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Sustainability of Temperate Forests.
RFF's Roger Sedjo and his colleagues discuss initiatives designed to promote and enhance sustainable forestry in temperate countries. While concerns about tropical deforestation are considerable, temperate forests account for the vast majority of the world's roundwood production and most g...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Sustainable Forestry: An Overview; 2. History and Evolution of Sustainable Forestry Concepts; Evolving Concepts of Forest Sustainability; Major International Developments on Sustainable Forestry; UNCED: The Earth Summit; Developing Criteria and Indicators; Intergovernmental Panel on Forests; World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development; 3. Alternative Approaches to Defining Sustainable Forestry; Sustainability of Current Practices; Appropriate Procedures Are Required: Criteria and Indicators.
- Management Systems Approach to Sustainability: ISO 14001Industry-Based Sustainability Standards; Sustainability Requirements for Third-Party Certification and Monitoring; Endnotes; 4. Cost Implications of Sustainability Practices; Costs of Introducing the New System; Costs of Implementation, Including On-the-Ground Costs; Costs of Third-Party Certification and Monitoring; Costs of Implementing the Chain-of-Custody; Chain-of-Custody Control and Changes in Mill Costs; 5. Some Consequences of Forest Sustainability Issues; Changes in Production; Competitiveness Consequences.
- International Trade ConsequencesCertification as a Trade Barrier; Industry Adjustments to Changes; Market Demand; Price Premiums from Certification; 6. Domestic and International Policy Responses to Sustainability in Selected Temperate Countries; Changes in Domestic Forest Policies; Implications for Land Management Decisions; Relative Impacts of Proposed Sustainable Forestry Policies; Endnotes; 7. Summary and Conclusions; Appendix A. Forest Policy and Regulations in Selected Temperate Forested Countries: Findings from the Study; Canada; Chile; Finland; Sweden; France; Germany; New Zealand.
- United StatesAppendix B. Criterion 7; References.