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The integrated protection and sustainable forest role
Rajković, Snežana
Tabaković-Tošić, Mara
Abstract: In such a quickly changing world, can anything be sustainable? What do we want to sustain? How can we implement such a nebulous goal? Is it too late? With the contradictions and questions have come a hard look at our present forest production system and thoughtful evaluations of its future. If nothing else, the term "sustainable forest" has provided "talking points," a sense of direction, and an urgency, that has sparked much excitement and innovative thinking in the world. Keep the following in mind: a) interactions between farming systems and soil, water, biota, and atmosphere are complex--we have much to learn about their dynamics and long term impacts; b) most environmental problems are intertwined with economic, social, and political forces external to forestry; c) some problems are global in scope while others are experienced only locally; d) many of these problems are being addressed through conventional, as well as alternative, agricultural channels; e) the list is not complete; and f) no order of importance is intended. Role of forestry in producing sustainable raw material - timber - clear.Wide range of additional benefits: local employment and rural development; habitat creation and biodiversity; environmental protection, e.g. riparian woodland; recreation and amenity; landscape enhancement; carbon sequestration; environmental education, culture, folklore, heritage. Forestry is a multi-benefit landuse - environmental, social and economic benefits. So, how best do we manage our forests to maximise all of these benefits without reducing their capacity to provide them to future generations? Solution in Sustainable Forest Management (SFM)
engleski
2007
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Key word: integrated protection, sustainable, forest, management