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Title Sustainable forest management in a changing world : a European perspective / Peter Spathelf, editor
Published Dordrecht : Springer, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 258 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Series Managing forest ecosystems ; v. 19
Managing forest ecosystems ; v. 19.
Contents Introduction: Some basic remarks on sustainable forest management, environment and global ethics / Hartmut Ihne and Peter Spathelf -- Sustaining the world's forests : managing competing demands for a vital resource : the role of the World Bank / Gerhard Dieterle -- Conservation of tropical forests and climate change mitigation / Pierre L. Ibisch and Lars Schmidt -- The state of Europe's forests : 2007 : report of the Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe for Sustainable Forest Management in Europe / Michael Köhl and Ewald Rametsteiner -- Sustainable forest management in the tropics : still a long way to go? / Leif Nutto, Peter Spathelf, and Ulrich Eberland Schroder -- Non-wood forest products for livelihoods and sustainable development / Wulf Killmann -- Conservation of forest genetic resources : the basis for adaptability in managed forests / Ralf Kätzel -- Adaptive forest management : a prerequisite for sustainable forestry in the face of climate change / Andreas Bolte [and others] -- A scientific perspective for silviculture / Thomas Knoke -- Forest-related climate mitigation options : dialogues for exploring opportunities and threats / Martin Welp -- Key challenges in forest protected area management / Monika Bertzky and Bastian Bomhard -- Forest organizations in change : examples from the tropics and subtropics / Jürgen Pretzch -- Forestry or "the art of flying blind" : sustainability in an era of global change / Ulrich Schraml and Roderich v. Detten -- Sustainable forest management as a model for sustainable development : conclusions toward a concrete vision / Peter Spathelf
Summary With its 250-year history, Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) is now viewed as a model for managing forests worldwide. Yet despite the frequent use of the term there remain many questions concerning its meanings, criteria as well as its practical application. This book explores the current potential of SFM within the context of the rapid changes occurring in our natural and social environment, and examines the broad range issues - climate change, finance, governance, policy, certification, reduced-impact logging, non-timber products and services and stakeholder participation in land-use decisions - within the context of forest use, functions and conservation. With contributions from high-level representatives from the World Bank, FAO, IUCN and UNEP, as well as from leading academics - and including case studies from Europe and the tropics - this timely synthesis will provide a valuable reference for advanced students and researchers interested in forest and natural resource management, participatory and extension research, forest ecology and ecosystem services, functions and values, as well as for those involved in forest policy at local, regional and international levels. 'Every so often, a discipline should take stock where we are and where we are going. This book is doing that in a very timely manner. As we gain an appreciation of the magnitude and implications of future changes, the authors present views and ideas on a wide range of topics related to sustainable forest management. They provide a much needed overview of challenges in the face of climate and other aspects of global change. The book incorporates recent advances in a variety of fields and provides suggestions for solutions to important management problems that range from theoretical approaches to practical applications.' Klaus J. Puettmann, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA
Analysis bosbedrijfsvoering
forest management
klimaatverandering
climatic change
energiebronnen
energy sources
ecologie
ecology
natuurbescherming
nature conservation
Forest Management
Bosbeheer
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Sustainable forestry -- Europe
Forest management -- Europe
Trees.
Forests and forestry.
Conservation of natural resources.
Trees
Forestry
Conservation of Natural Resources
forestry.
trees (woody plants)
Forest management -- Europe.
Sustainable forestry -- Europe.
Sciences de la vie.
Biomédecine.
Trees
Forests and forestry
Conservation of natural resources
Forest management
Sustainable forestry
SUBJECT Europe. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045631
Europe
Subject Europe
Form Electronic book
Author Spathelf, Peter
ISBN 9789048133017
9048133017