This study
was funded by the Government of the Netherlands through the Tropical Rainforest
Programme of the IUCN Netherlands Committee. The production and publication
of this report was supported by the Forestry Research Programme of the Department
for International Development (formerly the ODA). Particular thanks are
due to those who commented on a draft layout for the database and on types
of information to be collected, as well as giving advice and guidance during
this phase of work. They include Sampurno Bruinzeel, Rainer Bussmann, Charles
Doumenge, Willem Ferwerda, Don Gilmour, Larry Hamilton, Mark Jeffcote, Jim
Juvik, Maarten Kappelle, Mariella Leo, Adrian Long, Chris Sharpe, Fred Scatena,
Ed Tanner, Paul Toyne, Peter Weaver, Tim Whitmore, and Jan Wolf.
Grateful
appreciation is also expressed to a number of people who have contributed
to the compilation and production of the draft directory. To Heather Cross
for her great efforts in editing, reviewing and production, and to James
Culverwell and Sam Kanyamibwa (Africa), Ruth Laidlaw (Central America and
South-East Asia), Miguel Morales (Mexico) and Chris Sharpe (Venezuela) for
their help in writing and researching. Also to Tim Quinton for his work
on the database and Mary Edwards for map production. Finally to Clare Billington,
Willem Ferwerda, Larry Hamilton, Richard Luxmoore and John Palmer for their
advice and encouragement along the way.
Note:
This publication is supported by the promotion and dissemination component
of the DFID Forestry Research Programme. However, the Department For International
Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom can accept no responsibility for
any information provided or views expressed.
© The
World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 1997
