02542cmm a2200361 4500 214805346 TxAuBib 20120507120000.0 101011s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781849776400 electronic bk. 1849776407 electronic bk. 9781844077670 hardback 1844077675 hardback 9786612789762 (OCoLC)669500712 N$T eng N$T EBLCP CDX E7B OCLCQ YDXCP MHW OCLCQ TxAuBib Degraded forests in Eastern Africa [electronic resource] : management and restoration / edited by Frans Bongers and Timm Tennigkeit. London : Earthscan, 2010. 1 online resource (xiv, 370 p.) : ill., maps. Earthscan forest library Includes bibliographical references and index. Preface; Contributors; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Degraded Forests in Eastern Africa: Introduction; Chapter 2 Forest Resources and Challenges of Sustainable Forest Management and Conservation in Ethiopia; Chapter 3 Forests and Forestry in Uganda; Chapter 4 Forests and Forestry in Tanzania; Chapter 5 Composition, Structure and Regeneration of Miombo Forest at Kitulangalo, Tanzania; Chapter 6 Church Forests -- Relics of Dry Afromontane Forests of Northern Ethiopia: Opportunities and Challenges for Conservation and Restoration. Forest degradation as a result of logging, shifting cultivation, agriculture and urban development is a major issue throughout the tropics. It leads to loss in soil fertility, water resources and biodiversity, as well as contributes to climate change. Efforts are therefore required to try to minimize further degradation and restore tropical forests in a sustainable way. This is the first research-based book to examine this problem in East Africa. The specific focus is on the forests of Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda, but the lessons learned are shown to be applicable to neighbouring countries an. Forest conservation Africa, Eastern. Forest degradation Africa, Eastern. Sustainable forestry Africa, Eastern. Environmental Studies. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Agriculture Forestry. Electronic books. Bongers, Frans. Tennigkeit, Timm. Earthscan forest library. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=339042 EBSCOhost