Sustainability Language in Forest Management Plans: A Comparative Analysis for Public Forests of the US and Turkey

Forest management plans often suggest that economic, ecological, and/or social sustainability will be achieved if the proposed actions are followed. Using forest developed by US Department of Agriculture Service and Republic Turkey, purposes this study were to (i) extract those statements (ii) assess whether there exist statistical differences between two countries’ emphases findings. A content analysis non-parametric tests employed measure frequency a set terms related estimate significant in use sampled. Results ecological aspects dominant from both countries. While silviculture, sustained yield, multiple most frequently used Turkish plans, occurrences conservation recreation significantly higher (p < 0.001). These findings plans’ could attributable importance Turkey’s forests for wood production-related needs society, whereas national might no longer seen as an important supply base but instead have been given more “passive” use.