB
Forests and Forest-based Products for a Greener Future
Attachment Size milling_techniques.pdf 198.39 KB
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.
Attachment Size BambooResources.pdf 3.66 MB
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.
Attachment Size borsassus aethiopum.pdf 2.4 MB
Attachment Size modulus_rupture.pdf 5.79 MB
Attachment Size new marketable ghanaian timber sp. for furniture & construction.pdf 3.93 MB
Attachment Size drying_characteristics.pdf 79.98 KB
Attachment Size shrinkage_characteristics.pdf 65.04 KB
Attachment Size emission_procedures.pdf 599.25 KB
Attachment Size Wood Characteristics and properties of Cocos nucifera.pdf 397.23 KB
Attachment Size CharcoalProduction.pdf 1.38 MB
Attachment Size woodcarving_spp.pdf 111.3 KB
Attachment Size Wood Characteristics and properties of Cocos nucifera.pdf 397.23 KB
Attachment Size Status of timber standardization in Kenya.pdf 39.99 KB