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DocumentThreatened, endangered and vulnerable tree species: a comparison between FRA 2005 and the IUCN Red List
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Book (stand-alone)Trees and shrubs of the Maldives 2007
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No results found.In the Maldives, forests and trees are used by the islanders primarily as a source of timber but also for medicinal and culinary purposes amongst many others. For their effective conservation and sustainable management it is essential that relevant information on the identity, ecology and use of each species be catalogued and disseminated. This book is the first of its kind in the Maldives and contains information on 100 species including broadleaves, mangroves, pandanus, palms and casuarinas. E ach fact sheet includes information on how Maldivian communities utilize different parts of a tree or shrub together with details relating to potential commercial use. Information on soil types in which particular trees and shrubs flourish and their tolerance to various environmental conditions such as salt spray, soil salinity, drought, wind, etc. is provided. Trees and shrubs useful in creating coastal bioshield are indicated and major methods of propagation are given for each species along wi th management information. With its abundant and colorful pictures this book serves as a stimulus to promote the propagation and conservation of forests and trees for a green Maldives. -
Book (series)Using fodder from trees and shrubs to feed livestock in the tropics
Better Farming Series, no. 42 (1994)
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No results found.This illustrated manual teaches the farmer how to identify some common fodder trees and shrubs, how to grow fodder trees and shrubs, how to feed fodder from trees and shrubs to animals.
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