Timber
Large-scale, intensively-managed and even-aged tree monocultures for timber production have been expanding onto communities’ fertile lands. They have destroyed forests and grasslands, especially in Latin America, Asia, and East and Southern Africa. The species used are exotic and fast-growing. They include varieties of eucalyptus, pine and teak trees.
Bulletin articles
9 January 2018
This article gives an overview on the industrial tree plantation expansion threat in eastern and southern African countries, its external drivers, as well as the challenges this expansion presents to affected communities struggling to defend their land and livelihoods.
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18 April 2017
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18 April 2017
Publications
5 October 2016
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Bulletin articles
9 November 2015
Publications
11 June 2012
Bulletin articles
30 April 2012
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30 December 2011
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2 September 2011
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30 April 2011