Forests and trees have social, ecological and economic importance to humankind. It is high time to manage worlds' forests sustainably to ensure supply of forest based goods and services and reduce the adverse impacts of climate change. This paper highlights the history and current status of forest...

Cultural, social, and economical conditions characterizing the beginning of the third millennium require a critical revision of silviculture and a new forest strategy, which takes into account that forest is a complex biological system, essential to make the present liveable and the future possible...

This paper explains what we term the 'silvo-institutional model' for a more productive, sustainable and equitable management of community forests in Nepal. The paper draws on four years of action research in six research sites of Kavre and Lamjung districts, complemented by the review of ...

Firewood has been a common traditional energy source used by communities living in villages and cities in Timor Leste. About 80% of villagers use firewood as an energy source, which puts pressure on forest disturbance as demand increases. Therefore, energy forest plantation can be an important...

This paper explores the application of forest inventory to design silvicultural operations and its implementation to community forests. Four-time series forest inventory data (2005, 2010, 2013 and 2016) of Terai community forests were analysed, focusing on the type and size of tree removals from...

Following a case study approach, this paper explains how scientific forest management plans were developed and implemented in community forests of a mid-hill district in Nepal. Field observations were carried over a period of two years (December 2014 to December 2016) in two community forests. User ...

Silviculture trial plots were established in Kavre and Lamjung districts by the EnLiFT Project (Enhancing livelihoods and food security through improved agroforestry and community forestry in Nepal) to examine stand response to selected silviculture systems - uniform shelterwood, selection system,...

Despite increased recognition of the value provided by forests, the tropical forest potential continued to be seriously degraded, especially by overexploitation. In the field of harvesting, achieving sustainable forest management requires environmentally responsible logging, hence the growing...

Timber forest products are the main source of wood in meeting community needs such as house construction and furniture. However, in the regulation of timber forest products, the use of wood has not been considered. This has an impact on the value of wood, the value of the forest, and the...

There has been an increase in loblolly pine production driven by forest management practices like intensive silviculture and improved genetics. Some reported yield gains have been modeled using meta-regression mixed effects models accounting for the potential contribution of the four factors...