The present book entitled: Forest and Livelihoods in Developing Countries: Towards Sustainable Tropical Forest Management and Conservation' contains explanations and discussions regarding: Forest Policy Change - Historical Development of Forest Policy in Ethiopia; Major Actors of Ethiopian Agricultural Extension System; Improved Fallow - Importance, Tree Species Used, and Challenges (with a case study from Zambia); Assessment of Organizational and Operational Aspects of Arsi Forest Enterprise in Ethiopia ; The Economic Function of Non-Timer Forest Products in Rural Development - the case of gum arabic from Acacia senegal tree in the gum-belt of The Sudan; Cutting cycle fixation in the Bolivian moist tropical forests; Community-Based Ecotourism - the case of Adaba-Dodola Community-Based Ecotourism in Oromia Region, Ethiopia; and, Conservation of Medicinal Plants with a case study from the Indian Himalayan Region. The book is addressed to professionals and organizations working on forest-related livelihood improvement projects and programs in developing countries.