Forest for Gross National Happiness :
Namgyel, Phuntsho.
Forest for Gross National Happiness : a collection of 16 years online debate on forestry issues in Bhutan (2000-2016) / Phuntsho Namgyel. - v, 288 pages
CONTENTS: Motivation for starting the online forum- Bhutan-e-forest -- Idea for the book -- Bhutan forest history hunt -- Origin of forest science and forest bureaucracy -- Politics of forest cover -- National forests are overcrowded-benefits of forest thinning -- More tress mean less water-An inconvenient science -- Economics matter in forestry -- Community forests- the magic bullet for Bhutan -- Masutake and cordyceps- Two high value non-timber forest products -- Forest grazing- tragedy of the commons? -- Sokshing and Tseri- misinformation on traditional land uses -- Bhutan's national tree-the correct scientific name? -- Protected areas-who gains and who pays? -- Wild boar-what solutions? -- Musk deer farming and viagra -- Second opinion on tokay gecko -- Forest pests and diseases -- Bamboo mass flowering and die-back -- Forest fires-good or bad? -- Home cooking and heating -energy security concern -- Mistakes in Bhutan's 2010 land cover map -- Poor country challenges in climate change dialogues -- Miscellaneous -- Bhutan forestry reflection.
2016362382
Bhutan Economic conditions.--------
Forests and forestry -- Bhutan.--------
Gross National Happiness -- Bhutan.--------
Forest for Gross National Happiness : a collection of 16 years online debate on forestry issues in Bhutan (2000-2016) / Phuntsho Namgyel. - v, 288 pages
CONTENTS: Motivation for starting the online forum- Bhutan-e-forest -- Idea for the book -- Bhutan forest history hunt -- Origin of forest science and forest bureaucracy -- Politics of forest cover -- National forests are overcrowded-benefits of forest thinning -- More tress mean less water-An inconvenient science -- Economics matter in forestry -- Community forests- the magic bullet for Bhutan -- Masutake and cordyceps- Two high value non-timber forest products -- Forest grazing- tragedy of the commons? -- Sokshing and Tseri- misinformation on traditional land uses -- Bhutan's national tree-the correct scientific name? -- Protected areas-who gains and who pays? -- Wild boar-what solutions? -- Musk deer farming and viagra -- Second opinion on tokay gecko -- Forest pests and diseases -- Bamboo mass flowering and die-back -- Forest fires-good or bad? -- Home cooking and heating -energy security concern -- Mistakes in Bhutan's 2010 land cover map -- Poor country challenges in climate change dialogues -- Miscellaneous -- Bhutan forestry reflection.
2016362382
Bhutan Economic conditions.--------
Forests and forestry -- Bhutan.--------
Gross National Happiness -- Bhutan.--------