Towards Forest Sustainability

by Lindenmayer, David B.; Franklin, Jerry F.

• ISBN13: 9781559633819
• ISBN10: 1559633816
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Island Pr

Summary

The world's montane forests are vitally important for conservation and water catchment. Because logging regimes have significant impacts on biodiversity as well as water quality and water quantity, the management of these forests has often been a major source of conflict amongst rural communities, government agencies, and conservationists. Although much information on ecologically sustainable managment practices is now available, further organizational change and policy tranformation is needed to see a transition to sustainable practices inplemented on the ground.Towards Forest Sustainabilitycontains practical essays by some of the world's leading forests ecologists and managers from the United States, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Australia, and New Zealand. The authors describe the changes that have taken place in forest management- highlighting what worked, what didn't, and the lessons that have been learned.This unique collection of essays documents the drivers of the change in the logging industry and the resulting outcomes, both the good and the bad. The book provides real-world insights from an international perspective into government policy, industrial concerns, and conservation and biodiversity issues.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Participants at the Forestry Roundtable Meeting	viii
Acknowledgments	ix
Challenges to temperate forest stewardship focusing on the future
Jerry F. Franklin	1	(14)
Are forests different as a policy challenge?
Stephen Dovers	15	(16)
Towards ecological forestry in Tasmania
J.E. Hickey and M.J. Brom	31	(16)
Integrating wildlife conservation and wood production in Victorian montane ash forests
David Lindenmayer	47	(26)
The role of large mammals in US forests
Michael Soulé	73	(12)
Resolving forest management issues in British Columbia
Fred Bunnell and Laurie Kremsater	85	(26)
Finnish forestry in transition-finding ways to sustainable forest management
Jari Niemelä	111	(16)
The role of science in the changing forestry scene in the USA
David Perry	127	(16)
Forest biodiversity management-the Swedish model
Per Angelstam	143	(24)
Sustainable forest management in New Zealand
David Norton	167	(22)
A new forest and wood industry policy framework for Australia
Judy Clark	189	(16)
Transitions to ecological sustainability in forests-a synthesis
David Lindenmayer and Jerry Franklin	205	(10)
References and bibliography	215