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Category : Deforestation
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Saving Washington's Working Forest Land Base Forum
Author: Saving Washington's Working Forest Land Base
Author: Economically Sustainable Working Forests
Author: Kevin W. ZobristPublisher:
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Category : Sustainable forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Saving Forest Ecosystems
Author: Robert L. EdmondsPublisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480896462
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
After the first Euro-American settlers arrived in Seattle in the 1850s, the surrounding old-growth forests were rapidly harvested for lumber, causing environmental degradation and displacing native peoples. Conflicts about the future of Pacific Northwest forests have continued since then. Only recently have academics, government agencies, industry, small private landowners, tribes, and environmental organizations come together to develop plans to protect the remaining old-growth forests, wildlife, streams, and fish, as well as providing environmentally friendly forest products. Practicing sustainable forestry, maintaining healthy forests that are less susceptible to fire, insects and diseases; and fostering public enjoyment are now the main goals of forest management. However, conflicts still exist—and with climate change a looming threat, it is important to realize that forests give us much more than lumber. Robert L. Edmonds, professor emeritus at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington (UW), wrote this book to bring attention to the sustainability of natural resources. He describes how Washington State’s forests and the practice of forestry have changed through time and how these changes relate to the long history of research and teaching at the UW. Its scope extends beyond Washington—many of the principles of sustainable forestry developed by faculty have been adopted worldwide.
Saving America's Countryside
Author: Samuel N. StokesPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801855481
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
A new edition of the 1989 classic that received the American Society for Landscape Architects' Honor Award and the Historic Preservation Book Prize. This thoroughly revised and updated second edition reports on changes in conservation over the last eight years. It includes new case studies, more than 50 new illustrations, a section on heritage tourism, and much more. 235 illustrations.
Evidence-based Conservation
Author: Terry C. H. SunderlandPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1849713944
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
The basis of this book is the disparity between the science of conservation biology and the design and execution of biodiversity conservation projects in the field. The book argues for an 'evidence-based approach', drawing information from fifteen projects in the Lower Mekong regions, with the aim of allowing more effective integrated conservation projects.
Working Forests in the Neotropics
Author: Daniel ZarinPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231129077
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
-- Thomas Lovejoy, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment.
The Ecological Basis of Conservation
Author: Steward PickettPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461560039
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
From its inception, the U.S. Department of the Interior has been charged with a conflicting mission. One set of statutes demands that the department must develop America's lands, that it get our trees, water, oil, and minerals out into the marketplace. Yet an opposing set of laws orders us to conserve these same resources, to preserve them for the long term and to consider the noncommodity values of our public landscape. That dichotomy, between rapid exploitation and long-term protection, demands what I see as the most significant policy departure of my tenure in office: the use of science-interdisciplinary science-as the primary basis for land management decisions. For more than a century, that has not been the case. Instead, we have managed this dichotomy by compartmentalizing the American landscape. Congress and my predecessors handled resource conflicts by drawing enclosures: "We'll create a national park here," they said, "and we'll put a wildlife refuge over there." Simple enough, as far as protection goes. And outside those protected areas, the message was equally simplistic: "Y'all come and get it. Have at it." The nature and the pace of the resource extraction was not at issue; if you could find it, it was yours.
Collaboration and Multi-Stakeholder Engagement in Landscape Governance and Management in Africa
Author: Nicola FavrettoPublisher: MDPI
ISBN: 3036514775
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The severity of interconnected socio-economic and environmental impacts on landscapes and people across Africa are exacerbated as a result of land degradation, conflict, poor governance, competition for land and inequality, and exacerbated by climate change. In pursuing pathways towards a more resilient future, collaborative and multi-stakeholder governance and management of landscapes have been promoted by government agencies, NGOs and conservation organisations as a possible solution. However, there is no single way to achieve effective collaboration, and different landscape projects have experimented with different entry points and engagement processes. Grounded in partnerships amongst researchers, practitioners and development partners with expertise in landscape governance and management in Africa, this book describes and collates key lessons from practice for supporting more resilient and equitable landscapes.
Impact of Tax Law on Land Use, Conservation, and Preservation
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on OversightPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description