Timbers conserve

Benefits CO2 sink (NR) Timber Land conservation Employment Employment Reduce noise Reduce vibration Energy transfer Contain liquids Fuel source raw materials ... 

Desch, H. E. and J. M. Dinwoodie (1996), Timber Structure, Properties, Conservation and Use, Macmillan, London. 

P. Hoffmann, On the stabilisation of waterlogged oak wood with PEG. Designing a two step treatment for multi quality timber, Studies in Conservation, 31, 103 113 (1986). 

Racey, P.A. and S.M. Swift. 1986. The residual effects of remedial timber treatments on bats. Biol. Conserv. 35 205-214. 

The Suriname project has increased the knowledge of the flora of the region (as noted above), helped prevent the loss of traditional knowledge of plant-derived medicines, provided educational opportunities for Surinamese scientists and students that emphasize the benefits of intact forest ecosystems, and promoted sustainable economic development in Suriname s interior. A growing interest and support within the national government is also apparent, as can be seen by the recent rejection of large-scale timber concessions. The following specific achievements have been made in the area of biodiversity conservation. 

The continued construction of hydroelectric dams and expansion of agricultural and urban areas adds urgency to increasing our ability to forecast biogeochemical consequences of such developments in the Amazon basin. Applications of limnological understanding to timber management in flooded forests, to fisheries, to conservation of aquatic biodiversity, to control of waterborne disease vectors and to amelioration of... 

Arnold, J.E.M. and Ruiz Perez, M. (1998). The role of non-timber forest products in conservation and development. In Income from the Forest Methods for the Development and Conservation of Forest Products for Local Communities. W. Wollenberg and A. Ingles, A. (eds.), pp. 17-42. CIFOR/IUCN, Indonesia. 

Arnold, J. E. M. and Ruiz-Perez, M. (2001). Can non-timber forest products match tropical forest conservation and development objectives , Ecological Economics, 39 437- 447. Bandura, A. (1988). Organizational Application of Social Cognitive Theory. Australian Journal of Management, 13 (2), 275-302. 

Marshall, E., Schreckenberg, K., and Newton, A. C. (Eds.) (2006). Commercialization of non-timber forest product Factors influencing success. Lessons learned from Mexico and Bolivia and policy implications for decision-makers. Cambridge UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 

The winding down of the timber industry in the Maine Woods initially led to opportunities for conservation of natural areas, according to an analysis by Sara A. Clark and Peter Howell, From Diamond International to Plum Creek The Era of Large Landscape Conservation in the Northern Forest, University of Maine, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center (2007). 

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