The Sustainable Forestry Handbook
A Practical Guide for Tropical Forest Managers on Implementing New Standards
2nd Edition
Published on 1. December 2004
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-1-84407-118-0 (ISBN)
Description
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 developments in 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.
Reviews / Votes
'It deserves a place on every forest manager's desk and field pack.'Duncan Poore, Commonwealth Forestry Association, and author of Changing Landscapes
'This will be an enduring volume that should help turn things round on the forest management front.'
International Journal of Environment Studies
'A stimulating guide to many of the issues likely to be faced in contemporary forest management.'
James Sowerby, Shell Forestry Ltd
'Very practical and accessible ... provides a framework for understanding, planning and implementing improved forest management techniques.'
ETRFN News
'A well laid out guide.'
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
810 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84407-118-0 (9781844071180)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Sophie Higman | James Mayers | Stephen Bass
The Sustainable Forestry Handbook
A Practical Guide for Tropical Forest Managers on Implementing New Standards
E-Book
06/2013
2nd Edition
Routledge
€205.99
Available for download
Sophie Higman | James Mayers | Stephen Bass
The Sustainable Forestry Handbook
A Practical Guide for Tropical Forest Managers on Implementing New Standards
E-Book
06/2013
2nd Edition
Routledge
€205.99
Available for download
Previous edition
Sophie Higman | Neil Judd | Steve Bass
The Sustainable Forestry Handbook
Book
04/1999
Earthscan Ltd
€69.60
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Persons
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.
Content
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