Panel urges research on tropics before forests disappear

U.K. bioethics. Divided committee urges less restriction on embryo research.

The Application of Ethnobotanical Research to Working Forests in the Tropics Jeffrey

In this special issue of Ethnobotany Research and Applications, members and affiliates of the National Science Foundation funded Working Forest in the Tropics Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (hereafter WFT-IGERT) present case studies from research in Mesoamerica, lowland and montane Amazonia, the Andean Sierra, and Sub-Saharan Africa. In the spirit of actively engaging g...

Forests and human health in the tropics : some important connections

Unasylva 224, Vol. 57, 2006 Why should foresters concern themselves with issues of human health? There are at least two important answers to this question. First, and perhaps most fundamental, forestry activities affect human health and human health affects forests. Second, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) (see Box), which the world’s countries have committed to meet by 20...

Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics

Mangrove forests occur along ocean coastlines throughout the tropics, and support numerous ecosystem services, including fisheries production and nutrient cycling. However, the areal extent of mangrove forests has declined by 30–50% over the past half century as a result of coastal development, aquaculture expansion and over-harvesting1–4. Carbon emissions resulting from mangrove loss are uncer...

Discussion Panel on Evaluation in Generation Research

Evaluation is critical in offering feedback on progress_toboth developers andpotential consumers of NLG technology. However, evaluation has thus far not been as well-established in NLG as it has become in NLU. This panel will discuss evaluation methods and resources. It is aimed at building a better understanding of NLG evaluation methods, and hopefully arriving at steps to facilitate future ev...