Wild foresting : practising nature's wisdom / Alan Drengson & Duncan Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drengson, Alan R.

Contributor:

Taylor, Duncan M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forest restoration.

Forest ecology.

Community forestry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 pages) : illustrations, map, portraits

Place of Publication:

Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An in-depth anthology dedicated to reconciliation in human-wild forest relationships.

There is an emerging revolution in wild forest relationships. Wild foresting has evolved from ecoforestry, going far beyond merely having a minimum impact on the world, to sustaining and promoting forest health, along with biological and cultural diversity. Wild foresting promotes the responsible use of forests, connects indigenous knowledge systems, and unites a great variety of local practices tailored to unique forests around the world. Prize-winning experts dedicated to reconciliation in humanwild forest relationships have contributed their stories to this comprehensive, in-depth anthology.

Contents:

pt. 1. Wild forests and perennial wisdom

pt. 2. Wild forests, trees and diversity of values

pt. 3. Case studies here and there

pt. 4. Indigenous knowledge, meeting human and wild forest needs

pt. 5. Wild foresting, healty children and lifelong learning

pt. 6. Wild forests and the fate of the world.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-280) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-46545-7

1-55092-425-7

OCLC:

567973916