Management of tropical forests for products and energy

Abstract

Tropical forests have always been sources for prized timbers, rubber, tannin, and other forest products for use worldwide. However, with the recent concern regarding global change, the importance of effective forest products management and utilization has increased significantly. The USDA Forest Service's Forest Products Laboratory at Madison, Wisconsin, has embarked on a new program on the utilization and identification of and research on tropical tree species. This new work will be centered at the Laboratory and at the Forest Service's Institute of Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico.

Parent Publication

• Proceedings of the session on tropical forestry for people of the Pacific, XVII Pacific Science Congress; May 27-28, 1991

Citation

Zerbe, John I. 1992. Management of tropical forests for products and energy. In: Conrad, Engene C.; Newell, Leonard A., tech. cords. Proceedings on the session on tropical forestry for people of the Pacific, XVII Pacific Science Congress; May 27-28. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-129. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station: 11-14