The Sustainable Forestry Handbook

by Higman, Sophie; Mayers, James; Bass, Stephen; Judd, Neil; Nussbaum, Ruth

• ISBN13: 9781844071180
• ISBN10: 1844071189
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

* "This book is the first to set out in clear, simple language what needs to be done. It deserves a place on every forest manager's desk and field pack" -- Duncan Poore * "In a very practical and accessible way'¦the handbook provides a framework for understanding, planning and implementing improved forest management techniques" -- ETRFN News * "A stimulating guide to many of the issues likely to be faced in contemporary forest management" -- James Sowerby, Shell Forestry Ltd "The Sustainable Forestry Handbook" is widely considered to be the essential aid to understanding and implementing sustainable forest management. Providing a clear and concise guide to the practicalities of implementing international standards for sustainable forest management, this fully updated second edition covers new Forest Stewardship Council requirements, High Conservation Value Forests, clearer requirements on pesticides and changing policy and forest governance. Aimed at forest managers and employing extensive cross referencing and easy to understand illustrations, this highly practical handbook explains in clear terms what the standards require forest managers to do and how they might go about implementing them.

Author Biography

James Mayers is Director of the Forestry and Land Use Programme at the International Institute for Environment and Development.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures and Boxes	ix
Acronyms and Abbreviations	xiii
Acknowledgements	xv
Using This Handbook	xvi
Part One: Introduction to International Standards for Forest Management	1	(26)
Introduction to Part One	3	(1)
What is Sustainable Forest Management?	4	(2)
Elements of sustainable forest management	5	(1)
Why Practise Sustainable Forest Management?	6	(12)
Forest governance	6	(5)
Environmental and social risk reduction	11	(1)
Playing a part in development	12	(1)
The business case for SFM	13	(2)
Forestry's future challenges	15	(3)
Standards for Sustainable Forest Management	18	(9)
What are SFM standards?	18	(1)
Who develops standards and how?	18	(2)
Process and performance standards	20	(1)
International initiatives	21	(3)
National initiatives	24	(3)
Part Two: What Do the Standards Require?	27	(68)
Introduction to Part Two	29	(3)
The Legal and Policy Framework	32	(4)
Compliance with legislation and regulations	32	(1)
Tenure and use rights	33	(1)
The forest organization's commitment to SFM	34	(2)
Sustained and Optimal Production of Forest Products	36	(15)
Management planning	36	(2)
Sustained yield of forest products	38	(3)
Monitoring	41	(2)
Protection of the forest resource	43	(2)
Economic viability and optimizing benefits from the forest	45	(6)
Protecting the Environment	51	(15)
Environmental and social impact assessment	51	(2)
Conservation of biodiversity	53	(5)
Ecological sustainability	58	(3)
Use of chemicals	61	(3)
Waste management	64	(2)
The Wellbeing of People	66	(11)
Consultation and participation processes	66	(2)
Social impact assessment	68	(1)
Recognition of rights and culture	69	(3)
Relations with employees	72	(2)
Contribution to development	74	(3)
Plantations	77	(10)
Plantation planning	77	(3)
Species selection	80	(2)
Soil and site management	82	(2)
Pest and disease management	84	(1)
Conservation and restoration of natural forest cover	85	(2)
Performance Requirements	87	(8)
Part Three: Using an Environmental Management System	95	(18)
Introduction to Part Three	97	(2)
Sustainable Forest Management Policy	99	(4)
Developing commitment	99	(1)
Writing a policy statement	100	(3)
Planning	103	(2)
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment	103	(1)
Objectives and targets	103	(1)
Environmental Management Programme	104	(1)
Implementation	105	(3)
Training	105	(1)
Operational control	105	(3)
Checking	108	(2)
Management Review	110	(3)
Part Four: Meeting the Requirements	113	(74)
Introduction to Part Four	115	(1)
Planning	116	(44)
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment	116	(11)
Communication and collaboration with stakeholders	127	(5)
Writing a management plan	132	(6)
Resource surveys	138	(5)
Calculating sustained yield	143	(5)
Developing a conservation strategy and the management of High Conservation Value Forests	148	(12)
Implementation in the Forest	160	(21)
Forest roading	160	(5)
Harvesting and extraction	165	(5)
Silviculture	170	(3)
Chemicals and pest management	173	(5)
Training	178	(3)
Monitoring	181	(6)
Operational monitoring	181	(2)
Strategic monitoring	183	(4)
Part Five: Tackling Social Issues	187	(36)
Introduction to Part Five	189	(2)
Why Social Issues are Important	191	(5)
People's rights to forests	192	(1)
Good business practice	193	(1)
Ethical reasons	193	(1)
Legal reasons	194	(1)
Responding to external pressure	194	(1)
Contribution to sustainable development	195	(1)
Working with Stakeholders	196	(17)
Initial identification of key groups	196	(2)
Investigating stakeholder interests	198	(4)
Identifying and prioritizing stakeholders' potential contributions to sustainable forest management	202	(1)
Practical tools for working with stakeholders	203	(3)
Agreeing social responsibilities	206	(3)
Company--community forestry partnerships	209	(4)
Conditions of Employment	213	(3)
Monitoring Social Impacts	216	(4)
Social issues to monitor	217	(1)
Approaches to monitoring social issues	218	(2)
Dealing with Erroneous Perceptions and Unrealistic Expectations	220	(3)
Part Six: Forest Management Certification	223	(26)
Introduction to Part Six	225	(2)
Why Achieve Certification?	227	(1)
Choosing a Certification Scheme	228	(5)
Customer demand	228	(2)
Accessing new markets	230	(1)
Investor, donor or insurer demands	231	(1)
Meeting management goals	231	(1)
Pressure from governments	232	(1)
The Certification Process	233	(4)
Application and proposal: Choosing your certifier	233	(1)
Pre-assessment: The initial visit	234	(1)
Closing out gaps	234	(1)
Stakeholder consultation	234	(1)
Main assessment	235	(1)
Report and peer review	235	(1)
Certification and surveillance	236	(1)
Small and Low Intensity Managed Forests	237	(3)
Group Certification	240	(3)
Group and resource managers	240	(1)
The group manager's role	240	(1)
Group certification in practice	241	(2)
Phased Approaches to Certification	243	(2)
Chain of Custody	245	(2)
Percentage-based claims	245	(2)
Other Certification-related Initiatives	247	(2)
Appendices	249	(2)
Appendix 1 The Standards	251	(40)
FSC Principles and criteria for forest stewardship	251	(7)
ITTO guidelines for the sustainable management of natural tropical forests	258	(9)
ITTO guidelines for the establishment and sustainable management of planted tropical forests	267	(24)
Appendix 2 Technical Examples	291	(13)
Example of management plan contents from Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda	291	(3)
Implementing HCVF in small forests	294	(10)
Appendix 3 International Conventions	304	(8)
Chemical pesticides prohibited in FSC certified forests	304	(4)
Cites -- The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora	308	(1)
Application of ILO conventions to forestry operations	309	(3)
Appendix 4 Useful Contacts	312	(12)
Internet resources and contacts	312	(9)
Further reading	321	(3)
Glossary	324	(6)
Index	330