Sustainable Management of Tropical Forests.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sist, Plinio.

Series:

Essais Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (96 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Versailles : Quae, 2025.

Summary:

This book does not set out to justify logging. Instead, it offers a clear, factual and accessible account of its true environmental impacts. More importantly, it reveals how timber harvesting, rather than being an enemy, could become a powerful ally in the fight to conserve the world's tropical rainforests.

Contents:

Intro

Table of contents

Introduction

Tropical forests

A vast diversity

Multiple roles

A long history of resource exploitation

Ecosystems on the brink of extinction

Selective logging of tropical forests

A brief history of tropical forestry

Principles of selective logging

Selective logging is not just about felling trees

Harvesting timber and non-timber forest products

Status of tropical production forests worldwide

Tropical woods and their products on the international market

Economics of the forestry sector in tropical countries

The impact of timber harvesting

Reduced impact logging

Immediate impact on the forest stand

Long-term impact

Social impact

Sustainability in practice

Sustainability of timber production

Diversifying the sustainability of the concession system

Promoting social forestry

Challenges of restoring forest landscapes

The role of international bodies

Conclusion

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ISBN:

9782759241880

OCLC:

1545638963