Forests in Landscapes

by Sayer, Jeffrey; Maginnis, Stewart; Laurie, Michelle (CON)

• ISBN13: 9781844071968
• ISBN10: 1844071960
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

'This book demonstrates that [ecosystem approaches and sustainable forest management] are neither alternative methods of forest management nor are they simply complicated ways of saying the same thing. They are both emerging concepts for more integrated and holistic ways of managing forests within larger landscapes in ways that optimize benefits to all stakeholders'.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. xiii
New Challenges for Forest Management	p. 1
Economics Issues in Ecosystem Approaches to Forest Management	p. 17
Information Needs for Ecosystem Forestry	p. 31
Global Standards and Locally Adapted Forestry: The Problems of Biodiversity Indicators	p. 47
Changing Forest Values in Europe	p. 59
Empowering the Forest-Dependent Poor in India	p. 75
Balancing Conflicting Values: Ecosystem Solutions in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and Canada	p. 101
Wildlife, Loggers and Livelihoods in the Congo Basin	p. 115
Poor Farmers and Fragmented Forests in Central America	p. 129
Australian Forestry: "Beyond One Tenure-One Use"	p. 147
The Political Ecology of the Ecosystem Approach for Forests	p. 165
Forests in Landscapes: Expanding Horizons for Ecosystem Forestry	p. 177
References	p. 193
Annexes	p. 227
CBD Principles of the Ecosystem Approach	p. 229
FSC Principles and Criteria	p. 232
Improved Pan-European Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management as adopted by the MCPFE Expert Level Meeting 7-8 October 2002, Vienna, Austria	p. 243
List of Contributors	p. 248
Index	p. 251
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