Contributing to sustained resource use in the humid and sub-humid tropics: Some research approaches and insights

This document reviews the current activities of the MAB Programme that are contributing to the development of sustainable land-use systems that are in tune with the social, cultural, and biological characteristics of the peoples and ecological systems of the humid and sub-humid tropics. Topics covered are: biological diversity, traditional ecological knowledge, and integrated conservation in the humid tropics; ecological and economic sustainability of tropical rain forest management; forest regeneration and ecosystem rehabilitation in the humid tropics; tropical soil fertility and its biological management; savanna ecology and management; responding to stress and disturbance; and technical synthesis, training, and institutional development.