Mexican oregano is a non-timber forest product harvested in natural vegetation and represents an important source of income for rural families. Recent reports have highlighted decreases in natural populations caused by increased harvest intensity. Oregano leaf harvesting is a complex problem, involving …

Publicatie ism TU Delft voor Proceedings of DESRIST 2018, 3-6 June, Madras, India. As digital technologies are transforming enterprises, the interest in business models is increasing. Technological disruptions like the Internet of Things (IoT) drive enterprises to redefine their business models to create …

Hout wordt al heel lang toegepast als constructiemateriaal voor verscheidene bouwwerken, maar sinds kort is er ook interesse in hout als constructiemateriaal voor hoogbouw. Hout is een brandbaar materiaal en op dit moment zijn er geen ontwerp- en rekenregels om massief houten panelen van verlijmd kruislaaghout …

Non Timber Forest Products (NTFP) gelden voor veel mensen in ontwikkelingslanden als belangrijke bron van voedsel, bouwmateriaal of kleding. Daarnaast kunnen NTFP’s een extra inkomen genereren voor de lokale gemeenschappen in bossen, zonder dat hiervoor bomen gekapt hoeven te worden. De souarinoot, het …

Houtimport v.d. Hoogenhoff is interested in expanding their sales to the export market and in particular to the UK. By analyzing the market, an advise is given to Houtimport v.d. Hoogenhoff how they should position their sales into the UK hardwood market. This report contains analysis of Houtimport van …

This research report is written as finalization of the bachelor study of Forest- and Nature conservation at the University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein. The purpose of the research is (a) to find out what influences the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) has had on the timber trade flows …

The number of primary rainforests in South-East Asia is in rapid decline since many formerly continuous forests become splintered as a result of human activities like mining, agriculture and silviculture. This study examined the effects of forest fragment size and logging on the tree carbon stocks and …

La Prosperité is an old colonial timber plantation in the rural district of Para in Suriname, which was purchased by a group of former plantation workers after the abolition of slavery. It is occupied by the small village of Bersaba which consists primarily of descendants of those who passed it on as …

Community forestry is a way to combine forest conservation with economic development of forest depending communities. In the Pacific zone of northern Peru, the rural population heavily relies on the endemic dry forest ecosystem as a source of firewood, timber and as grazing area. Bad management, overuse …

An inventarisation of the purchase posibilities for tropical community timber from Southern-West Cameroen added with a system that makes and proves legality in compliance with the euro standards.