This study analyses the extent and spatial distribution of the forest resources and their energy potential in the province of Nuoro (Sardinia, Italy). The aim is to create a data base which will help decision makers to make a plan for the sustainable use of the resources of the territory. A GIS-based model was used to assess the energy capacity and suitability of the area. This model used four ...

African forest elephants are difficult to observe in the dense vegetation, and previous studies have relied upon indirect methods to estimate population sizes. Using multilocus genotyping of noninvasively collected samples, we performed a genetic survey of the forest elephant population at Kakum National Park, Ghana. We estimated population size, sex ratio and genetic variability from our data,...

The Northwest Forest Plan has sometimes been criticized for using a reserve-based approach. At other times, it has been criticized for not placing all of the remaining old growth into “true protection”, such in a park or wilderness area. These criticisms imply that “reserve” means one thing—a no-touch-no-management zone and that a reserve approach is either not valid for dynamic forests or is t...

Balancing economic, ecological, and social values has long been a challenge in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, where conflict over timber harvest and old-growth habitat on public lands has been contentious for the past several decades. The Northwest Forest Plan, adopted two decades ago to guide management on federal lands, is currently being revised as the region searches for a balance be...

The United States of America be the main actors in wood industry. That condition has become a burden by government because increase pressure from expert environmental field, which more support do reforestation rather than deforestation. changing role exporter to importer, caused national market get loss, like raise price product. conflict between with Canada related product concern stakeholders...

Madsen, Sarah; Evans, Diane; Hamer, Thomas; Henson, Paul; Miller, Sherri; Nelson, S. Kim; Roby, Daniel; Stapanian, Martin. 1999. Marbled murrelet effectiveness monitoring plan for the Northwest Forest Plan. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-439. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 51 p. This report describes options for effectiveness monitorin...

a r t i c l e i n f o The fire-dependent shortleaf pine–bluestem grass ecosystem that existed prior to European settlement is being restored on approximately 62,700 ha in the Ouachita National Forest. The restoration effort's economic effects are not completely understood. This study will provide the Forest Service with a framework for better communicating the biological and economic impacts of...