Instant Insights: Sustainable forest management

Chapter 1 - Defining sustainable forest management (SFM) in the tropics: Francis E. Putz, University of Florida-Gainesville, USA; and Ian D. Thompson, Thompson Forest Ltd.-Kelowna, Canada; 1 Introduction 2 Evolving concepts of sustainability 3 Appropriate scales for assessment of SFM 4 SFM trade-offs at different scales 5 Defining terms in SFM 6 Land-use types in SFM 7 Challenges for SFM in the tropics 8 Ways forward 9 References
Chapter 2 The scope and challenge of sustainable forestry: Philip J. Burton, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada; 1 Introduction 2 The natural resilience of forests 3 The evolution of a concept 4 Multiple interpretations of sustainability 5 Challenges in implementing sustainable forestry 6 Boosting the sustainability agenda 7 Conclusions 8 Where to look for further information 9 References
Chapter 3 The role of certification schemes in sustainable forest management (SFM) of tropical forests: James Sandom, formerly Woodmark Scheme/Responsible Forest Programme – Soil Association, UK; 1 Introduction 2 The need for change 3 Responses to the introduction of forest certification 4 The development of forest certification 5 Rates and spread of certification 6 Assessing the impact of forest certification 7 Conclusion 8 Where to look for further information 9 References
Chapter 4 Sustainable forest management (SFM) of tropical moist forests: the Congo Basin: Paolo Omar Cerutti and Robert Nasi, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Kenya and Indonesia; 1 Introduction 2 Logging concessions, the land and management plans 3 Land zoning 4 Sustainable forest management plans 5 From ‘nesting dolls’ to improved policies 6 Improving processes and institutions 7 From theory to practice 8 Conclusions 9 References
Chapter 5 Trade-offs between management and conservation for the provision of ecosystem services in the southern Patagonian forests: Yamina Micaela Rosas, Laboratorio de Recursos Agroforestales, Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina; Pablo Luis Peri and Héctor Bahamonde, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral (UNPA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina; Juan Manuel Cellini and Marcelo Daniel Barrera, Universidad Nacional de la Plata (UNLP), Argentina; and Alejandro Huertas Herrera, María Vanessa Lencinas and Guillermo Martínez Pastur, Laboratorio de Recursos Agroforestales, Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina; 1 Introduction 2 Provision of forest ecosystem services in southern Patagonia 3 Developing strategies of sustainable forest management 4 Forest ecosystem services in a changing world 5 Where to look for further information 6 References