Mahogany Research - Brazil

$90.4K USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture
Country	Brazil
Start Date	Aug 23, 2003
End Date	Nov 13, 2005
Duration	813 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`5484-3`

Grant Description

This project supports research on mahoganys growth and regeneration ecology in the Brazilian Amazon.

Research has developed management recommendations from the ecology field studies to a 8000 ha. pilot project on sustained yield production in natural forests. New forest management techniques are being developed for the sustainability of mahogany in its natural environment.