Towards Forest Sustainability
By: David B Lindenmayer, Jerry F Franklin
A collection of practical essays by some of the world’s leading forest ecologists and managers.
Towards Forest Sustainability is a collection of practical essays by some of the world’s leading forest ecologists and managers from the United States of America, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand. The authors describe the changes that have taken place in forest management – highlighting what worked, what didn’t, and the lessons that have been learned. + Full description
This unique set of essays documents the drivers of the change in the logging industry and the resulting outcomes. It provides real-world insights from an international perspective into government policy, industry concerns, and conservation and biodiversity issues.
- Short descriptionReviews
“Overall, this is an excellent and inexpensive introduction to the major issues involved in moving towards sustainable forest management.”
Doland Nichols, Southern Cross University (Austral Ecology v.29, 2004)
Contents
PrefaceParticipants at the Forestry Roundtable Meeting
Acknowledgments
Challenges to temperate forest stewardship—focusing on the future
Jerry F. Franklin
Are forests different as a policy challenge?
Stephen Dovers
Towards ecological forestry in Tasmania
J. E. Hickey and M. J. Brown
Intergrating wildlife conservation and wood products in Victorian montane ash forests
David Lindenmayer
The role of large mammals in US forests
Michael Soulé
Resolving forest management issues in British Columbia
Fred Bunnell and Laurie Kremsater
Finnish forestry in transition—finding ways to sustainable forest management
Jari Niemelä
The role of science in the changing forestry scene in the USA
David Perry
Forest biodiversity management—the Swedish model
Per Angelstam
Sustainable forest management in New Zealand
David Norton
A new forest and wood industry policy framework for Australia
Judy Clark
Transitions to ecological sustainability in forests—a synthesis David Lindenmayer and Jerry Franklin
References and bibliography
Authors
Professor Jerry Franklin is widely regarded as the world’s leading forest ecologist. An advisor on forest policy to President Clinton, he was the leader of several major policy studies and initiatives that resulted in comprehensive changes to forest management in Washington State, Oregon, California and British Columbia. He has published widely in many fields including 350 major papers and books.Associate Professor David Lindenmayer is a world-recognised expert in the field of conservation biology. Winner of the prestigious Eureka Prize for his risk-assessment study on the endangered Leadbeater’s possum, he has been active in forest research and management issues for the past 20 years and has published eight books and more than 290 papers.
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