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'Criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management'. Papers presented at a IUFRO/CIFOR/FAO conference 'Sustainable forest management: fostering stakeholder input to advance development of scientifically based indicators' held in Melbourne, Australia, August 1998.
Editor(s): Raison, R. J. Brown, A. G. Flinn, D. W.
2001 CABI (H ISBN 9780851993928)
The book contains the peer-reviewed, revised and edited invited keynote, overview and review papers presented at a IUFRO/CIFOR/FAO conference for each of the seven generic sustainability criteria for forest management. The sustainability criteria...
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Application of criteria and indicators to support sustainable forest management: some key issues.
Chapter: 1 (Page no: 5)
Author(s): Raison, R. J. Flinn, D. W. Brown, A. G.
2001 CABI
This paper contains discussions on: (1) the background to the development of criteria and indicators (C&I); (2) sustainable forest management; (3) the benefits that could be derived from the application of C&I; (4) scale issues and the application...
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Policy inflation, capacity constraints: can criteria and indicators bridge the gap?
Chapter: 2 (Page no: 19)
Author(s): Bass, S.
2001 CABI
This chapter discusses the context for the further development of criteria and indicators (C&I) and proposes how to maximize their use. This chapter also proposes a shift in emphasis from setting goals in terms of forest area or forestry practice,...
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Between voodoo science and adaptive management: the role and research needs for indicators of sustainable forest management.
Chapter: 3 (Page no: 39)
Author(s): Prabhu, R. Ruitenbeek, H. J. Boyle, T. J. B. Colfer, C. J. P.
2001 CABI
In this chapter, it is argued that indicators need not be reductionist, indeed they can be holistic and pluralistic and a whole system of indicators can be greater than the sum of its parts. The role of indicators as communication devices,...
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'Whose forest is this, anyway?' Criteria and indicators on access to resources.
Chapter: 4 (Page no: 67)
Author(s): Colfer, C. J. P. Salim, A. Tiani, A. M. Tchikangwa, B. Sardjono, M. A. Prabhu, R.
2001 CABI
This chapter provides a brief history of the social component of the Center for International Forestry Research project, 'Assessing Sustainable Forest Management: Testing Criteria and Indicators', with special reference to the issue of security of...
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Representing the future: a framework for evaluating the utility of indicators in the search for sustainable forest management.
Chapter: 5 (Page no: 93)
Author(s): McCool, S. F. Stankey, G.
2001 CABI
The debate about sustainability of forest land management, coalesced by the Brundtland Commission report in 1987 but triggered by growing concerns about the impact of human activity on the environment, serves the important functions of requiring...
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SFM indicators as tools in political and economic contexts: actual and potential roles.
Chapter: 6 (Page no: 107)
Author(s): Rametsteiner, E.
2001 CABI
The situation of society and of forests has considerably changed within recent decades and these changes have some major implications for information requirements. The concept of sustainable forest management (SFM) has gained global political...
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Legal frameworks in criteria and indicator approaches.
Chapter: 7 (Page no: 131)
Author(s): Eeronheimo, O.
2001 CABI
Currently, over 100 countries are involved in developing national-level criteria and indicators (C&I). C&I are also used for certification purposes. The concept of legal framework varies in different C&I approaches, but is usually addressed in...
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Collaborative action and technology transfer as means of strengthening the implementation of national-level criteria and indicators.
Chapter: 8 (Page no: 145)
Author(s): Castañeda, F.
2001 CABI
Interest in the development and use of criteria and indicators as essential tools for sustainable forest management has grown rapidly. At present, some 150 countries have or are developing and implementing their own set of such tools, at regional,...
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Inventory and forecasting productive capacity for natural forests.
Chapter: 9 (Page no: 165)
Author(s): Penny, R. Brack, C. Gadow, K. von Lund, G.
2001 CABI
The productive capacity of natural forests can be monitored against three common indicators: area of forest available for timber production; extent to which harvested areas are regenerated; and level of harvesting for wood and non-wood products...
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Indicators for sustained productive capacity of New Zealand and Australian plantation forests.
Chapter: 10 (Page no: 183)
Author(s): Smith, C. T. Gordon, A. D. Payn, T. W. Richardson, B. Schoenholtz, S. H. Skinner, M. F. Snowdon, P. West, G. G.
2001 CABI
Australia and New Zealand are committed to the concept of sustainable forest management. Extensive portions of native forest in each country are managed primarily for conservation purposes. Substantial investment has been made in both countries to...
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Indicators to guide management for multiple forest use.
Chapter: 11 (Page no: 199)
Author(s): Beese, F. O. Ludwig, B.
2001 CABI
Within the lifetime of the latest generation of trees, important changes have occurred in the utilization of many forests, as well as in their physical and chemical environment - especially if they are growing in polluted areas. Current...
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Impacts of environmental stress on forest health: the need for more accurate indicators.
Chapter: 12 (Page no: 215)
Author(s): Innes, J. L. Karnosky, D. F.
2001 CABI
Environmental stresses, including both natural and anthropogenic phenomena, can pose significant risks to sustainable forest management. Natural environmental stresses are not generally considered to be problematic over time scales of hundreds to...
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Guiding concepts for the application of indicators to interpret change in soil properties and processes in forests.
Chapter: 13 (Page no: 231)
Author(s): Raison, R. J. Rab, M. A.
2001 CABI
A set of field measures for describing soil physical and chemical change, soil pollution and erosion risk are reviewed. A framework for operational monitoring of soil change that addresses spatial scale and temporal considerations is presented....
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Catchment and process studies in forest hydrology: implications for indicators of sustainable forest management.
Chapter: 14 (Page no: 259)
Author(s): Roberts, J.
2001 CABI
This chapter reviews the results of studies, conducted in Australia, Kenya, Southern Africa, UK, Europe and Brazil, on the impacts of forest cover manipulation on water yield and quality of water from catchments. Indicators of sustainable forest...
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The role of forests in the global carbon cycle.
Chapter: 15 (Page no: 311)
Author(s): Kirschbaum, M. U. F.
2001 CABI
The significance of different forest management options to the contribution of forests to the global carbon cycle, and some of the key issues and interactions in each management options, are discussed. Topics covered include existing carbon stocks...
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Ecosystem-level forest biodiversity and sustainability assessments for forest management.
Chapter: 16 (Page no: 341)
Author(s): Finegan, B. Palacios, W. Zamora, N. Delgado, D.
2001 CABI
Most discussion of biodiversity focuses on species, but an increased emphasis on the ecosystem level could bring considerable benefits for biodiversity conservation and its assessment in managed forests. Ecosystems are most usefully described...
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Assessing the success of off-reserve forest management in contributing to biodiversity conservation.
Chapter: 17 (Page no: 379)
Author(s): Kanowski, P. J. Cork, S. J. Lamb, D. Dudley, N.
2001 CABI
National reserve systems of protected areas have emerged as the foundation of strategies for biodiversity conservation. Recognition that protected areas do not function as islands isolated from their broader environments emphasizes the...
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Spatial patterns and fragmentation: indicators for conserving biodiversity in forest landscapes.
Chapter: 18 (Page no: 391)
Author(s): Loyn, R. H. McAlpine, C.
2001 CABI
Despite the variety of definitions, or perhaps because of it, ecologically sustainable forest management is now the dominant paradigm guiding resource use in forest landscapes. Stakeholders have diverse and changing expectations from forests which...
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An approach to indicators for sustainable forest management at the sub-national level in European forestry.
Chapter: 19 (Page no: 423)
Author(s): Roman-Amat, B. Hermeline, M. Michon, J. M.
2001 CABI
This chapter reviews six criteria defined in the Helsinki process: forest structure, health and vitality, production, biological diversity, protection, and socioeconomic function. In each domain, the indicators that could be proposed are...
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