Sustainable Forestry

Author : John L. Innes,Anna V. Tikina
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 49,9 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 : Alastair Fraser
Publisher : Springer
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 45,8 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 : Neil Judd,Sophie Higman,Stephen Bass,James Mayers,Ruth Nussbaum
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136551895

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

"Provides a guide to the practicalities of implementing international standards for sustainable forest management. This highly practical handbook is aimed at forest managers"-- Provided by publisher.

Author : Bruce A. Shindler,Thomas M. Beckley,Mary Carmel Finley
Publisher : Corvallis : Oregon State University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015057605548

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Two Paths Toward Sustainable Forests by Bruce A. Shindler,Thomas M. Beckley,Mary Carmel Finley Pdf

In recent decades, new scientific information has transformed our understanding of forest ecosystems, driving forest policy changes in both Canada and the United States. The extraction-oriented policies that dominated forest management for more than a century have given way to new approaches, leading often to acrimonious public debate, controversy over the interpretation of science, and frequent litigation by groups who support conflicting points of view. Today, the U.S. and Canada face a common challenge: to achieve a sustainable form of forest management that has wide public support. Many books discuss the scientific changes underlying forest policy, but this is the first to examine the social and economic aspects of sustainable forestry and the resulting impacts on resource policy in the two countries. The authors attempt to make sense of citizens' expectations for forests, and the responses by public-land managers and policymakers. Contributors include sociologists, research foresters, economists, political scientists, and geographers, as well as scholars in recreation and tourism. Together, their writings provide an in-depth interdisciplinary perspective on Canadian and U.S. efforts to manage public forests on a sustainable basis. The premise of "Two Paths toward Sustainable Forests is that academics and students, resource professionals, policymakers, and members of industry, environmental, and forest community groups can benefit from a comparison of the situations on either side of the border. By comparing the challenges of sustainable forestry and the different approaches adopted in Canada and the U.S., this book points the way towards potential solutions to common problems.

Author : Walter Smith,Chris Maser
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,6 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 : Anonim
Publisher : CABI
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 44,8 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 : Matti Palo,G. Mery
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1996-10-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0792337387

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Sustainable Forestry Challenges for Developing Countries by Matti Palo,G. Mery Pdf

This book is an outcome of a research project on "Sustainable Forestry and the Environment in Developing Countries". The project has been run by Metsantutki muslaitos METLA -the Finnish Forest Research Institute since 1987 and will be completed this year. A major output by this project has so far been a report in three volumes on "Deforestation or development in the Third World?" The purpose of our multidisciplinary research project is to generate new knowl edge about the causes of deforestation, its scenarios and consequences. More knowledge is needed for more effective, efficient and equitable public policy, both at the national and intemationallevels in supporting sustainable forestry in develop ing countries. Our project has specifically focused on 90 tropical countries as one group and on three subgroups by continents, as well as the three case study countries, the Philippines, Ethiopia and Chile. The University of Joensuu has been our active partner in the Philippine study. We have complemented the three cases by the analyzes of Brazil and Indonesia, the two largest tropical forest-owning countries. Some other interesting country studies were annexed to complement our book both by geography and expertise. The United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economics Research, UNUIWIDER in Helsinki Finland has also been partly engaged. Most of the results from its project on "The Forest in the South and North in Context of Global Warming" will, however, be published later in a separate book.

Author : Bhaskar Vira,Christoph Wildburger,Stephanie Mansourian
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781783741939

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Forests and Food by Bhaskar Vira,Christoph Wildburger,Stephanie Mansourian Pdf

As population estimates for 2050 reach over 9 billion, issues of food security and nutrition have been dominating academic and policy debates. A total of 805 million people are undernourished worldwide and malnutrition affects nearly every country on the planet. Despite impressive productivity increases, there is growing evidence that conventional agricultural strategies fall short of eliminating global hunger, as well as having long-term ecological consequences. Forests can play an important role in complementing agricultural production to address the Sustainable Development Goals on zero hunger. Forests and trees can be managed to provide better and more nutritionally-balanced diets, greater control over food inputs—particularly during lean seasons and periods of vulnerability (especially for marginalised groups)—and deliver ecosystem services for crop production. However forests are undergoing a rapid process of degradation, a complex process that governments are struggling to reverse. This volume provides important evidence and insights about the potential of forests to reducing global hunger and malnutrition, exploring the different roles of landscapes, and the governance approaches that are required for the equitable delivery of these benefits. Forests and Food is essential reading for researchers, students, NGOs and government departments responsible for agriculture, forestry, food security and poverty alleviation around the globe.

Author : Neil Judd,Sophie Higman,James Mayers,Stephen Bass,Ruth Nussbaum
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 46,9 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 : Max Krott
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9004116397

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Policies for Sustainable Forestry in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine by Max Krott Pdf

"Policies for Sustainable Forestry in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine" provides a thorough analysis of the key factors in the transition process affecting the forest sector in the eponymous countries. Moreover, it designs new strategies for sustainable development in these areas. The book attempts to strengthen selected trends in the forest sector in each country so that they may gradually achieve sustainability and create a market economy. The key factors are identified by making use of several different sources: scientific papers, interviews with experts from the three countries and the personal experiences of the co-authors living in the countries. The strategies propose new and interesting options for improving forest management by optimizing forestry within closed production units. Further strategies deal with reorientation of forest planning, transition oriented labor management and acquisition of resources for forestry from state and markets. "Policies for Sustainable Forestry in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine" also gives new insights into the political factors and informal strategies within the forestry sector. It serves as an important addition to existing economic market models and will draw attention to the political process driving the transition. This information is helpful to both experts in economics as well as foresters in the field as it gives them an understanding of the complexity of building up a market economy by transition.

Author : Donald W. Floyd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105115296951

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Forest Sustainability by Donald W. Floyd Pdf

Author : Chris Tollefson
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780774806824

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The Wealth of Forests by Chris Tollefson Pdf

These are turbulent, unpredictable, yet opportune times for Canadian forestry. Never before have competing demands on Canada’s forest resources been so great. At the same time, we are finally being forced to confront the sustainable limit of these resources. Now, the improbable has happened: government, industry, First Nationa, and NGOs appear to be part of an emerging consensus that industrial forestry in Canada must change. The Wealth of Forests is a pioneering attempt to grapple with the policy implications of the transition to sustainable forestry. While much has been written on the theory and practice of sustainable forestry and on the relative merits of regulatory versus market approaches to environmental protection, these literatures have nnot as yet been bridged. Using illustrations based on recent developments in British Columbia forest policy, this collection provides that bridge by analyzing the potential and limits of market, regulatory, and other policy instruments as means of achieving sustainability. Featuring new work by many of Canada’s leading forest policy scholars, this interdisciplinary collection is devoted to translating the concept of sustainability into practice in key areas of forest policy, including tenure, timber pricing, forest practices, land-use zoning, and eco-certification. The Wealth of Forests also considers how domestic and international legal regimes might constrain the adoption of policies that could bring us close to the elusive goal of sustainable forestry.

Author : Roger A. Sedjo,Alberto Goetzl,Stevenson O. Moffat
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781135893415

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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 : David Lindenmayer,Jerry Franklin
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,7 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 : Martin K. Luckert,David Haley,George Hoberg
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774820691

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

With more than three quarters of Canada's forests under provincial control, provincial forest policies are crucial for encouraging the sustainable management of the nation's forests. Forest tenures, which allow private companies to manage public forest resources, are the key policy tool that provinces use to balance the requirements of sustainable management with the economic concerns of the forest industry. By offering an up-to-date comparative examination of contemporary provincial forestry 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. The authors look at tenure, stumpage fees, and other forest practices to assess how well different provincial schemes achieve the goals of sustainable forest management. They identify a number of essential policy attributes that could be used to guide tenure reform, consider potential barriers that could prevent meaningful change, and offer much-needed practical guidance on overcoming these obstacles.