The Sustainable Forestry Handbook : A Practical Guide for Tropical Forest Managers on Implementing New Standards

ISBN-13: 9781844071180 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 350 str.

James Mayers; Stephen Bass; Neil Judd

Opis

* "This book is the first to set out in clear, simple language what needs to be done. It deserves a place on every forest manager??'s desk and field pack" -- Duncan Poore
* "In a very practical and accessible way???the handbook provides a framework for understanding, planning and implementing improved forest management techniques" -- ETRFN News
* "A stimulating guide to many of the issues likely to be faced in contemporary forest management" -- James Sowerby, Shell Forestry Ltd


"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 changing 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.

Spis treści

Part I: Introduction to International Standards for Forest Management * What is Sustainable Forest Management? * Why Practice Sustainable Forest Management? * Standards for Sustainable Forest Management * Part II: What Do the Standards Require? * The Legal and Policy Framework * Sustained and Optimal Production of Forest Products * Protecting the Environment * The Wellbeing of People * Plantations * Performance Requirements * Part III: Using an Environmental Management System * Sustainable Forest Management Policy * Planning * Implementation * Checking * Management Review * Part IV: Meeting the Requirements * Planning * Implementation in the Forest * Monitoring * Part V: Tackling Social Issues * Why Social Issues are Important * Working with Stakeholders * Conditions of Employment * Monitoring Social Impacts * Dealing with Erroneous Perceptions and Unrealistic Expectations * Part VI: Forest Management Certification * Why Achieve Certification? * Choosing a Certification Scheme * The Certification Process * Small and Low Intensity Managed Forests * Group Certification * Phased Approaches to Certification * Chain of Custody * Other Certification-related Initiatives * Appendices * Index

O autorze

Sophie Higman is a Project Manager at ProForest. James Mayers is Director of the Forestry and Land Use Programme at the International Institute for Environment and Development. Stephen Bass is Head of Environment at DFID. Neil Judd and Ruth Nussbaum are Directors of ProForest, Oxford.