Achieving Sustainable Management Of Tropical Forests

Author : Jürgen Blase
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Deforestation
ISBN : 1786762498

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Achieving Sustainable Management of Tropical Forests by Jürgen Blase Pdf

Although global rates of deforestation have started to decrease, they remain alarmingly high in many tropical countries. In light of this challenge, the growing importance of sustainable forest management (SFM) has been highlighted as a means for improving sustainability across the sector. Achieving sustainable management of tropical forests summarises and reviews the rich body of research on tropical forests and how this research can be utilised to make sustainable management of tropical forests a standard implementable strategy for the future. The book features expert discussions on the economic, political and environmental contexts needed for SFM to operate successfully, including coverage of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With its distinguished editors and international array of expert authors, Achieving sustainable management of tropical forests will be a standard reference for researchers in tropical forest science, international and national organisations responsible for protection and responsible stewardship of tropical forests, as well as the commercial sector harvesting and using tropical forest products.

Author : Jürgen Blaser,Pat Hardcastle
Publisher : Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Sc
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 178676248X

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Achieving Sustainable Management of Tropical Forests by Jürgen Blaser,Pat Hardcastle Pdf

This collection reviews the wealth of research on tropical forest management. Parts 1 and 2 explore key challenges facing tropical forests as well as the ecosystem services they deliver. Parts 3 and 4 review the management structures and techniques required for sustainable forest management (SFM). Part 6 includes case studies of SFM of different tropical forest types.

Author : Florencia Montagnini,Carl F. Jordan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 3540237976

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Tropical Forest Ecology by Florencia Montagnini,Carl F. Jordan Pdf

Importance pf tropical forests; characteristics of tropical forests; classification of tropical forests; deforestation in the tropics; management of tropical forests; plantatios and agroforestry systems; approaches for implementing sustainable management techniques.

Author : Ian Armitage
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251041237

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Guidelines for the Management of Tropical Forests: The production of wood by Ian Armitage Pdf

Author : Gräfe, S., Köhl, M., Eckelmann, C.M., Bremner, Q., Oatham, M., Pacheco, R., Playfair, M., Shono, K.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9789251346600

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Sustainable management of logged tropical forests in the Caribbean to ensure long-term productivity by Gräfe, S., Köhl, M., Eckelmann, C.M., Bremner, Q., Oatham, M., Pacheco, R., Playfair, M., Shono, K. Pdf

To facilitate sustainable management of logged forests in the Caribbean, forest authorities of Belize, Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, jointly with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the University of Hamburg as a scientific partner, implemented the regional project “Ensuring Long-Term Productivity of Lowland Tropical Forests in the Caribbean” financed by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The main objective of the project was to support the sustainable management of logged forests to maintain productivity and prevent further degradation. For this purpose, extensive field studies were conducted in the project countries, which resulted in silvicultural recommendations presented in this publication. The project findings revealed that the application of general sustainable forest management protocols for tropical production forests that set limits on harvesting does not necessarily ensure sustained productivity if the composition and management of the residual stand are not considered. The ratio of the number of harvested trees to the remaining future crop trees can provide a simple indicator of the sustainability of harvest. If the current harvest exceeds the number of future crop trees, the harvest is not sustainable. As a rule of thumb, at least one, preferably two future crop trees per harvested tree should be retained for future use. Protection of future crop trees can be a simple and practical approach to prevent high grading and degradation of the forest growing stock. The importance of reduced impact logging to reduce unnecessary damage to the future crop trees and for sustainable forest management, in general, is stressed.

Author : Min Thant Zin
Publisher : Universitätsverlag Göttingen
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783938616161

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Developing a Scientific Basis for Sustainable Management of Tropical Forest Watersheds by Min Thant Zin Pdf

Myanmar is a country situated in continental Southeast Asia and most parts of the country are highlands forming as watersheds of country's drainage systems. These highland watersheds are usually clad with tropical forests of different types providing productive and protective functions essential for sustainable development of the country. Accordingly, sustainable forest management has to be adopted as a standard approach for effective watershed conservation whereas timber production guided by sustained yield principles would be one of the overriding objectives. Four case studies provide some useful insight into resolution for some technical problems of the prevailing strategic challenges in sustainable forest management for effective conservation of forest watersheds of the country.

Author : Ian Armitage
Publisher : Daya Books
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8170352452

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Guidelines For Managment of Tropical Forest by Ian Armitage Pdf

The Present Guidelines Provide Technical Advice Related Mainly To One Of The Seven Commonly Used Criteria For Sustainable Forest Management: The Productive Functions Of The Forest. More Specifically, They Consider The Production Of Timber, Wood And Wood Products From Forest Ecosystems. The Guidelines Are Focused On Basic Issues Of How To Plan And Implement The Production Of Wood In Tropical Forests In Practice At An Operational Level. Contents Introduction, (1) The Purpose Of The Guidelines, (2) An Overview Of Tropical Forest Management Of Wood Production, (3) Further Reading, Part I: Principles Of Tropical Forest Management, (1) Background Issues Concerning Sustainable Forest Management, (2) National Policy And Legal Framework, (3) Security Of Forest Tenure And The Permanent Forest Estate, (4) Forest Management Planning, (5) Permanent Definition Of Forest Boundaries, (6) Effective Forest Protection, (7) Maintenance Of Forest Ecosystem And Site Productivity, (8) Assessment Of Forest Resources, (9) Knowledge On The Sustainability Of Tropical Forest Ecosystems, (10) The Choice Of An Appropriate Silvicultural System, (11) Minimisation Of Adverse Environmental Impacts, (12) Commercial Sustainability And Business Management, (13) Community Participation In Sustainable Forest Management, (14) Monitoring Of Managerial Performance, (15) Further Reading, Part Ii: Planning, (A) Guidelines For Defining Forest Resources, (1) Resources And Inventories, (2) Land Area In Sustainable Forest Management, (3) Forest Inventory, (4) Forest Growth And Yields, (5) Diagnostic Sampling, (6) Further Reading, (B) Guidelines For Defining Financial, Economic, Environmental And Social Information, (1) Financial Considerations, (2) Economic Considerations, (3) Environmental Considerations, (4) Social Considerations, (5) Further Reading, (C) Guidelines For Forest Management Planning, (1) The Forest Management Plannng Process, (2) Yield Prediction, (3) Determination Of The Allowable Cut, (4) Yield Regulation, (5) Forest Management Planning, (6) Harvest Planning, (7) Further Reading, Part Iii: Implementation, (1) Implementation Of Forest Management Plans, (2) Implementation Of Harvesting Operations, (3) Implementation Of Post Harvest Operations, (4) Further Reading, Part Iv: Monitoring, Reporting And Review, (1) Principles Of Management Control, (2) Monitoring, Recording And Reporting Of Operational Achievements In Tropical Forest Management, (3) Reporting, (4) Review Of Forest Management Activities, (5) Further Reading.

Author : Frances Seymour,Jonah Busch
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781933286860

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Why Forests? Why Now? by Frances Seymour,Jonah Busch Pdf

Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time—averting climate change and promoting development. Despite their importance, tropical forests and their ecosystems are being destroyed at a high and even increasing rate in most forest-rich countries. The good news is that the science, economics, and politics are aligned to support a major international effort over the next five years to reverse tropical deforestation. Why Forests? Why Now? synthesizes the latest evidence on the importance of tropical forests in a way that is accessible to anyone interested in climate change and development and to readers already familiar with the problem of deforestation. It makes the case to decisionmakers in rich countries that rewarding developing countries for protecting their forests is urgent, affordable, and achievable.

Author : Eberhard F Bruenig
Publisher : CABI
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781780641409

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Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests, 2nd Edition by Eberhard F Bruenig Pdf

This new edition of Conservation and Management of Tropical Rainforests applies the large body of knowledge, experience and tradition available to those who study tropical rainforests. Revised and updated in light of developments in science, technology, economics, politics, etc. and their effects on tropical forests, it describes the principles of integrated conservation and management that lead to sustainability, identifying the unifying phenomena that regulate the processes within the rainforest and that are fundamental to the ecosystem viability. Features of the natural forest and the socio-cultural ecosystems which can be mimicked in the design of self-sustaining forests are also discussed. A holistic approach to the management and conservation of rainforests is developed throughout the book. The focus on South-East Asian forestry will be widened to include Africa and Latin America. Recent controversial issues such as biofuels and carbon credits with respect to tropical forests and their inhabitants will be discussed. This book is a substantial contribution to the literature, it is a valuable resource for all those concerned with rainforests.

Author : Neil Judd,Sophie Higman,James Mayers,Stephen Bass,Ruth Nussbaum
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781849773317

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The Sustainable Forestry Handbook by Neil Judd,Sophie Higman,James Mayers,Stephen Bass,Ruth Nussbaum Pdf

The Sustainable Forestry Handbook is widely considered to be the essential aid to understanding and implementing sustainable forest management. Providing a clear and concise guide to the practicalities of implementing international standards for sustainable forest management, this fully updated second edition covers new Forest Stewardship Council requirements, High Conservation Value Forests, clearer requirements on pesticides and developments in policy and forest governance. Aimed at forest managers, and employing extensive cross referencing and easy-to-understand illustrations, this highly practical handbook explains in clear terms what the standards require forest managers to do and how they might go about implementing them.

Author : Pia Katila,Carol J. Pierce Colfer,Wil de Jong,Glenn Galloway,Pablo Pacheco,Georg Winkel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108486996

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Sustainable Development Goals by Pia Katila,Carol J. Pierce Colfer,Wil de Jong,Glenn Galloway,Pablo Pacheco,Georg Winkel Pdf

A global assessment of potential and anticipated impacts of efforts to achieve the SDGs on forests and related socio-economic systems. This title is available as Open Access via Cambridge Core.

Author : Alastair Fraser
Publisher : Springer
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030158392

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Achieving the Sustainable Management of Forests by Alastair Fraser Pdf

This book discusses the reality of implementing sustainable forest management measures. Rather than simply offering theoretical descriptions, the book comprehensively details how sustainably managed forests can only be achieved through the cooperation and support of foresters, politicians, business leaders, local communities, consumers of forest-based goods and services, and the general public. The book also aims to raise public awareness of the factors involved in attaining the true sustainability of forest management, and the consequences of failing to do so, as well as the current issues facing sustainable forest management such as land ownership and land-use rights, political corruption, environmental stressors, and economic pressure. In 17 chapters, the book will appeal to academics and teachers in forestry and related areas, government practitioners, development agencies, and NGOs.

Author : Emmanuel H. D'Silva,Simmathiri Appanah
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821325973

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Forestry Management for Sustainable Development by Emmanuel H. D'Silva,Simmathiri Appanah Pdf

Introduction and overview; The policy environment; The institucional environment; The technological environment.

Author : Daniel J. Zarin,Janaki R. R. Alavalapati,Frances E. Putz,Marianne Schmink
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004-12-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780231503037

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Working Forests in the Neotropics by Daniel J. Zarin,Janaki R. R. Alavalapati,Frances E. Putz,Marianne Schmink Pdf

Neotropical forests sustain a wealth of biodiversity, provide a wide range of ecosystem services and products, and support the livelihoods of millions of people. But is forest management a viable conservation strategy in the tropics? Supporters of sustainable forest management have promoted it as a solution to problems of both biodiversity protection and economic stagnation. Detractors insist that any conservation strategy short of fully protected status is a waste of resources and that forest management actually hastens deforestation. By focusing on a set of critical issues and case studies, this book explores the territory between these positions, highlighting the major factors that contribute to or detract from the chances of achieving forest conservation through sustainable management.

Author : Marinus J. A. Werger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Forest management
ISBN : 9051131011

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Sustainable Management of Tropical Rainforests by Marinus J. A. Werger Pdf