Smallholder tree growing for rural development and environmental services: lessons from Asia

Recent history reveals that both the large-scale reforestation projects of the 20th century have often been less successful than anticipated, and that treegrowing by smallholders – as an alternative means to combat deforestation andpromote sustainable land use – has received relatively little attention from the scientific and development communities. Taking a first step to addressing that balance, this collection of peer-reviewed papers adopts a comparative approach to explore the potential role that tree growing by farmers can play in sustainable forest management. The goal of this approach is to identify common threads and to start to develop a framework for future research and practice. Presenting case studies from the Philippines and comparative data from a number of Asian countries the book reveals that farmer tree growing has the potential to play a significant role in sustainable forest management, and discusses the surrounding issues which must be addressed in order to realise this potential. New, fresh approach to smallholder tree planting Adopts a comparative approach to explore the potential role that tree growing by farmers can play in sustainable forest management Provides valuable reference for professionals, managers, etc. dealing with issues in sustainable development, natural resource management, land use change, participatory approaches to resource management INDICE: From the contents: 1. Smallholder tree growing in South and Southeast Asia.- 2. Smallholder tree growing in Philippine back yards.- 3. Tree growing on farms in Northeast Luzon (The Philippines).- 4. Dudukuhan tree farming systems in West Java.- 5. The adoption of smallholder rubber production by shifting cultivators in Northern Laos.- 6. Agroforestation of grasslands in Southeast Asia.- 7. Smallholders and the wood economy in Isabela, the Philippines.-8. Can smallholder tree farmers help revive the timber industry in deforestedtropical countries?- 9. The reforestation value chain for the Philippines.- 10. The potential of sustainable forestry certification for smallholder tree growing.- 11. Exploring the agroforestry adoption gap.- 12. Agarwood production in Southeast Asia.- 13. Local vulnerability, project risk, and intractable debt.- 14. Improving productivity, profitability and sustainability of degraded grasslands through tree-based land use systems in the Philippines.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-8260-3
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 510
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés