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The Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA) is the world's longest established international forestry association, tracing its history back to 1921. Today it unites foresters, scientists, students, NGOs and policy makers throughout the world in a unique international network that provides professional support to its members and forms a key element of civil society.

2012 Young Forester Award launched

The Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Young Forester Award 2012.

Applications for the Young Forester Award are invited from students and young professionals below the age of 35 years on 30 June 2012 who are nationals of Commonwealth countries. Please note that as part of the CFA's continuing support to Small Island Developing States (SIDS), for the 2012 Young Forester Award we particularly encourage applications from foresters from SIDS within the Commonwealth. In addition we encourage applications from women, those with disabilities, and nationals of developing countries.

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International Forestry Review

Issue 4 2011

PAPERS

Impacts of community forests on livelihoods in Cameroon: lessons from two case studies
E. BEAUCHAMP and V. INGRAM

A booming trade? How collection of war residues affects livelihoods and forest in Vietnam
M. BOISSIERE, D. SHEIL and I. BASUKI

Chinese forest policies in the age of ideology (1949–1977)
W. WANG and C.O. DELANG

Hot spots of confusion: contested policies and competing carbon claims in the peatlands of
Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
G. GALUDRA, M. VAN NOORDWIJK, S. SUYANTO, I. SARDI, U. PRADHAN and D. CATACUTAN

Falling back on forests: how forest-dwelling people cope with catastrophe in a changing landscape
N. LISWANTI, D. SHEIL, I. BASUKI, M. PADMANABA and G. MULCAHY

U.S. investor perspectives of international timberland investments and Colombia
B.C. MENDELL, T. SYDOR, and A.H. LANG

A diagnosis of existing logging bans in Bangladesh
S.K. SARKER, J.C. DEB, and M.A. HALIM

Decentralization and Community Forest Management in Burkina Faso: Constraints and Challenges
P. COULIBALY-LINGANI, P. SAVADOGO, M. TIGABU and P-C. ODEN

COMMENTS

Supply of woody biomass, especially in the tropics: is demand outstripping sustainable supply?
K. OPENSHAW

Forestry at Southern Cross University: fifteen years in review
D. LLOYD, J.D. NICHOLS, K.H. TAFFS and J.K. VANCLAY

BOOK REVIEWS

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CFA Newsletter

December 2011

CONTENTS

Hands across the forest

ASSOCIATION NEWS

Sponsoring new members
CFA supports Iwokrama
The IFR moves to Ingenta

FOREST SCENES

Tribute to Prof Wangari Maathai
Bois et Forêts des Tropiques
News from Guyana
Is wood the new gold?
Sierra Leone forest sector
The state of forestry in Bangladesh
Why trees are good for Malawi

PUBLICATIONS

Tree species maps for European forests
Gender and REDD+

AROUND THE WORLD

Asia-Pacific: Locals ‘can play key role in helping forests recover’
Australia: Fire in rainforest – anathema or saviour?
Australia: Forestry sell off clears debts
Brazil: New weapon launched in fight against deforestation
Brazil faces $100 billion hit if forest farming bill fails, Senator says
Congo-Brazzaville: Congo Launches Large-Scale Tree-Planting Programme
DRC: The Future of the Forests in Poetry competition closes with great success
Global forestry loss is not as great as first feared, UN study confirms
Global: Leading southern NGOs slam Durban proposal to create new forest carbon market
Guyana: What’s happened to Guyana’s rainforest deal with Norway?
Mozambique: Timber companies lose their licences
Nigeria ranked worst in the world for deforestation
Pakistan: Govt breaks all records, sells one acre of forest for Rs9
Rwanda: Country to achieve 30 percent forest cover by 2020
Senegal: Prospects and pitfalls along a Great Green Wall
Sierra Leone: Tempers rise over oil palm
UK: Healthy woodlands ‘need quality not quantity’

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