Results for download

1) Best Practices

A description of practices focusing on  Short Rotation Forestry in Europe

- download (in a straight form) or here (with line numbers so it might be easier to refer to a specific place)

2) Profitability analysis ('business model')

A synopsis of differences between developing and industrialized countries together with case studies on different business models. Sheds light also on the economic importance of annual crops in agroforestry systems.

- download (in a straight form) or here (with line numbers so it might be easier to refer to a specific place)

3) Guidelines

A synthesis of the essentials of short rotation forestry for project developers

- download (in a straight form) or here (with line numbers so it might be easier to refer to a specific place)

4) Land use management standards

A description of the conflict between growing trees on agricultural fields and food production with a focus on African case studies

- download the interim version

5) Report on cooking stoves

An overview on the relevance of the efficiency of small cooking stoves based on wood fuel.

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6) Report on charcoal production

A document on charcoal making. Charcoal is one of the main cooking fuels in many developing countries.

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7) CDM specifics

A document which outlines the characteristics of countries  which may host the so called 'CDM projects' with regard to short rotation forestry (traditionally these countries are developing countries)

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8) Research Agenda on Short Rotation Forestry

A document on the most pressing research issues in the sector

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9) Survey

A report on a survey among stakeholders within the Short Rotation Forestry sector.

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10) Characteristics of poplar with a focus on 'utilisation'

This paper is a translation performed by project partner HeRo of an according scientific article they had established in German.

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11) Promotion poster ata IUFRO conference in November 2011

This poster was presented after the project's end and among others aims at a international online conference on Agroforestry with experience exchange between developing and developed countries.

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12) Article in German on main lessons learned from Benwood

This arcticle was presented at a conference in Wieselburg, Austria, in November 2011 and then again in February 2012.

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12a) Slide show in German on main lessons learned from Benwood, Agroforestry

This slide show was presented at a conference in Wieselburg, Austria, in November 2011 and then again in February 2012.

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