Guidelines For The Management Of Tropical Forests

The Present Guidelines Provide Technical Advice Related Mainly To One Of The Seven Commonly Used Criteria For Sustainable Forest Management: The Productive Functions Of The Forest. More Specifically, They Consider The Production Of Timber, Wood And Wood Products From Forest Ecosystems. The Guidelines Are Focused On Basic Issues Of How To Plan And Implement The Production Of Wood In Tropical Forests In Practice At An Operational Level. Contents Introduction, (1) The Purpose Of The Guidelines, (2) An Overview Of Tropical Forest Management Of Wood Production, (3) Further Reading, Part I: Principles Of Tropical Forest Management, (1) Background Issues Concerning Sustainable Forest Management, (2) National Policy And Legal Framework, (3) Security Of Forest Tenure And The Permanent Forest Estate, (4) Forest Management Planning, (5) Permanent Definition Of Forest Boundaries, (6) Effective Forest Protection, (7) Maintenance Of Forest Ecosystem And Site Productivity, (8) Assessment Of Forest Resources, (9) Knowledge On The Sustainability Of Tropical Forest Ecosystems, (10) The Choice Of An Appropriate Silvicultural System, (11) Minimisation Of Adverse Environmental Impacts, (12) Commercial Sustainability And Business Management, (13) Community Participation In Sustainable Forest Management, (14) Monitoring Of Managerial Performance, (15) Further Reading, Part Ii: Planning, (A) Guidelines For Defining Forest Resources, (1) Resources And Inventories, (2) Land Area In Sustainable Forest Management, (3) Forest Inventory, (4) Forest Growth And Yields, (5) Diagnostic Sampling, (6) Further Reading, (B) Guidelines For Defining Financial, Economic, Environmental And Social Information, (1) Financial Considerations, (2) Economic Considerations, (3) Environmental Considerations, (4) Social Considerations, (5) Further Reading, (C) Guidelines For Forest Management Planning, (1) The Forest Management Plannng Process, (2) Yield Prediction, (3) Determination Of The Allowable Cut, (4) Yield Regulation, (5) Forest Management Planning, (6) Harvest Planning, (7) Further Reading, Part Iii: Implementation, (1) Implementation Of Forest Management Plans, (2) Implementation Of Harvesting Operations, (3) Implementation Of Post Harvest Operations, (4) Further Reading, Part Iv: Monitoring, Reporting And Review, (1) Principles Of Management Control, (2) Monitoring, Recording And Reporting Of Operational Achievements In Tropical Forest Management, (3) Reporting, (4) Review Of Forest Management Activities, (5) Further Reading.

This book is a comprehensive guide to fundamental ecological principles in tropical moist forest lands. This edition has been revised to encompass our increased knowledge and understandings of the complexities of forest management. It addresses the cross-cutting issues: the effects of government policies, land allocation and infrastructure development in forest lands. An analysis is made regarding various forest uses: forests for wood, forests for agriculture and forests for nature conservation and environmental protection.

The Sustainable Forestry Handbook is widely considered to be the essential aid to understanding and implementing sustainable forest management. Providing a clear and concise guide to the practicalities of implementing international standards for sustainable forest management, this fully updated second edition covers new Forest Stewardship Council requirements, High Conservation Value Forests, clearer requirements on pesticides and developments in policy and forest governance. Aimed at forest managers, and employing extensive cross referencing and easy-to-understand illustrations, this highly practical handbook explains in clear terms what the standards require forest managers to do and how they might go about implementing them.

Importance pf tropical forests; characteristics of tropical forests; classification of tropical forests; deforestation in the tropics; management of tropical forests; plantatios and agroforestry systems; approaches for implementing sustainable management techniques.