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Policy issues relating to forestry have been the subject of much debate in recent years, and many countries and international agencies have recently, or are currently in the process, of revising their policies for forestry. Much of this debate has implied that previous policies have failed or been much less successful than had been hoped. There is a tendency to think of policy as a matter for governments, but it is now more widely appreciated that all shareholders in the forestry sector have a legitimate interest in both the policy objectives and the means that will be used to implement it.

This book is mainly concerned with the process of developing policy and the subsequent implementation, than in specific content, though many of the important issues which policies must address are discussed. It is based on a review of many case studies with which the author has been personally involved over the past 40 years.

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In this historical and comparative study, Christopher McGrory Klyza explores why land-management policies in mining, forestry, and grazing have followed different paths and explains why public-lands policy in general has remained virtually static over time. According to Klyza, understanding the different philosophies that gave rise to each policy regime is crucial to reforming public-lands policy in the future.

Klyza begins by delineating how prevailing policy philosophies over the course of the last century have shaped each of the three land-use patterns he discusses. In mining, the model was economic liberalism, which mandated privatization of public lands; in forestry, it was technocratic utilitarianism, which called for government ownership and management of land; and in grazing, it was interest-group liberalism, in which private interests determined government policy. Each of these philosophies held sway in the years during which policy for that particular resource was formed, says Klyza, and continues to animate it even today. ... Read more

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A very important book on U.S. government policy
Some people have the illusion that America's economic development was produced by individuals who made it on their own "without a dime of government help".This book will help educate people about America's real economic history.In reality a good part of America's economic development was created by massive subsidies to private economic interests by "big government".Indeed, reading this book shows that the development of the west is in many ways a form of state capitalism with the government owning huge sections of many states.Readers should also check out A Conspiracy of Optimism: Management of the National Forests since World War Two (Our Sustainable Future)This shows how the U.S. Forest Service made deforestation for the benefit of private economic interests a major priority in many areas.
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This is an examination of the political economy of forest use in south Asia, with special reference to Bangladesh and the status of social forestry within the surrounding socio-economic environment. ... Read more

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* "Whether you are a seasoned conservationist or forestry professional, an aspiring student or simply a concerned citizen, this book is for you." --David Kaimowitz, Director General, CIFOR
*Most comprehensive reader in forestry yet published: covers all sectors within this broad subject area and edited by Jeffrey Sayer, the world’s leading authority on forestry and development
*Maps out the complex forestry field; introduces and explains key hard-to-find literature

Arrangements for the governance and management of forests have been changing rapidly in recent decades. The post-Rio period has been one of unprecedented reexamination of what the world’s forest resources consist of, who they should belong to, who should benefit from their conservation and management, and how all of this should be organized. This collection of outstanding papers on forests, development and livelihoods (until now widely dispersed throughout the literature) brings together the most recent thinking on these issues, and will give students and practitioners of forestry and natural resource management a rapid overview of what is changing, how, and why. The papers provide a balanced view of subjects that have been controversial or which the media and influential decisionmakers have misunderstood or misrepresented. ... Read more

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Balanced coverage of the principles of soil science and their application to management of forest soils. Topics range from classification systems and biological, physical, and chemical properties of soils, to silviculture and current methods of tree nutrition and fertilization. This edition is updated to include new information on long-term productivity, soil management in different forest types, plus new chapters on tropical forest soils and predicting response to cultural practices. ... Read more

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This book brings together information on road planning, location, design, construction and maintenance to support environmentally acceptable operations in tropical forests. It highlights the challenges of road operations in the tropics, includes techniques that have been shown to be successful, and discusses newer technologies. Numerical examples are included to provide clarity for interpreting graphs, procedures, and formulas.

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Great reference tool
As a forest engineering student, this book provides a great reference for standard forest road designs. It contains lots of useful equations for horizontal and vertical curves, stopping sight distance, earthwork, etc. However, the equations are in metric so beware! ... Read more

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Forests and woodlands have considerable potential for increasing their wildlife habitat value and it is now increasingly appreciated that this is compatible with commercial timber production. This book explores the joint theme of management for production and wildlife enhancement. It is based both upon personal observations and an exhaustive summary of the relevant published literature, much of it not drawn together before and encompassing data from the UK, Europe, North America, China and Russia. The first half of the book looks at the evolution and management of forests, and provides comprehensive guidelines for combining the aims of conservation and production. The second part describes plants, mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects and invertebrates by species, considering their individual habitats, their distribution, and measures for their conservation. An extensive bibliography is included. It is both an invaluable reference source and guide which is suitable for a wide range of readers from professional and student foresters, to lecturers, farmers, ecologists, environmentalists, nature conservationists and amateur managers of small woodlands. ... Read more

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This book focuses on the integration of spatial statistics, GIS-technology, ecosystem studies, and scenario modelling. Its main aim is to extend the information gained at the stand level to larger spatial scales, i.e. to forest districts, forest landscapes or to the total area of Lower Saxony. The studies demonstrate the potential and limitations of regionalization approaches for forest ecological variables. The results provide valuable spatial information for forest managers and landscape planners as well as for policy-makers. Some spatial models outlined in this book have been implemented as useful tools in present forest management. With current improvements of data quality, e.g. from remote sensing and refined ground-based inventories, methods are now available to develop large-scale approaches to forest ecology and management. This book is an indispensable tool for scientists and those involved in forest management. ... Read more

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Provides the foundation for the sustainable use of pesticides and fertilizers in the 21st century. Discusses integrating woodland management operations, so that woodland health and growth is maintained.Gives an account of the pesticides and fertilizers used in forestry today. ... Read more

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Agroforestry reserach and development in Australia has beenlargely fragmented and many of the research results have never beenpublished and are unknown. The purpose of this volume is tocomprehensively review all of the research that has taken place in thefield of agroforestry in Australia, including previously unpublishedresults, providing readers with the latest technical and economicinformation about using trees in agriculture for the control ofsalinity and erosion, for shelter and shade, and for the production oftimber, fodder and minor forest products. The book providesinformation concerning planted trees within all of these categoriesand includes special review of the management of native vegetation onfarms. These papers also examine research needs where appropriate.
This book stems from the National Australian Conference on 'The Roleof Trees in Sustainable Agriculture' which took place in Albury,Victoria, Australia in October, 1991. Each national review paper isbased upon a summary of six or more state review research anddevelopment papers, prepared specifically for the national conference.The book thus provides readers with a comprehensive overview ofagroforestry rsearch in Australia, which is introduced and summarisedin the first chapter.
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