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Sustainable Forest Management in a Changing World: a European Perspective

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Editors:
  1. Peter Spathelf

    1. Faculty of Forest and Environment, University of Applied Sciences Eberswalde, Eberswalde, Germany

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  • Introduces new approaches to some of the key issues in SFM, including technical developments and participatory processes
  • Draws together a range of issues facing SFM from biological, social and economic perspectives

Part of the book series: Managing Forest Ecosystems (MAFE, volume 19)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction: Some Basic Remarks on Sustainable Forest Management, Environment and Global Ethics

    • Hartmut Ihne, Peter Spathelf
    Pages 1-7

  3. Sustaining the World’s Forests: Managing Competing Demands for a Vital Resource – The Role of the World Bank

    • Gerhard Dieterle
    Pages 9-32

  4. Conservation of Tropical Forests and Climate Change Mitigation

    • Pierre L. Ibisch, Lars Schmidt
    Pages 33-51

  5. The State of Europe’s Forests: 2007 – Report of the Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe for Sustainable Forest Management in Europe

    • Michael Köhl, Ewald Rametsteiner
    Pages 53-60

  6. Sustainable Forest Management in the Tropics – Still a Long Way to Go?

    • Leif Nutto, Peter Spathelf, Ulrich Eberhard Schroeder
    Pages 61-82

  7. Non–wood Forest Products for Livelihoods and Sustainable Development

    • Wulf Killmann
    Pages 83-91

  8. Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources: The Basis for Adaptability in Managed Forests

    • Ralf Kätzel
    Pages 93-114

  9. Adaptive Forest Management: A Prerequisite for Sustainable Forestry in the Face of Climate Change

    • Andreas Bolte, Christian Ammer, Magnus Löf, Gert-Jan Nabuurs, Peter Schall, Peter Spathelf
    Pages 115-139

  10. A Scientific Perspective for Silviculture

    • Thomas Knoke
    Pages 141-154

  11. Forest-Related Climate Mitigation Options: Dialogues for Exploring Opportunities and Threats

    • Martin Welp
    Pages 155-167

  12. Key Challenges in Forest Protected Area Management

    • Monika Bertzky, Bastian Bomhard
    Pages 169-189

  13. Forest Organisations in Change: Examples from the Tropics and Subtropics

    • Jürgen Pretzsch
    Pages 191-215

  14. Forestry or “The Art of Flying Blind”. Sustainability in an Era of Global Change

    • Ulrich Schraml, Roderich v. Detten
    Pages 217-235

  15. Sustainable Forest Management as a Model for Sustainable Development: Conclusions Toward a Concrete Vision

    • Peter Spathelf
    Pages 237-240

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 257-258
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About this book

Yet another book on the topic of ‘Sustainable Forest Management’ can only be justified by new information that is of direct relevance. The contents of this volume concentrate on the very latest factors and developments, thus, hopefully, contributing both to the book’s attractiveness and to closing gaps in the discipline’s database. This book is written for researchers in the field of forest management, international forestry, and climate change-related issues, legal and policy advisors, as well as for managers of private companies who deal with SFM. The authors of the various sections are scientists in the field of forestry and other environmental sciences. They represent different institutions, mainly universities and research agencies in Germany, but also high-level international institutions in development co-operation, such as the World Bank, FAO, and IIASA. The scope of the book is to refresh the meanings and perceptions of SFM against the background of the rapid changes in our natural and social environment. Climate change and the rapid increase of atmospheric CO concentration is a global process 2 with negative impacts of different kinds, among others on natural ecosystems such as forests. A crucial issue therefore is how forest management can contribute to forest conservation in light of changing climatic conditions. Moreover, policy changes such as the introduction of certification schemes and the new emphasis laid on Non-Wood Forest Products justify the re-evaluation of the role of SFM in delivering ecological goods and services from our forests.

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From the reviews:

'Every so often, a discipline should take stock where we are and where we are going. This book is doing that in a very timely manner. As we gain an appreciation of the magnitude and implications of future changes, the authors present views and ideas on a wide range of topics related to sustainable forest management. They provide a much needed overview of challenges in the face of climate and other aspects of global change. The book incorporates recent advances in a variety of fields and provides suggestions for solutions to important management problems that range from theoretical approaches to practical applications.' Klaus J. Puettmann, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA

“A book on Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) out of the cradle of its concepts and practices raises high expectations. The editor sets … SFM among the target groups of researchers, advisers and managers. The mutually independent chapters 1 – 14 have been written by professionals working in universities, research and consulting agencies in Europe, mostly Germany, FAO, The World Bank (TWB) and IIASA.” (Eberhard F. Bruenig, International Forestry Review, September, 2010)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Forest and Environment, University of Applied Sciences Eberswalde, Eberswalde, Germany

    Peter Spathelf

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