Sustainability of Temperate Forests / Roger A. Sedjo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sedjo, Roger A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable forestry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (113 p.)

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2017.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

RFF's Roger Sedjo and his colleagues discuss initiatives designed to promote and enhance sustainable forestry in temperate countries. While concerns about tropical deforestation are considerable, temperate forests account for the vast majority of the world's roundwood production and most global trade in wood and paper. Improving forest sustainability in such regions is imperative, economically and environmentally. This book illustrates how far nations have progressed, and how far they still need to go, in that effort.The authors describe how temperate nations address forest sustainability, dis

Contents:

1. Sustainable forestry : an overview

2. History and evolution of sustainable forestry concepts

3. Alternative approaches to defining sustainable forestry

4. Cost implications of sustainability practices

5. Some consequences of forest sustainability issues

6. Domestic and international policy responses to sustainability in selected temperate countries

7. Summary and conclusions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-102).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-135-89341-1

1-138-47194-1

1-135-89334-9

1-315-06076-0

0-585-33566-4

9781315060767

OCLC:

45843660