Achieving the Sustainable Management of Forests by Alastair Fraser.

This book discusses the reality of implementing sustainable forest management measures. Rather than simply offering theoretical descriptions, the book comprehensively details how sustainably managed forests can only be achieved through the cooperation and support of foresters, politicians, business...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fraser, Alastair (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:	1st ed. 2019.
Series:	Sustainable Development Goals Series, Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Sustainable development. Forestry management. Environmental management. Biodiversity. Climate change. Environmental geography. Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:	Loaded electronically. Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.

Table of Contents:

Chapter1. Introduction
Chapter2. The definition and meaning of sustainable forest management
Chapter3. The reasons for the lack of sustainably managed forests at present
Chapter4. Policy and the political will
Chapter5. Institutions and policy instruments required to ensure forests are managed sustainably
Chapter6. Land rights issues and rural poverty
Chapter7. The sustainability of biodiversity
Chapter8. Environmental sustainability and climate change
Chapter9. Sustainability of the supply of timber and non timber forest products
Chapter10. Illegal logging
Chapter11. The economics of timber and NTFPs
Chapter12. Valuation of ecosystem services
Chapter13. Costs of forest management and regeneration
Chapter14. International and global issues
Chapter15. Verification of sustainability
Chapter16. Awareness raising among politicians and the public in general
Chapter 17. Conclusions.

Achieving the Sustainable Management of Forests by Alastair Fraser.

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