Forest management: A dynamic evolving profession

1999 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Fedkiw ◽  
James H. Cayford
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Public Lands ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Management Learning ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Forest Use

This paper addresses the long-term evolving nature of forest management as reflected in Managing Multiple Uses on National Forests, 1905–1995, a new book, and recently published perspectives on Canadian forest management. It elaborates new understandings about the nature of forest management on public lands and proposes a new definition. It identifies forest management as a continuous, unending learning experience, and explains how it has been on the Pathway toward a fully holistic ecological approach from the beginning. It closes on the current dilemma in Canada and the USA – the lack of agreement among the public about the desirable use and management of their forests. Key words: management learning experience, ecosystem approach, sustainable forest management, public forest use dilemma

scholarly journals Global forestry: international and national strategic directions for sustainable spatial development

2021 ◽  
pp. 42-51
Author(s):  
Ye. Mishenin ◽  
I. Yarova ◽  
H. Mishenina ◽  
O. Dutchenko
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
International Regulation ◽  
Environmental Requirements ◽  
Main Components

The article outlines the main strategic guidelines for sustainable spatial development of forest management at different hierarchical levels of forest management (global, national, regional and local), which are related to the formation of a sustainable forest management system on an ecosystem basis in accordance with international principles and agreements on sustainable forest development. Emphasis is placed on the formation of the system of international ecological management of forestry for the implementation of the ecosystem approach in the system of spatial forest management. The necessity of forming a fundamentally new state ecologically oriented forest policy of Ukraine, based on the reassessment of human views on the role of forests in the global environment, was stated. The basic requirements for ecologically oriented national forest policy in the field of rational use and reproduction and protection of forest resources are formed. The main ways of solving environmental problems in the system of sustainable forestry are also outlined. The main directions of long-term development of global forestry are determined. The main directions of long-term development of global forestry are determined. The main components of international regulation of relations between states in the field of compliance with environmental requirements in the field of forestry have been formed.

scholarly journals Formation of a Sustainable Forest Management Strategy

2020 ◽  
pp. 56-62
Author(s):  
Svetlana Dorzhievna Puntsukova
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Ecological Value ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Use

The paper is focused on the problem of developing a strategy for sustainable forest management and the forest sector of the economy of the territories. The aim is to improve approaches to its creation based on an ecosystem approach to generating real economic incomes from forest products and forest services and improving the environment. For this, the conceptual framework of the study based on the ecosystem approach is substantiated, considering the relationship between ecosystem services of the forest and various forms of their contribution to the economic development of territories, taking into account the forest and non-forest sectors of the economy. To determine the ecosystem services of the forest, the methods of direct counting, compara-tive analysis, assessment of “willingness to pay”, assessment of the carbon budget, etc. were used. The study of the economic value of the ecosystem services of the forest of transboundary territories showed the differences between the direct and indi-rect contribution of forests to the economy of the regions, which are determined by climatic features, the state of the forest fund, the degree of forestry activities, applied methods of forest management and forest use. The study made it possible to devel-op strategic directions for sustainable management of forest ecosystem services in transboundary terri-tories and to draw a conclusion about the need to move from a conservation type of forest manage-ment to the principles of sustainable development based on the preservation and enhancement of the economic, social and ecological value of forests.

Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in Canada's forests: Progress and challenges

2003 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 761-768
Author(s):  
Brenda J McAfee
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Boreal Forests ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Natural State ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Northern Forests ◽  
High Degree

This paper is a summary of an assessment of the forest community's progress toward meeting its commitment to the Canadian Biodiversity Strategy of maintaining the extent, diversity and health of a large portion of the world's temperate and boreal forests. The past decade's success with current sustainable forest management programs has been important in achieving Canada's custodial responsibilities. So, too, is our enviable position of a high degree of public ownership of forests, the wilderness nature of most northern forests and limited development that has largely retained forests in their natural state. As Canada develops a new National Forest Strategy, there is again the opportunity to examine emerging issues and develop new programs to meet the challenges over the next five years. Canada has made considerable progress in achieving a strong commitment to biodiversity conservation by establishing a variety of new mechanisms to monitor and deliver programs. The Canadian Biodiversity Strategy is a long-term commitment that requires sustained resources and co-operation from a variety of governmental, industry and community interests. Key words: forest biodiversity, sustainable forest management, ecosystem approach.

The Long-Term Ecological Research Stimulus: Research, Education, and Leadership Development at Individual and Community Levels

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Gosz
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Ecological Research ◽  
Hubbard Brook ◽  
Research Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Reporting ◽  
Long Term Ecological Research ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
Set Up

Through the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, I have learned to appreciate the complexity of environmental dynamics when they are analyzed at multiple time and space scales. My experience as a postdoctoral fellow and in the LTER program facilitated much of my understanding of interdisciplinary research because of access to multiple disciplinary approaches and accumulation of long-term and multiple- scale information. My teaching of science benefited through recognition of the need for a combination of a deep understanding of each discipline’s role in an issue (reductionist approach) and the collaborative need for integrating disciplines to fully understand complexity. No single discipline can answer the complexity in an environmental question. I have improved my communication with the public through the combination of teaching and research reporting. The challenge is to develop the information in ways that can be communicated: free of scientific jargon, containing only essential data, and developed in scenarios that are recognized as real-life situations. The public has many forms and levels of understanding—there are K to gray and ordinary citizens and policy-makers; consequently, communication needs to be targeted appropriately. I value the role of collaboration; there is tremendous satisfaction and reward from working in teams that can accomplish so much more than can an individual. This collaboration requires compromise, interaction, and time, but those that strive for this approach to science are well recognized. I am fortunate in being in positions that have created opportunities for sustaining a long career in stimulating interdisciplinary and collaborative science. I had a traditional forest management and soil science education (Michigan Technological University and the University of Idaho). However, my entrée into ecosystem science was set up by my very valuable postdoctoral fellowship at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest under the guidance of Gene Likens from 1969 to 1970, before the formation of the LTER program. The Hubbard Brook experience, quite literally, educated me about systems thinking, with the watershed approach to understanding integrated responses from complex, multifactor interactions and influences of forest management as disturbances.

Towards improved forestry performance: evaluating the added value of the timber legality assurance system in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-32
Author(s):  
S. Astana ◽  
W.F. Riva ◽  
G. Hardiyanto ◽  
H. Komarudin ◽  
A. Sukanda
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Added Value ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Public ◽  
Tropical Timber ◽  
Assurance System ◽  
Forest Law ◽  
Timber Products ◽  
The Government

Indonesia is a main tropical timber-producing country and is a leader in implementing Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreements (FLEGT-VPA) with the European Union (EU). In 2015, as a part of the FLEGT-VPA process, the government began a timber legality assurance system called Sistem Verifikasi Legalitas Kayu (SVLK), which is mandatory for all timber product businesses. Since November 2016, Indonesia has issued FLEGT licenses for timber products exported to the EU. This study shows that the SVLK scheme has added value for the public in controlling timber legality, eradicating illegal logging and illegal timber trading, enhancing sustainable forest management and contributing to legal timber trading. The scheme also has added value in providing legal certainty for businesses. However, it contributes less to product marketing and its use as a standard to assess sustainable forest management needs to be evaluated.

Development of an algorithm of transport development of forest areas

10.12737/3351 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-100
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Multivariate Modeling ◽  
Scientific Validity ◽  
Forest Use ◽  
Sustainable Forest Use

The developed model and algorithmic implementation of a systematic approach to the principle of continuous, sustainable forest use can significantly improve the scientific validity of predictive calculations of its possible sizes depending on the level of intensification of forest management. All this allows us to pass from the consideration of private options to multivariate modeling of long term planning for both individual regions and for the whole country.

Public priorities for sustainable forest management in six forest dependent communities of British Columbia

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 3071-3084 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.A. Kozak ◽  
W.C. Spetic ◽  
H.W. Harshaw ◽  
T.C. Maness ◽  
S.R.J. Sheppard
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
The Public ◽  
Advisory Groups ◽  
Thurstone Scale ◽  
Public Advisory ◽  
Economic Considerations

It is critical to understand how the public prioritizes multiple forestry values when establishing objectives for sustainable forest management. While this is a complex and difficult task, a necessary step is to elicit a broad range of public opinions in forest planning to ensure that decisions serve the needs of various forest stakeholders and society at large. This study seeks to understand how six forest dependent communities in British Columbia prioritize a number of attributes associated with sustainable forest management by using a simple survey-based measurement tool, the Thurstone scale. The results suggest that ecological attributes are a higher priority for survey respondents followed by quality of life, global warming, and economic considerations. This paper explores some of the ramifications of the priorities for sustainable forest management measured in these six communities as well as implications for using the Thurstone scale in processes like Public Advisory Groups.

The Forest Ecosystem Research Network of Sites (FERNS)

1999 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 481-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Mitchell ◽  
C. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Ecosystem Processes ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Ecosystem Research ◽  
Research Investments

The Canadian Forest Service (CFS) has organized a National Forest Ecosystem Research Network of Sites (FERNS). These sites are focussed on the study of sustainable forest management practices and ecosystem processes at the stand level. Network objectives are to promote this research nationally and internationally, provide linkages among sites, preserve the long-term research investments already made on these sites and provide a forum for information exchange and data sharing. The 17 individual sites are representative of six ecozones across Canada and address the common issue of silvicultural solutions to problems of sustainable forest management. While the CFS coordinates and promotes FERNS, the network consists of local autonomous partners nationwide who benefit from the FERNS affiliation through increased publicity for their sites. Key words: long-term, silviculture, network, interdisciplinary, ecozone, ecosystem processes

scholarly journals Elements of sustainable forest management

1995 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Lust
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Ecological Stability ◽  
Forest Sustainability ◽  
Forest Use ◽  
Forest Stability ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Forest Engineering

Elements  of the modern day vision on sustainable forest management are discussed. Some  aspects of the concept are analysed, focusing on the natural definition in  comparison with the ecosystem definition. The significance of ecological  stability is emphasized. It is pointed out that perhaps the most important  aspect of forest stability and sustainability is the ability to retain soil  fertility. Attention is paid to the importance of species composition, the  role of organic matter, the impact of forest use and the problems of forest  engineering.     In order to reach sustainable forest management, a number of strategies can  be applied, based either on the market or the state. There is a need for  measurable criteria and indicators for the evaluation of sustainability.  Therefore new programmes of scientific sampling or even basic research are  still needed.     Forest sustainability provides still a dramatic lot of questions and  efforts, a.o. on the potentiality of sustainable forestry.

scholarly journals Long-term forecast of forest ecosystem services under different forest use scenarios

2021 ◽  
Vol 875 (1) ◽  
pp. 012039
Author(s):  
S Chumachenko ◽  
V Kiseleva ◽  
A Kolycheva ◽  
V Karminov
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Timber Harvesting ◽  
Food Resources ◽  
Forest Plot ◽  
Tree Species Composition ◽  
Scenario Modelling ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Forest Use

Abstract Sustainable forest management presupposes a long-term strategic planning of status and use of all forest resources and ecosystem services. The results of long-term scenario modelling can form the basis for decision-making. The paper contains the discussion of the results of scenario modelling run with the FORRUS-S imitational model for the period of 125 years and the rent forest plot with the area of 19,800 ha. Three scenarios of management activities differing in volumes of harvested timber, reforestation, and thinning were implemented. The effect of forest use scenarios on tree species composition, structural indices of forest ecosystems, volumes of food resources, and recreational potential was examined. The scenario envisaging a complete use of permissible harvesting volume and reforestation with no thinnings proved to be the most disastrous for aforementioned ecosystem services, including timber harvesting. The intensive forest use scenario envisaging artificial reforestation and complete cycle of thinnings causes the least negative effect on the volumes of food resources and even increases their diversity. Recreational ecosystem services degrade with increasing intensity of forest use. As a result, the forest user receives several scenarios; the choice of the optimal one for the user depends on the demand for concrete resources or ecosystem services.

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