Scaling National Criteria And Indicators To The Local Level
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Scaling National Criteria and Indicators to the Local Level
Author | : Working Group on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests. Technical Advisory Committee,Canadian Forest Service. Science Branch |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 38 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Data collection |
ISBN | : CORNELL:31924094782335 |
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The issue of scale of data must be addressed if forest managers are to minimize errors when data collected at one organizational level are used to estimate parameters at another. This paper discusses the following issues concerning scale: the issues of scale regarding the collection & aggregation of data at the subnational & national levels; the effect of scale on the interpretation of data; and the implications of the periodicity of nationally collected data on subnational application of criteria & indicators of sustainable forest management. The paper also provides examples from several countries on mechanisms for the development, identification, and implementation of subnational indicators of sustainable forest management that can be linked to national indicators.
General Technical Report PNW GTR
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 616 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Forests and forestry |
ISBN | : CORNELL:31924101453334 |
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Broadening Participation in Biological Monitoring
Author | : David Pilz |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Biodiversity |
ISBN | : MINN:31951D029770786 |
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Participatory (collaborative, multiparty, citizen, volunteer) monitoring is a process that has been increasing in popularity and use in both developing and industrialized societies over the last several decades. It reflects the understanding that natural resource decisions are more effective and less controversial when stakeholders who have an interest in the results are involved in the process. An adequate number of such projects have now been organized, tried, and evaluated such that sufficient information exists to recommend a comprehensive approach to implementing such processes. This handbook was written for managers and scientists in the United States who are contemplating a participatory approach to monitoring biological resources, especially biodiversity. It is designed as a how-to manual with discussions of relevant topics, checklists of important considerations to address, and resources for further information. Worksheets for developing, implementing, and evaluating a monitoring plan are posted on a companion Web site. The subject matter is divided into 3 stages of a monitoring project encompassing a total of 22 topical modules. These modules can be used in any sequence on an ongoing basis. Stages and modules include (1) planning documentation, goals, indicators, collaboration, decisions, context, organization, participants, communication, incentives, design, and resources; (2) implementationtraining, safety, fieldwork, sampling, data, and quality; and (3) followthroughanalysis, reporting, evaluation, and celebrations. Collaboration always involves colearning, so documenting choices, plans, and activities with the Web site worksheets is integral to the manuals effectiveness.
Monitoring for Forest Management Unit Scale Sustainability
Author | : Pamela A. Wright |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : CD-ROMs |
ISBN | : CHI:61317400 |
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Sustainability Indicators in Practice
Author | : Agnieszka Latawiec,Dorice Agol |
Publsiher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2016-01-29 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9783110450675 |
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A unique book which reflects the multifaceted nature of sustainability by bringing together authors from interdisciplinary backgrounds. The book highlights the opportunities and challenges associated with applying sustainability indicators in different socio-cultural and geographical settings. It presents a range of possible solutions to common challenges associated with the use of indicators in practice.
Assessment of Grassland Ecosystem Conditions in the Southwestern United States
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Ecological disturbances |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105050379044 |
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Balancing Act
Author | : J P Hamish Kimmins |
Publsiher | : UBC Press |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2011-01-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0774842857 |
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In the past decade, there has been much debate over the environmental impact of forestry. People are justifiably concerned about what is happening to the local and global forest environments, but they are also confused by the polarized rhetoric that has characterized both sides of the debate. In Balancing Act, Hamish Kimmins calls for a balanced, more objective approach to forestry issues in order to bridge the gap between the most extreme opponents in the debate. He suggests that we need to begin with a common understanding of what forestry is about and how forest ecosystems work. He outlines the scientific and ecological aspects of the major environmental issues facing British Columbia and the world today, arguing that we need to disentangle the scientific from the value-based social aspects of these questions. He also contends that much of the current debate about forests and their management ignores the time dimension of ecosystems, and he calls for a more dynamic view of current environmental issues in forestry -- one that accounts for change. The first few chapters provide an outline of the basic principles of forestry and ecology, and subsequent chapters discuss the major environmental issues facing forestry in the 1990s. These include clearcutting, slashburning, management chemicals, old growth, biological diversity, 'new forestry, ' climate change, acid rain, the comparison between temperate and tropical forestry, and long-term decisions in forestry. Balancing Act is essential reading for those who are searching for an objective, accurate, and readable evaluation of the issues at the heart of the forestry/environment debate. By emphasizing that forests are not static but change over time, Kimmins adds an important, often ignored, dimension to the discussion. Only by understanding all the intricacies of the ecosystems can we learn to manage our forests in a sustainable fashion.
Indicators for Sustainable Development of Marine Capture Fisheries
Author | : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Publsiher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
Total Pages | : 78 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9251043337 |
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Guidelines clarifying why a system of indicators is needed to monitor the contribution of fisheries to sustainable development.