Towards Forest Sustainability
The world's montane forests are vitally important for conservation and water catchment. Because logging regimes have significant impacts on biodiversity as well as water quality and water quantity, the management of these forests has often been a major source of conflict amongst rural communities, government agencies, and conservationists. Although much information on ecologically sustainable managment practices is now available, further organizational change and policy tranformation is needed to see a transition to sustainable practices inplemented on the ground.
Towards Forest Sustainability contains practical essays by some of the world's leading forests ecologists and managers from the United States, 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 collection of essays documents the drivers of the change in the logging industry and the resulting outcomes, both the good and the bad. The book provides real-world insights from an international perspective into government policy, industrial concerns, and conservation and biodiversity issues.
- Are forests different as a policy challenge? –Stephen Dovers
- Towards ecological forestry in Tasmania. J.E. Hickey and M.J. Brown
-Integrating wildlife conservation and wood production in Victorian montane ash forests. David Lindenmayer
-The role of large mammals in US forests. Michael Soule’
-Resolving forest management issues in British Columbia. Fred Bunnelland Laurie Kremsater
-Finnish forestry in transition—finding ways to sustainable forest management. Jari Niemela
-The role of science in the changing forestry scene in the USA. David Perry
- Forest biodiversity management—the Swedish model. Per Angelstam
-Sustainable forest management in New Zealand. David Norton
-A new forest and wood industry policy framework for Australia. Judy Clark
-Transitions to ecological sustainability in forests—a synthesis. David Lindenmayer and Jerry Franklin
-References and bibliography
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