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ZEF Bonn ● Center for Development Research – Annual Report 2001/2002
ZEF research is covered in its
own series of peer-reviewed
books and discussion papers.
Also, ZEFnews appears three
times a year and reports on
new developments at ZEF. It
is available as a print version
in English.
Prof. Ramón López receiving
the prestigious Alexander von
Humboldt Award in Berlin
these choppers, the project is co-operating with two mechanical engineering companies,
a local one and one from southern Brazil. In addition, a private contractor experienced
in excavation and land-clearing services in eastern Amazonia has enlisted
for putting the chopping devices at the farmers' disposal. In 2001, the most important
event held together with the private sector was a series of four consecutive days of
field demonstrations of our chopping technology on the occasion of the “4th
Machinery and Timber Products Show" in Belém, capital of Pará state, from
November 20 to 23. ZEF and Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, our scientific counterpart
in Brazil, participated as exhibitors. With about 300 visitors in the field demonstrations
outside Belém, our innovative approaches for fire-free land preparation created
great interest. The participants were farmers, co-operatives, plantation managers,
forest owners, politicians (amongst them the governor of Pará state Dr. Almir Gabriel),
scientists, students and journalists. Also, a number of politically responsible persons
for environmental issues at state level gained significant inspirations.
Publications and information material
Research at ZEF is well-documented in its own series of peer-reviewed books and
discussion papers. During the period between July 2001 and June 2002, a total of
17 books and seven “ZEF Discussion Papers on Development" were published. As a
rule, the papers are provided to national, European and international libraries on a
mutual exchange basis. In addition, numerous articles of ZEF researchers were published
in national and international journals. A list of all the publications can be
found in the chapter “ZEF - in brief".
ZEFnews appears three times a year and reports on new developments at ZEF. It is
available as a print version in English. It is also dispatched as an e-mail version. All
editions can be downloaded from the Internet in pdf format. The ZEF Annual Reports
contain detailed overviews of the activities. Information in brief in German
and English is provided in the ZEF leaflets.
The ZEF homepage is an information and communication medium of growing
significance. It was updated in May 2002. The ZEF homepage (www.zef.de)
enables world-wide access to the ZEF activities. Each year, an average of
100,000 visitors access this online information service.
Academic awards
The research work of various members of ZEF's academic staff has been honoured
by a number of academic awards.
● Prof. Ramón Lopez has received the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt
Award. Ramón Lopez is a senior fellow at ZEF and co-operates as a lecturer
in our doctoral studies program and as a partner with various environmental
economics research projects.