Guidelines for the Management of Tropical Forests: The Production of Wood By Ian Armitage

Product details

Publisher ‏: Daya Publishing House-FAO
Author : Ian Armitage
Language ‏: English
Edition : Latest By Publishers
Book Cover : Hard Back
ISBN : 9788170352457

Table of Content

Contents Introduction (1) The Purpose of The Guidelines (2) An Overview of Tropical Forest Management of Wood Production (3) Further Reading Part I: Principles of Tropical Forest Management (1) Background Issues Concerning Sustainable Forest Management (2) National Policy and Legal Framework (3) Security of Forest Tenure and the Permanent Forest Estate (4) Forest Management Planning (5) Permanent Definition of Forest Boundaries (6) Effective Forest Protection (7) Maintenance of Forest Ecosystem and Site Productivity (8) Assessment of Forest Resources (9) Knowledge on the Sustainability of Tropical Forest Ecosystems (10) The Choice of an Appropriate Silvicultural System (11) Minimisation of Adverse Environmental Impacts (12) Commercial Sustainability and Business Management (13) Community Participation in Sustainable Forest Management (14) Monitoring of ManagerialPerformance (15) Further Reading Part II: Planning (A) Guidelines for Defining Forest Resources (1) Resources and Inventories (2) Land Area in Sustainable Forest Management (3) Forest Inventory (4) Forest Growth and Yields (5) Diagnostic Sampling (6) Further Reading (B) Guidelines for Defining Financial Economic Environmental and Social Information (1) Financial Considerations (2) Economic Considerations (3) Environmental Considerations (4) Social Considerations (5) Further Reading (C) Guidelines for Forest Management Planning (1) The Forest Management Plannng Process (2) Yield Prediction (3) Determination of the Allowable Cut (4) Yield Regulation (5) Forest Management Planning (6) Harvest Planning (7) Further Reading Part III: Implementation (1) Implementation of Forest Management Plans (2) Implementation of Harvesting Operations (3) Implementation of Post Harvest Operations (4) Further Reading Part IV: Monitoring Reporting and Review (1) Principles of Management Control (2) Monitoring Recording and Reporting of Operational Achievements in Tropical Forest Management (3) Reporting (4) Review of Forest Management Activities (5) Further Reading.