This book covers advances made in Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). Although it is an old concept, its popularity has grown in the last few decades due to the public concern regarding the significant decline in forest resources. The implementation of SFM is usually achieved with the help of criteria and indicators (C&I). A number of countries have developed their own sets of C&Is. The book covers some of the current researches carried out to test the recent indicators, to look for new indicators and to establish new markers. It contains original research studies on biodiversity, carbon &...

The impacts, mapping and preventions of deforestation and forest degradation have been elucidated in this profound book. Forest degradation and deforestation constitute a considerable fraction of human-induced emission of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere across the globe every year, which is a primary cause of the loss of biodiversity and devastation of homes of millions of people. Regardless of local/regional causes, its impact is global. The book also includes analysis of the effects and causes of deforestation and the actions required for avoiding it along with a fundamental description...

Sustainable forest management (SFM) is an old concept. But its popularity has grown in the last few decades due to the public concern regarding the significant decline in forest resources. The implementation of SFM is usually achieved with the help of criteria and indicators (C&I). A number of countries have developed their own sets of C&Is. The book covers some of the current researches carried out to test the recent indicators, to look for new indicators and to establish new tools. It contains original research studies on socio-economic functions and decision making tools. These studies...

A global overview of sustainable forest management has been covered in this book along with state-of-the-art information regarding the topic. It is aimed at presenting a global outlook on sustainable forest management. It emphasizes on the need to divert from purely protective management of forests to innovative techniques for multidimensional utilization and management of forest resources. The book thoroughly deals with the various aspects of forest management and forest utilization. It provides descriptive information about the lesser known aspects of knowledge regarding evolving...

This research-focused book discusses the updated reviews regarding the topic of sustainable forest management. Even though the idea of forest sustainability is an age-old concept, the understanding of sustainable forest management (SFM) as a tool which balances various socio-economic and ecological concerns is relatively new. A significant change in viewpoint commenced during the 1990s as a consequence of an enhanced awareness of the deterioration of the environment, specifically regarding the alarming loss of forest resources. This book comprises of original case studies from 12 distinct...

Forest ecology is one of the most important areas of study in today's time. With issues like changing land use patterns and depleting area under green cover at hand, this book focuses on effective management and restoration of forests. It elucidates the topics such as climate change impacts, tropical forests and management, forest soil management, tree breeding, etc. This book is a complete guide for the detailed study of forest ecology and is highly recommended for students and academicians pursuing ecology, botany, or associated disciplines.