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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52254#.VI5MesnQrzE Author(s)   Vathana Khun 1,2 , Nophea Sasaki 1,3 Affiliation(s) 1 Graduate School of Applied Informatics, University of Hyogo, Kobe, Japan . 2 National REDD+ Taskforce Secretariat, Forestry Administration, Phnom Penh, Cambodia . 3 School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia . ABSTRACT Selective logging creates a large amount of wood residues in forests in addition to producing a small amount of sawnwood for use as source of construction materials. Although accounting for carbon fluxes in harvested wood products (HWPs) becomes necessary in the fight against climate chang...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=47216#.VFw2tWfHRK0 Author(s)   Chansa Chomba , Chimbola Obias , Vincent Nyirenda Affiliation(s) School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Disaster Management Training Centre, Mulungushi University, Kabwe, Zambia . Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Mulungushi University, Kabwe, Zambia . School of Natural Resources, Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia . ABSTRACT The ten provinces of Zambia were surveyed to determine number and size of game ranches situated in these areas up to the end of 2012/early 2013. Three classes of game ranches were developed as; 1) ≥500 hectares as game ranch proper, 2) ≥50 - <500 hectares as ...