Workshop COST E52 “Evaluation of beech genetic resources for sustainable forestry”

Sustainable Private Native Forestry

A review of timber production, biodiversity and soil and water indicators, and their applicability to northeast New South Wales Sustainable Private Native Forestry: A review of timber production, biodiversity and soil and water indicators, and their applicability to northeast NSW Publication No. 09/022 The information contained in this publication is intended for general use to assist public kn...

The Deniable Truth of Sustainable Forestry

Email: [email protected] Let’s start with the deniable truth—at present sustainable forestry is rare or localized. This is apparent when looking at global scales but also at regional and local scales. Globally, deforestation and land conversion continue. There is less forest each year (-5.2 million ha yr-1), and conversion of frontier (primary, or ancient) forests to second growth forests of shorter ...

Sustainable Development of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry

Challenges in the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources.

The meeting on 'Genetic Resources in the Face of New Environmental, Economic and Social Challenges' held in Montpellier (France) from 20-22 September 2011 brought together about 200 participants active in research and management of the genetic diversity of plant, animal, fungal and microbial species. Attendees had the rare opportunity to hear about agronomy, botany, microbiology, mycology, the ...

Financing sustainable forest management Forestry Policy

and Adrian Whiteman of the Forest Policy Service of FAO, together with Herman Savenije and Kees van Dijk . It summarises the experiences and lessons learned from two projects in Latin America. These projects produced assessments of the status, experiences and prospects for financing mechanisms in 19 Latin American countries. A synthesis of these results is available in: Dijk, Kees van, and Herm...