Evaluating Silviculture Projects:
Evaluating Silviculture Projects:

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Published: 1997

Total Pages: 40

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This publication contains readings & excerpts from the 1997 draft of the British Columbia Forest Service "Stand density management guidebook." The first section presents the economic principles of timber production for evaluating stand density management options. A production economics approach is explained, taking into account such factors as revenue assumptions, piece size & price, harvesting & milling costs, silviculture treatment costs, and discount rate. The second section briefly reviews forest estate models for projecting the impacts of stand management activities on the forest inventory over time. The last section discusses the factors which may influence future real log & end-product prices and summarizes research on the potential for real price increases in timber. It concludes with recommendations on future price assumptions for stand density management investment analysis.

Evaluating Silviculture Projects:
Evaluating Silviculture Projects:

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Published: 1990

Total Pages: 29

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This document contains excerpts from the literature to 1990 on silvicultural decision-making, interspersed with introductory or explanatory notes. Topics covered include the nature of silviculture projects as long-term investments; the benefits of silviculture, including improvement in growth & yield, increases in timber value, harvest cost reduction, aggregate wood supply benefits, impacts on employment & community stability, and social & ethical benefits; financial analysis of silviculture project viability; discounted cash flow criteria for determining profitability; forest stand models used in British Columbia; uncertainty & risk associated with silvicultural treatment; and economic analysis in a wider perspective.

Pilot Project on the System for the Evaluation of the Management of Forests (SEMAFOR)
Pilot Project on the System for the Evaluation of the Management of Forests (SEMAFOR)

Author: Kit Prins

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Published: 2016

Total Pages: 168

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The study presents the results of the SEMAFOR (System for the Evaluation of the MAnagement of FORests) pilot study, which tested the method through voluntary assessment of the sustainability of forest management in European countries, on the basis of the Pan-European set of criteria and indicators. Scale-neutral indicators were developed and used to describe and assess the situation in 20 participating countries. Thresholds were used for the assessment indicators. Results which exceeded the thresholds were the subject of a discussion with national correspondents to check accuracy, put the data in context and describe the policy response, if any. The study presents detailed results, by indicator and by country, and discusses the main issues arising from the experience. This activity is experimental in nature: its only purpose is to check and test the method. The material presented does not constitute any formal conclusion or statement regarding the status of sustainable forest management in countries taking part in this exercise.