Forest governance is the organizations, people, rules, instruments and processes through which decisions are made where forests are involved. Key elements of good forest governance include the existence of effective institutions, transparency, low levels of corruption, consistent and clear legislation, secure forest tenure and access rights, and political stability. The absence of these often lies at the root of illegal logging. This includes arrangements found in cultural traditions, laws, markets
scientific & technical aspects (silviculture, forest regulation, and protection). It can be based on the conservation, economics and/or a mixture of the two: timber extraction, afforestation and reforestation. The Glossary of Forestry Terms in British Columbia (2008), indicated that it also includes the management of aesthetics, wood products, genetic resources and other forest resources values, this is through the maintenance of and enhancement of the long term forest ecosystem health for the benefits of
A forest is defined by Botkin & Keller (2011) as a major kind of landscape that is normally grown over certain amounts of years and then harvested, forest products are mostly subjected to vigorous commercialization. Forests are also known for their important contribution to biological conservation. Forests have been an integral part of people and civilization from the very earliest centuries for their major product which his wood. Wood began to be viewed as an important building resource at the start
products. There were a few forest reserves for hunting or preservation in Europe, but the idea of managing a forest for a number of resources is quite new. There are four stages that almost all societies have gone through when trying to develop this idea of forestry. The first stage has to do with the unregulated abuse of forest products to be used as energy, building supplies and also to be cleared to make way for agricultural land. This creates a kind of domino effect on forests everywhere. The overexploitation
Eighty-five percent of the trees that are being cut down are old growth. Old growth forests are forests that provide a crucial habitat for wildlife, cleanse toxins out of the air and water, are the home to the cultural heritage of many indigenous groups and are the source of many useful plants. Only twenty-two percent of the world’s old growth remains intact. In the United States, less than four percent of its old growth forests are still standing. Brazil contains 65 percent of the Amazon Basin. The
The Earths forest hold up to 90% of the terrestrial plants and animal species (Heaton 76). About 13 million hectares of the world’s forests are cut down each year (FAO 2005). Forests also hold 25% of modern medicines (World Rainforest Movement 28), while the United States is the largest wood consumer in the world; Heaton says that the US, per capita, consumes approximately 330 kg in wood based products compared to 233 kg in Germany who holds second place (WRI 2003). WWF has been trying for years
Green Routine program, Publix has become the gold-standard of sustainability, with comprehensive philanthropic initiatives that support and intertwine housing, education, food security, technology, and more. Publix is taking strides to become more sustainable, environmentally friendly, and beneficial to the local community. By breaking down sustainability into 3 core concepts: social justice, environmental integrity, and economic prosperity, an analysis can be made about the current Publix sustainability
Proposal for a Sustainable Forestry Management Policy Forests are an invaluable natural resource with multiple conflicting uses. When left to stand, forests help conserve biodiversity, stabilize the environment and control erosion; when logged, they provide building materials, fuel and agricultural land for human use. The challenge is to find an equilibrium between these uses: in other words, to make the transition toward sustainable forestry management. Unfortunately, poverty has driven
Forest management is the maintaining and management of not only the trees in the forest, but the streams, habitat, watersheds, and even the decaying trees or logs on the forest floor. Managing our forests is not only important to the wildlife, but to our future economy and way of life. We need to continue to save the Oregon forests and help the ecosystems within them because human beings are also part of the ecosystem. By using forest management, it can help certain species of wildlife. Some species
The Impact of Forest Management on Water Supply and Quality Forest management can have either detrimental or positive effects on watershed supply and quality. The type of effect depends on the type of operation(eg. harvesting vs. reforestation), the way it is conducted, and the view point of the land manager(eg. more or less water yield). Timber harvesting activities tend to increase the water yields of a watershed. Evapotranspiration is decreased by the removal of vegetation. This decrease
Introduction: Forests cover approximately 3 870 million hectares which is roughly 29% of the Earth’s land area (Clark, Matheny, Cross & Wake, 1997). Almost 47% of the world’s forests are located in the tropical zone, 9% in the sub-tropics and 11% and 33% in the temperate and boreal zones respectively (Oliver, Nasbar, Lippke & McCarter, 2014)). Forests and forested landscapes are known for their significant function in providing numerous environmental services such as water conservation, soil protection
and soil erosion. Many third world countries with developing economies have faced tremendous difficulty rising to the challenge of creating and implementing smart and sustainable forest practices. When looking for an example in which to model practices around the question of which country has the best sustainable forest management practices in place currently arises. When looking at data on a global scale Canada is undoubtedly a global leader and example
Title: “My forest my future”; the local participation in the application of new sustainable business and technologies to improve the social resilience and the conservation of the amazon forest. (Peruvian and Bolivian case studies). Overview: “I belong to this land and I belong to these rivers. This is my forest, my future and the future of my kids. I want to have the chance to decide what is the best for my community and for all the animals and plants that live here. I know that we can´t do
communities worldwide, people depend on forests, for fuel wood-gathering, harvesting of wood and non-wood forest products, for larger-scale commercial purposes, habitat for more than half the world’s terrestrial species, clean water, and other important ecosystem services (De Groot et al., 2002, Santangeli et al., 2013, Chhatre and Agrawal, 2009). However, the forest biodiversity is continuously undergoing loss which directly or indirectly contributes to forest ecosystems being transformed and in some
removal of a forest or stand of trees where there is land. According to the data from the United Nations (2006), Malaysia’s rate of deforestation is accelerating faster than that of any other tropical country in the world. There are countless causes and effects of deforestation on nature and its wildlife and it is essential to determine ways to overcome uncontrolled deforestation. Due to the failure of the Malaysian government in providing figures showing the change in extent of primary forests during
steamy rain forest it carries a huge varieties of plant and animal species with huge offshore territory of the great diversity of life, with the country's coastal waters, part of the Coral Triangle. Introduction of Organization: The World Wildlife Fund for Nature organization is start working 1972 in Malaysia. WWF Malaysia aim is to protect the natural environment. WWF Malaysia early work focused on the important natural habitats of wildlife research. Later extended to protected area management. Today
from its ecological diversity in Asia and Pacific Region. Diverse ecosystems with lots of genetic diversities can be found in Myanmar’s forests because of the tropical monsoon circulating system and its varied topography throughout the country. According to forest resource assessment (2015), about 42.92 percent of the total land area is still covered with forest. Forest resources are the most critical and principal suppliers for livelihoods of people and national economy as well. The total population
on the forests resources (Lambin and Mayfroidt, 2011). Thus to curtail the environmental burdens of deforestation we need to educate citizens for a sustainable future. As individuals begin to understand the interdependent relationship between their actions and their implications globally and locally, current trends of outsourcing forests and land internationally will begin to change. This report will firstly explore the implications of deforestation locally in the City of Edinburgh
Forestry Management in Nova Scotia The Canadian forest sector has been a strong and vital element of national and regional well being. Through the management, harvesting, processing and marketing of timber resources, Canada has developed a reputation of being one of the largest timber resources in the forest industry. However, to maintain this reputation and economic well being there are several issues to address in order to protect and sustain this renewable resource. This paper will focus on
of trees, which results in damage to the quality of the land. Forests cover 30% of the earth's land, but are lost every year. The rainforest could disappear in about a hundred years because of the existing rate of deforestation. There are many reasons why forests are cut down the main reason is money or the demand of people’s needs for them and their family. The main reason for deforestation is agriculture. The farmers cut the forests down so that they have a lot of land to farm on including moist