Should sustained yield be part of sustainable forest management?

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 356-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
MK (Marty) Luckert ◽  
T Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Market Forces ◽  
Forest Resource ◽  
Weak Sustainability ◽  
Strong Sustainability ◽  
Total Capital ◽  
Sustained Yield

This paper considers the question of whether sustainable forest management (SFM) should continue to incorporate sustained yield (SY) requirements, as it currently does in many jurisdictions. We evaluate the extent to which SY and SFM are consistent with notions of weak and (or) strong sustainability. Strong sustainability implies placing constraints on the reduction of stocks of natural capital to prevent irreversibility and (or) protect flows of services that have public good characteristics. In contrast, weak sustainability may allow market forces to draw down stocks of natural capital so long as levels of total capital (including human-made and natural capital) are maintained. We argue that with SY policies, we have probably chosen to attach strong sustainability policies to the only forest resource that does not need such protection (i.e., timber), while we have excluded other resources that could well need such protection (e.g., biodiversity) for pursuing SFM. Thus, the concept of allowable annual cuts could be dropped from SFM to be replaced by safe minimum standards on components of forest capital that are subject to irreversibility and (or) that have public good features. In other words, if we truly wish to pursue SFM, it may be necessary to leave SY behind.

Towards a tenure policy framework for sustainable forest management in Canada

1997 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin K. Luckert
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Yield Management ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Management Objectives ◽  
Forest Tenure ◽  
Evolutionary Step ◽  
Sustained Yield

Sustainable forest management may be considered an evolutionary step beyond sustained yield management. Although objectives related to sustainable forest management are common in Canada, policy means of achieving these objectives are rarely spelled out. Currently, forest tenure policies are dominated by concepts associated with sustained yield that may preclude the realization of sustainable forest management objectives. This paper identifies how tenure policies based on sustained yield concepts of allowable annual cuts could change in order to address a more holistic view of forests associated with sustainable forest management. Key words: forest tenure; forest policy; sustained yield; sustainable development; forest management; allowable annual cuts

scholarly journals Sustained Yield Forestry in Sweden and Russia: How Does it Correspond to Sustainable Forest Management Policy?

AMBIO ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marine Elbakidze ◽  
Kjell Andersson ◽  
Per Angelstam ◽  
Glen W. Armstrong ◽  
Robert Axelsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Sustained Yield

scholarly journals METHODOLOGY FOR DEFINING SUSTAINABLE SPATIAL FORESTRY

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3(72)) ◽  
pp. 71-78
Author(s):  
Ye.V. MISHENIN ◽  
I.Ye. YAROVA
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Forest Resource ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
Rational Use ◽  
Methodological Basis

Topicality. The current change in the ideology of forest management in Ukraine towards sustainable spatial development of forestry is due to the promising importance of ecosystem, economic and social values of forest resources, their multifunctional and intersectoral nature of the use of resource and ecological potential of forests, as well as the growing needs of society regarding the quality of the natural environment. Structural negative changes taking place in the forest sector during the transformation of the economy focus on the problem of sustainable spatial forestry. In particular, the restructuring of forest ownership forms, fiscal policy in the sector, forest management functions and integrated multi-purpose forest use are not consistent with the requirements of sustainable spatial development and a market-oriented model of forestry economics. More active implementation of institutional, ecological and economic, organizational and managerial mechanisms for ensuring sustainable spatial forestry requires conceptual and methodological reflection on the spatial approach to forestry.Aim and tasks. The purpose of the article is deepening the conceptual and methodological principles of sustainable spatial forestry in the context of modern environmental and economic problems of rational use of forest resource potential. Conceptually-methodological understanding of forestry requires: the disclosure of the substantive content of the spatial forestry; definition of features of formation and development of forest management; formation of criteria (classification) signs of the forestry space.Research results. The conceptual and methodological basis for the formation of forestry space is proposed in order to ensure sustainable development of the forestry complex. The basic economic-organizational principles of spatial development of forestry systems are considered. The content basis of sustainable forest management, in contrast to the forestry (in the broad sense), includes a wider range of organizational and technological components of forest-ecological, environmental, economic and social trends that are associated with sustainable use and the reproduction of forest resource potential and forestry space. Forestry space represents a combination of components of forest resource potential and socio-economic environment within a certain forestry region with their links and diverse relationships that are necessary for the sustainable development of society. The natural, informational, economic, financial, and intellectual components of forestry complement the institutional, which outline the legal norms for forest management. Forestry within the understanding of forestry space includes aspects of socio-ecological and economic equilibrium of forestry systems of different hierarchical levels of the organization.Conclusion. Research of the economic space of forestry goes beyond the substantive basis of the forestry economy, the theoretical and methodological basis of the regional economy, therefore, there is a problem of the formation of a new direction in the implementation of sustainable spatial forestry, which requires the consolidation of research into a coherent whole. It is the formation and development of an environmentally balanced, economic forestry space that is a prerequisite for rational use, reproduction and conservation of forest resource potential on an ecosystem basis.

scholarly journals How Should We Sustain Future Forests Under Extreme Risk?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry W Nelson ◽  
Hugh William Scorah
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Mountain Pine Beetle ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Extreme Risk ◽  
Pest Outbreaks ◽  
Pine Beetle ◽  
History Of ◽  
Sustained Yield ◽  
Forest Values

In this paper we examine the implications of managing for sustained yield in a world characterized by growing risk and uncertainty. We review the history of sustained yield (SY) forestry in North America with its emphasis on economic benefits and the persistence of the SY paradigm today, despite a publicized shift towards managing for a wider range of forest values called Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). We show that current forest management goals around sustainability as well as SFM indicators are still predicated on maximizing harvest levels and timber flows. We build a simple model to explore the implications of SY under extreme (fat-tailed) risk assumptions to show that maximizing a level of harvest without adequately accounting for risk leads towards the depletion of the forest stock with a corresponding decline in the forest economy. We discuss these results in relation to real-world events such as the increase in catastrophic fires and pest outbreaks like the Mountain Pine Beetle in Western Canada. We then examine the theoretical and practical implications that flow from this model and analysis.

scholarly journals Forest Resource Management: An Empirical Study in Northern Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 8752
Author(s):  
Sajjad Ali ◽  
Dake Wang ◽  
Talib Hussain ◽  
Xiaocong Lu ◽  
Mohammad Nurunnabi
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Forest Resources ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Forest Resource ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Forest Resource Management

Community participation for forest sustainability and use of forest resources for community development is considered a vital way in all societies. This study was conducted to assess the public views toward sustainable forest management in the area of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan, through collecting data from 255 respondents. Views about forest management techniques at different levels were discussed. Three main areas of focus to manage forest resources were: strategic-level management, local-level management, and communication-level management. To provide confidence and to measure factors affecting sustainable forest management, this study applied the structural equation modeling approach and built a model that explained and identified the critical factors affecting sustainable forest management. A quantitative approach via Smart Partial Least Squares version 3.2.8 was used for analysis. The findings of the study show that the R2 value of the model was 0.653, which means that the three exogenous latent constructs collectively explained 65.3% of the variance in sustainable forest management. In this study, the goodness of fit of the model was 0.431, which is considered valid for further analysis. Among the three proposed levels for forest management, the strategic-level-management factor was found the most important of the three variables. This study concluded that for better and sustainable forest management, policies should flow from the strategic level to the local and also focus on communication-level management because all these factors appear to be significant in measuring sustainable forest management. Community engagement and awareness are also found to be an important way for forest resource management.

scholarly journals Verso la nuova Direzione generale economia montana e foreste: il percorso e le nuove sfide

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-82
Author(s):  
Alessandra Stefani
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Careful Planning ◽  
National Congress ◽  
Forestry Policies ◽  
Agricultural Food

The former “Direzione generale foreste”, established in 2017 under the scope of theMinistry of Agricultural, food and forestry policies is about to become “Direzione generaleeconomia montana e foreste”. With this transformation, new important duties dedicated to themountain ecosystem are about to unfold. As this moment comes, we take the opportunity tolook back at the activities of the Direzione generale foreste, how these developed and the firstresults achieved. Most importantly, though, we address those results that are lying ahead of usand still need our best efforts. Those goals need to be analysed bearing in mind the focal pointsemerged in the report of the IV Italian National Congress of Silviculture (Turin, November2018). The new National Forestry Strategy along with other initiatives will be a turning point forthis sector. Sustainable forest management and careful planning will ensure higher biodiversityin our forests, contribute to the national natural capital along with the economic developmentof mountain and rural areas, where there is the majority of Italian forests.

The business of Criteria and Indicators in Sustainable Forest Management

2006 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 412-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Jeakins
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Forest Resource ◽  
Market Place ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
Day To Day Operations

While forest companies in British Columbia have been active in the development and implementation of Criteria and Indicators (C&I) in planning for sustainable forest management, in many cases they are not yet considered to be a core business function. A business case for C&I means going beyond the current paradigm of meeting legislative requirements and identifying C&I for sustainable forest management strictly within the context of certification. Without a comprehensive business case that articulates how C&I programs affect a company's position in the market place in terms of measurable benefits, costs and exposure to risk, activities essential to sustaining the broad range of forestry-related socio-economic and ecological values may not get the prioritization and resources needed. Quantifying costs and benefits will help define how forest companies will most effectively meet their sustainable forest management objectives and identify opportunities for partnerships with government, First Nations, stakeholders and other companies in the collective management of the forest resource. Although some companies have begun to develop approaches to the business case for C&I, more work is needed in integrating the objectives and activities of SFM planning into the basic day-to-day operations of a company as well as providing training to resource managers to communicate in the language of business. Government should adopt and encourage a C&I business case approach to forest resource management by developing strong links to legislative and land use planning requirements. Key words: Criteria and Indicators, business case, sustainable forest management, certification, land use planning, forest industry

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