Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management
Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management

Author: Robert John Raison

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 490

ISBN-13: 9780851998923

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There is increasing pressure on the forestry industry to adopt sustainable practices, but a lack of knowledge about how to facilitate this, and how to measure sustainability. This book reviews current thinking about scientifically based indicators, and sustainable management of natural forests and plantations. Information is applicable to boreal, temperate and tropical biomes. The contents have been developed from papers presented at a IUFRO conference held in Australia, in order to develop a state-of the art report on this subject.

Sustainable Forest Management
Sustainable Forest Management

Author: John L. Innes

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2016-12-19

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 1136456775

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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.

Textbook of Biodiversity
Textbook of Biodiversity

Author: K V Krishnamurthy

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2003-01-10

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1482280183

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A comprehensive text and reference book covering all the aspects of biodiversity science for students and researchers of biodiversity, plant science, biotechnology, as well as zoology.

Changing Landscapes
Changing Landscapes

Author: Duncan Poore

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-03-29

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 113657008X

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This is the history of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO); its aims, policies and achievements, through drawing on contemporary records and the author's own wide experience. The book uses examination of past successes and failures to formulate a 21st-century agenda for the most practical ways of improving the management of forests and deciding forest policies.

Governance Principles for Concessions and Contracts in Public Forests
Governance Principles for Concessions and Contracts in Public Forests

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9789251046128

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This report reviews the types of contracts used in the management of public forests. Agreements for forest utilization are analysed along with contracts for the acquisition of goods and services. The study illustrates the importance of an effective institutional and legal framework. The key elements to consider when awarding contracts are detailed, along with valuation, administration and ensuring the terms of the contract are fulfilled. Special attention is given to the importance of awarding contracts through a transparent and competitive process.

No Timber Without Trees
No Timber Without Trees

Author: Duncan Poore

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-05

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1134064217

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Much of the world's tropical timber is still supplied from natural forest, but under current systems of management the forests are rapidly becoming exhausted. Unless management practices change to become genuinely sustainable, neither the forests nor the essential contribution of the timber industry to many economies will survive. Duncan Poore reviews the extent to which natural forests are already being sustainably managed for timber production, and looks at how these practices can be enlarged. He places management for timber in the wider context of tropical forest conservation and outlines a strategy for further action. Thoroughly researched and accessibly written, this book will be useful for everyone working or interested in the subject of tropical forests. Foreword by Dato Dr B.C.Y. Freezailah Originally published in 1989