Forest Sustainability

Author : David Lindenmayer,Jerry Franklin
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003-05-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780643100053

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Towards Forest Sustainability by David Lindenmayer,Jerry Franklin Pdf

Towards Forest Sustainability is a collection of practical essays by some of the world’s leading forest ecologists and managers from the United States of America, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand. The authors describe the changes that have taken place in forest management – highlighting what worked, what didn’t, and the lessons that have been learned. This unique set of essays documents the drivers of the change in the logging industry and the resulting outcomes. It provides real-world insights from an international perspective into government policy, industry concerns, and conservation and biodiversity issues.

Author : Rajat Panwar,Robert Kozak,Eric Hansen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317675259

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Forests, Business and Sustainability by Rajat Panwar,Robert Kozak,Eric Hansen Pdf

Forests are under tremendous pressure from human uses of all kinds, and one of the most significant threats to their sustainability comes from commercial interests. This book presents a comprehensive examination of the interactions between the forest products sector and the sustainability of forests. It captures the most current sustainability concerns within the forestry sector and various sustainability-oriented initiatives to address these. Experts from around the world analyze interconnected topics including market mechanisms, regulatory mechanisms, voluntary actions, and governance, and outline their effectiveness, potential, and limitations. By presenting a novel overview of the burgeoning field of business sustainability within the forestry sector, this book paves a way forward in understanding what is working, what is not working, and what could potentially work to ensure sustainable business practices within the forestry sector,

Author : Donald W. Floyd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105115296951

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Forest Sustainability by Donald W. Floyd Pdf

Author : Roger A. Sedjo,Alberto Goetzl,Stevenson O. Moffat
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781135893347

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Sustainability of Temperate Forests by Roger A. Sedjo,Alberto Goetzl,Stevenson O. Moffat Pdf

RFF's Roger Sedjo and his colleagues discuss initiatives designed to promote and enhance sustainable forestry in temperate countries. While concerns about tropical deforestation are considerable, temperate forests account for the vast majority of the world's roundwood production and most global trade in wood and paper. Improving forest sustainability in such regions is imperative, economically and environmentally. This book illustrates how far nations have progressed, and how far they still need to go, in that effort. The authors describe how temperate nations address forest sustainability, discussing recent developments affecting forestry and trade. Their compilation of international data on forest practices and regulation provides a useful comparative perspective. They analyze the effect of institutional changes (e.g., new laws) on land management. The volume assesses how national forestry industries are adapting to new laws and policies in the face of new realities in production and markets, particularly in the context of international trade and global competition. Country profiles provide details on sustainability policy and performance in eight timber-exporting or major wood-using temperate nations: the United States, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Germany, France, New Zealand, and Chile. The authors also assess how each nation would be affected by the application of various criteria for sustainability.

Author : John L. Innes,Anna V. Tikina
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781136456770

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Sustainable Forest Management by John L. Innes,Anna V. Tikina Pdf

Sustainable Forest Management provides the necessary material to educate students about forestry and the contemporary role of forests in ecosystems and society. This comprehensive textbook on the concept and practice of sustainable forest management sets the standard for practice worldwide. Early chapters concentrate on conceptual aspects, relating sustainable forestry management to international policy. In particular, they consider the concept of criteria and indicators and how this has determined the practice of forest management, taken here to be the management of forested lands and of all ecosystems present on such lands. Later chapters are more practical in focus, concentrating on the management of the many values associated with forests. Overall the book provides a major new synthesis which will serve as a textbook for undergraduates of forestry as well as those from related disciplines such as ecology or geography who are taking a course in forests or natural resource management.

Author : Walter Smith,Chris Maser
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000-09-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781420032703

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Forest Certification in Sustainable Development by Walter Smith,Chris Maser Pdf

From recycled products to organic food, the movement to be "environmentally friendly" is now expanding into the forestry field. Recognizing this impact, Home Depot has committed to giving preference to selling "certified wood," proven to come from forests that meet certain biological and social sustainablility standards. Retailers and vendors can offer certified wood through the international Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and FSC accredited organizations like SmartWood, recently featured in People magazine.

Author : H. S. Gupta,M. Yadav,D. K. Sarma,A. M. Singh
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9788179934951

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Ensuring Sustainability in Forestry by H. S. Gupta,M. Yadav,D. K. Sarma,A. M. Singh Pdf

Ensuring Sustainability in Forestry: certification of forests details the concepts and approaches required to meet the desired international standards of forest certification. It brings together important issues related to forest certification, which need to be applied and utilized in the context of forests in India in the present scenario. It also focuses on economic factors, greening of certification processes, and the interface between technical and business knowledge. Drawing on a wealth of information provided by valuable studies across the globe, this volume discusses forest certification and its impact on conservation and development of biodiversity. It is a comprehensive and detailed guide for forest managers, owners, and consultants; government foresters; and forest product traders.

Author : Charlie M. Shackleton,Ashok K. Pandey,Tamara Ticktin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781317916123

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Ecological Sustainability for Non-timber Forest Products by Charlie M. Shackleton,Ashok K. Pandey,Tamara Ticktin Pdf

There is growing knowledge about and appreciation of the importance of Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) to rural livelihoods in developing countries, and to a lesser extent, developed countries. However, there is also an assumption on the part of policy-makers that any harvesting of wild animal or plant products from the forests and other natural and modified ecosystems must be detrimental to the long-term viability of target populations and species. This book challenges this idea and shows that while examples of such negative impacts certainly exist, there are also many examples of sustainable harvesting systems for NTFPs. The chapters review and present coherent and scientifically sound information and case studies on the ecologically sustainable use of NTFPs. They also outline a general interdisciplinary approach for assessing the sustainability of NTFP harvesting systems at different scales. A wide range of case studies is included from Africa, Asia and South America, using plant and animal products for food, crafts, textiles, medicines and cosmetics.

Author : Kristiina A. Vogt
Publisher : CABI
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781845930981

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Forests and Society by Kristiina A. Vogt Pdf

This book, which contains 8 chapters, provides a framework for the general public, forest managers and policy makers to understand what factors need to be included when working towards using and protecting the world's forests so that they can be sustained. Topics covered include: historical perceptions and use of forests; the creation of today's forest landscapes by global societies; decision making related to forests becoming democratic and globalized; changing views about the ecology and conservation of forests; the historical and continuing impacts of human disturbances (i.e., air pollution, climatic change, salt injury, introduced plants, introduced insects, introduced pathogens, forest management activities and wars) on forests; the relevance of natural disturbances (i.e., wildfires, wind, extreme temperature and moisture, volcanic eruptions, pathogens, and insect and vertebrate pests) in maintaining sustainable forests; the relationship of human health to forest management; and the relationship among forests, humans and the carbon cycle. Case studies from Australia, Bolivia, Botswana, China, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and the USA, are also included.

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 : 46,5 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 : Martin K. Luckert,David Haley,George Hoberg
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774820684

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Policies for Sustainably Managing Canada?s Forests by Martin K. Luckert,David Haley,George Hoberg Pdf

Three quarters of Canada’s forests are under provincial control, so provincial forest policies are crucial to long-term sustainability. By offering an up-to-date comparative scrutiny of forest policies, this book provides forest managers, policy-makers, scholars, and students with the information and concepts to critically examine Canada’s complex forest tenure systems. Looking at tenure, stumpage fees, and other forest practices, the authors assess how well different provincial schemes achieve the goals of sustainable forest management. They identify essential policy attributes that could be used to guide tenure reform, consider barriers that could prevent meaningful change, and offer much-needed practical guidance on overcoming these obstacles.

Author : Julian Evans
Publisher : CABI
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781845935658

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Planted Forests by Julian Evans Pdf

This book contains nine chapters providing a synthesis of the multiple uses, impacts and sustainability of planted forests by looking at the past, outlining the present situation and highlights the outlook and issues for the future. In addition, the policy, institutional and ownership issues in planted forests are also covered.

Author : Shashi Kant,R. Albert Berry
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781402035197

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Institutions, Sustainability, and Natural Resources by Shashi Kant,R. Albert Berry Pdf

This work proposes that new economic theory, rather than a new public policy based on old theory, is needed to guide humanity toward sustainability. The book includes the ideas from old as well as new institutional economics, discussed in detail by leading experts in the field. This book follows a companion work, 'Economics, Sustainability, and Natural Resources: Economics of Sustainable Forest Management', volume 1 of the series.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : CABI
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Forest management
ISBN : 9781845931759

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Sustainable Forestry by Anonim Pdf

In the context of forest sustainability, this book presents the issues related to both global climate change and conservation of biodiversity. It highlights four methodologies and shows how they contribute in overcoming the ecological challenges facing our world. The practical experience presented can be applied to the implementation of successful sustainable forestry policies.

Author : Philip Joseph Burton
Publisher : NRC Research Press
Page : 1056 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 0660187620

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Towards Sustainable Management of the Boreal Forest by Philip Joseph Burton Pdf

Presenting a summary of the development in boreal forest management, this book provides a progressive vision for some of the world's northern forests. It includes a selection of chapters based on the research conducted by the Sustainable Forest Management Network across Canada. It includes a number of case histories.