Guidelines For The Management Of Tropical Forests The Production Of Wood

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.

This publication contains 14 case studies which detail successful examples of sustainable forest management practices identified and demonstrate the evolution of the forest sector in Central Africa. This is part of an initiative, undertaken within the framework of the FAO/Netherlands Partnership Programme and in close collaboration with regional and international organisations, to highlight the numerous efforts undertaken in forest management over the last 20 years to promote all aspects of sustainable development.

The specific objective of these Voluntary Guidelines is to promote the sustainable management of public production natural forests in tropical countries through forest concessions, thereby fulfilling their potential contribution to the achievement of Agenda 2030. Forest concession regimes are treated here as forest policy instruments, and should be aligned with the sustainable forest management objectives agreed by countries in the UNFF. The current Guidelines intend to serve as guidance for making forest concessions an effective economic instrument of forest policy in the context of the 2030 Agenda, transforming them into an instrument capable of delivering sustainable forest management in all its dimensions, and generating socio-economic benefits to relevant stakeholders.

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.