Overview

Forests in Development: A Vital Balance, shows some of the main advances in forestry over the six years spanning between the XII World Forestry Congress in Canada and the XIII WFC held in Buenos Aires. The book covers most of the themes of the XIII WFC, from biodiversity through production, policies, environmental services, and economic aspects, linked by sustainability. It provides a comprehensive view of forestry today, conveying its different aspects through one solid piece addressed by authors whose work denotes a concept of sustainable forest management which is not so much a puzzle laboriously put together as a many-faced unity, steered to achieve ultimately a better quality of living for present and future generations.

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Author:   Tomás Schlichter ,  Leopoldo Montes
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2012
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.319kg
ISBN:  

9789400725751

ISBN 10:   9400725752
Pages:   86
Publication Date:   23 November 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Chapter 1: Conundrums, Paradoxes, and Surprise: A Brave New World of Biodiversity Conservation.- Chapter 2: Understanding the role resource use efficiency in determining the growth of trees and forests. - Chapter 3: Invasive Species, climate change and Forest Health.- Chapter 4: The Biorefining Story: Progress in the commercialization of biomass-to-ethanol .- Chapter 5: Tree plantation in South America and the water cycle: Impacts and emergent opportunities.- Chapter 6: Forest Sector Investments in a Changing Climate.- Chapter 7: Towards a new model of forest development.

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