The various kinds of damages currently caused by wildlife throughout Japan can be attributed to the fact that the policies for management and utilization have lacked both a long-term perspective and an examination from the biological and economic points of view┻ This paper┼ therefore┼ addresses the issue of the management of the Yeso deer in Hokkaido and reexamines it┻ The paper presents three ...

In recent years, climate impact assessments of relevance to the agricultural and forestry sectors have received considerable attention. Current ecosystem models commonly capture the effect of a warmer climate on biomass production, but they rarely sufficiently capture potential losses caused by pests, pathogens and extreme weather events. In addition, alternative management regimes may not be i...

Tropical forests have been the object of intensive donor support for the last 15-20 years. Particularly striking is the way in which forestry has figured as a vehicle for wider environmental concerns, and has given them concrete expression. Early on, the focus was mainly on resource depletion (the threat of desertification, the fuelwood crisis, etc.) and on ways to rebuild tree stocks through p...

Collaborative forest governance enables forest-based communities access to and management responsibilities for forestry resources. Researchers argue that processes that enable social learning have the potential to contribute to the sustainable management of forests by engaging local people, helping them identify their collective needs and gain access to resource entitlements, and encouraging th...

Lihu Dong 1, Lianjun Zhang 2 and Fengri Li 1,* 1 Department of Forest Management, School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; [email protected] 2 Department of Forest and Natural Resources Management, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), One Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; [email protected] * Correspondenc...

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment has stimulated much interest in the linkages between the state of ecosystems and human well-being, and resulted in a number of international and national initiatives. For example, the UK National Ecosystem Assessment (UKNEA) is being widely discussed in research and land use policy communities, and has already influenced domestic policy (UK National Ecosystem...

With the international community’s increasing concern for social and environmental problems, the fulfilment and disclosure of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been advocated and promoted across the world. Forestry companies, which are particularly sensitive to environmental and social issues, are increasingly developing and improving their levels of CSR disclosure. However, information...

Managing complex tropical forest requires up to date technology in ensuring sustainable resources utilisation. Much of the current forest management practices can be improved through the use of current technologies including remote sensing, GIS (Geographic Information System) and GPS (Global Positioning System) which may enhance any decision making process. This paper highlighted the use of cur...

The increasing demand for innovative forest management strategies to adapt and mitigate climate change benefit production, the so-called Climate-Smart Forestry, calls a tool monitor evaluate their implementation effects on development over time. pan-European set of criteria indicators sustainable is considered one most important tools assessing many aspects sustainability. This study offers an ...