Forestry Team Resources

This folder contains general and technical resources produced or sponsored by the USAID Forest Team and Extended Team members made up of technical staff from other Bureaus, Offices, or implementing partners.

Briefing Paper - Mahogany and Illegal Logging

General background introductory paper regarding Mahogany entitled "Big-leaf Mahogany: Illegal Logging Undermines Management" by Forest Team (AAAS) Fellow, Art Blundell. April 2002.

Technical Report - Carbon Storage, Sequestration and Forest Management

CARBON STORAGE, SEQUESTRATION AND FOREST MANAGEMENT. by Robert M. Clausen and Henry L. Gholz, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. Technical Editor: E. Jean Brennan, Environment Center, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C.

Emerging Issues - 1. China’s Growing Demand for Wood, and 2. Fast-Wood Forestry

USAID Forestry Programs Technical Notes on Emerging Issues in Global Forest Management September 2005 ******************** Issue I: China’s Growing Demand for Wood and Its Impact on Global Forests China’s emergence as a global economic power is likely to continue, and its dependence on forest products, both domestic and imported, is expected to continue to grow. This will have dramatic social, environmental, and economic impacts on the global forest sector. Just as China’s increasing consumption of oil is changing the global oil market, China is also changing the global market for wood products. Countries, companies, and communities that have or use forest resources are being forced to adapt to this changing marketplace. ******************** Issue II: Fast-Wood Forestry There is a growing global trend toward Fast-Wood Forestry. This trend is being driven by global factors that are unlikely to be suppressed or controlled. It is important for all forest resource stakeholders to be aware of what is happening and understand why it is happening, so that they respond appropriately and effectively.

Technical Report - Land-Use and Forestry Carbon Offset Projects

Draft report prepared by Sandra Brown, Winrock Intl. on Land-Use and Forestry Carbon Offset Projects. Presented at the USAID Global Bureau's Center for the Environment, Environment Officers Training Workshop, 1999.

Briefing Paper - Public-Private Partnerships in Forestry

PDF File USAID Forest Program Public Private Partnership Paper.

Technical Report - Communities and Climate Change, The Clean Development Mechanism and Village-based Forest Restoration in Central India

Communities and Climate Change: The Clean Development Mechanism and Village-based Forest Restoration in Central India. A Case Study from Harda Forest Division, Madhya Pradesh, India. Mark Poffenberger, Editor. 2001.

Briefing Paper - Twenty Five Years NFM History

PDF A History of the USAID Forest Program.