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“How To” Manuals

This list consists of manuals and guides that provide information on identifying and working with specific native species, establishing nurseries, developing sites, and other practical information for implementing Rainforestation.

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Gregorio, N.O.,  J.L. Herbohn, & S.R. Harison. 2010. Guide to Quality Seedling Production in Smallholder Nurseries. VISCA Foundation for Agricultural Research and Development, Inc. and College of Forestry and Natural Resources, Visayas State University, VISCA, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines. Small PDF icon (4.1 MB)

Gregorio, N.O. 2010. Selecting the Appropriate Mother Tree for Timber Species. ACIAR Q-Seedling Project, Visayas State University,  VISCA, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines.
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Margraf, J. & P. P. Milan 1997. Mag-"Rainforestation Farming" Kita! Philippine-German Applied Tropical Ecology Program, Visayas State College of Agriculture (ViSCA), Baybay, Leyte, Philippines. Small PDF icon (5.41 MB)

Milan, P. P. 2009. Rainforestion Farming: A Farmer’s Guide to Sustainable Forest Management, 2nd Edition. Visayas State Univesity & Foundation for the Philippine Environment. Small PDF icon (5.22 MB)

Milan, P. P. & F. Göltenboth 2005. Abaca and Rainforestation Farming. A Guide to Sustainable Farm Management. Leyte State Univeristy, Baybay, Leyte, Philippines. Small PDF icon (23.2 MB)

Anon. n.d. How to Propagate Tibig (Ficus nota) from seeds. Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation. Small PDF icon (1.67 MB)

Anon. 2002. ITTO Guidelines for the Restoration, Management and Rehabilitation of Degraded and Secondary Tropical Forests. ITTO, in collaboration with CIFOR, FAO, IUCN, & WWF. Small PDF icon (1.14 MB)