Forests and Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development

ISBN-13: 9781138787391 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 226 str.

John Innes; William Nikolakis

Opis

The overarching contribution of this book is a review and assessment of the current and future impacts of globalization on the world s forests. The work has been developed by the "Resources for the Future" Task Force for the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO).

Four key themes are addressed: the effect of globalization on forests (including future trade flows); plantations as the primary source of forest products and its consequences, including plant breeding and forest health; the effect of new products such as bio-products and markets on forests; and the emergence of forest ecosystem services and their impact on the landscape and human communities. These four themes are examined in detail to map out the impacts of these trends for forests throughout the world and at multiple scales, and how forest research needs to be adapted to address these trends. Overall, the volume provides a major synthesis of current thinking and knowledge on the topic for advanced students, as well as policy-makers and professionals in the forest sector."

Spis treści

1. Resources for the Future  John Innes and William Nikolakis  2. Forces Shaping the Globe’s Forests and Forest Use  David Cohen  3. Thoughts on Transforming the Forest Sector: The Potential (and Reality) of the Bio-economy  Don Roberts and William Nikolakis  4. Globalization and its Implications to Forest Health  Andrew Liebhold and Michael Wingfield  5. The Consumer-Country Response to Illegal Logging and the International Trade in Illegal Timber  Duncan Brack  6. Voluntary Zero Net Deforestation: The Implications of Demand-Side Retail Sustainability for Global Forests  Jane Lister and Peter Dauvergne  7. IKEA: A Furniture Company’s View on Wood  Anders Hildeman and Mattias Carlsson  8. Roots of Recognition and Contested Claims: Opportunities and Challenges for Pro-Community Forest Tenure Reform since 2002  Alexandre Corriveau-Bourque, Jenny Springer, Andy White, and D. Bryson Ogden  9. Future Directions for Plantations: Investment Options and Product Markets  Rob de Fégely  10. New Generation Plantations: What Future Role Towards Sustainability?  Luis Neves Silva  11. Commercialization of Forestry Genetic Research: From Promise to Practice  Mike May  12. Can European Forests Meet the Demands of the Bio-economy in the Future? Wood Supply alongside Environmental Services  Gert-Jan Nabuurs, Mart-Jan Schelhaas, Kees Hendriks and Geerten Hengeveld  13. Bamboo and Rattan Production and the Implications of Globalization  J. Coosje Hoogendoorn and Andrew Benton  14. What is needed to Make Markets for Forest Ecosystem Services a Reality?  David Brand and Devyani Singh  15. Lessons in the Design of Payments for Environmental Services: Theory and Experience  Sven Wunder, Harry Nelson and William Nikolakis