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09 February, 2012Promoting legal timber trade for sustainable forest management in Ghana
The domestic timber market in Ghana is large (2.5 million m3) and will expand significantly as Ghana’s population is predicted to double by 2030 to almost 50 million. More than 700,000 livelihoods depend on this trade. Non-regulation of the domestic timber market will lead to forest degradation, loss of environmental services and rural and urban poverty, as well as jeopardizing the legal international timber trade.
20 January, 2012The CELOS Management System: a contribution to improved forest management
The CELOS Management System (CMS) is a system for harvesting tropical rainforests which aims to cause minimal disturbance to the ecosystem while also providing economic return. CMS was developed by the Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname (CELOS) and the Agricultural University of Wageningen (The Netherlands; nowadays WUR). Starting in the 1960/70s, it was originally developed for Suriname, but has gained international recognition.
18 January, 2012Food security and energy development in Viet Nam
The economic structure of Vietnam has drastically shifted since the mid 1980's from an agriculture based system to one that is multi-based.
General Board
TBI is governed by an international General Board composed of reputable Dutch and international experts drawn from the research, policy, business and development communities.
The General Board of Tropenbos International consists of maximal 17 members which are selected on their personal title, taking into account their specific expertise on tropical forests, policy or business. The current members of the Board are:
- Prof. dr. B.J.M. Arts*
Professor at the Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group at Wageningen University and Research Centre, the Netherlands - Prof.dr. A.J. Dietz*
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences - Department of Human Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, Amsterdam University, the Netherlands; Director African Studies Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands - Guido Gryseels
Director, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium - Dr. H. van den Hombergh
Co-ordinator of NatureandPoverty.net, IUCN Netherlands Committee, the Netherlands - Ms. C. Martínez
Executive Director of E3-Ecology, Colombia - Prof.dr.ir. R. Rabbinge (chair)*
University Professor Sustainable Development and Food Security, Wageningen University, the Netherlands - Prof. M.J.A. Werger*
Emeritus Professor Plant Ecology & Biodiversity, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
* Member of the Executive Board