Forestry

State of the World's Forests, published biennially, provides a global view of major developments affecting forests. The theme for the 2009 edition is 'Society, forests and forestry: adapting for the future'. The 2007 issue reviewed 'Progress towards sustainable forest management' with an emphasis on ...more

• Published: 01 Apr 2009
• ISBN: 9789251060575
• £38.95

Urban trees have an important role in sustainable communities, providing numerous aesthetic, social, and health benefits. Their importance within urban 'green spaces' has been emphasised by a number of Government reports. This survey was commissioned in 2004 and aims to provide up-to-date information ...more

• Published: 15 Feb 2008
• ISBN: 9781851128891
• £54.97 (£56.62 inc. VAT)

FAO's biennial 'State of the World's Forests' series offers a global perspective on the forest sector, including its environmental, economic, and social dimensions. This seventh edition, 'State of the World's Forests 2007', examines progress towards sustainable forest management....more

• Published: 09 May 2007
• ISBN: 9789251055861
• £35.50

'Tree Roots in the Built Environment' sets out a comprehensive review of tree root biology and covers a broad range of practical issues that need to be considered in order to grow trees successfully in our towns and cities and to realise the significant benefits they provide in built environments. ...more

• Published: 14 Jun 2006
• ISBN: 9780117536203
• £47.00

This is the sixth edition of the biennial report on the current state of global forest resources, recent developments, and emerging issues in the forest sector. It includes contributions from key non-governmental organisations and from individuals, as well as articles written by FAO staff....more

• Published: 31 Mar 2005
• ISBN: 9789251051870
• £31.95

This is the 55th edition of the Yearbook which contains data for all countries and territories of the world relating to the production and trade in forest products for the years 1997-2001, and on the direction of trade in 2000 and 2001....more

• Published: 29 Apr 2003
• ISBN: 9789250049007
• £43.00

This publication presents a collection of key indicators on the environment for more than 200 countries, drawn from World Development Indicators 2002 (ISBN 0821350889). Data tables contain information by region, income group and individual country, and are organised under the headings of agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, energy, emission and pollution, water and sanitation, and national accounting aggregates. ...more

• Published: 28 Jan 2003
• ISBN: 9780821351031
• £11.50 (£13.80 inc. VAT)

An easy to understand non-laboratory based system for determining the causes of ill-health in trees. The emphasis is on problems of species grown for non-commercial purposes, but nearly all causes of ill-health in trees are covered in some detail, apart from damage from biting insects and mammals. ...more

• Published: 13 Jul 2000
• ISBN: 9780117535459
• £38.00

Across the world, soils are managed with increasing intensity, yet we know little about how managed soils change through time. This book uses data from the long-term Calhoun Forest Experiment in southeastern North America to explore the legacy of soil change in a region of ecological, agricultural and forestry significance. ...more

• Published: tbc
• ISBN: 9780521771719
• £Not known

The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) Production Yearbook is a compilation of statistical data on basic agricultural products for all countries and territories in the world. The yearbook includes data series on area, yield and production of crops; on livestock numbers and products; and on population, land use, irrigation and farm machinery for the years 1997 to 1999. ...more

• Published: 18 May 2001
• ISBN: 9789250045207
• £39.00

The aim of 'Principles of Tree Hazard Assessment and Management' is to provide information for assessing and managing risks to people and property, and also to protect trees from unnecessary felling and disfigurement....more

• Published: 21 Jul 1999
• ISBN: 9780117533554
• £40.00