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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446314103321

Titolo

Planted forests : uses, impacts, and sustainability / / edited by Julian Evans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA : , : Published jointly by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Cabi Pub., , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-282-29318-4

9786612293184

1-84593-565-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

EvansJulian <1946->

Disciplina

333.75/152

Soggetti

Afforestation - Social aspects

Afforestation - Environmental aspects

Tree farms - Social aspects

Tree farms - Environmental aspects

Sustainable forestry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The History of Tree Planting and Planted Forests; Chapter 3 The Question of Definitions; Chapter 4 The Global Thematic Study of Planted Forests; Chapter 5 Wood from Planted Forests: Global Outlook to 2030; Chapter 6 The Multiple Roles of Planted Forests; Chapter 7 Policy, Institutional and Ownership Issues; Chapter 8 Sustainable Silviculture and Management; Chapter 9 Summary and Conclusions; Appendix: Planted Forest Areas by Country; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Planted forests, although only seven per cent of the world's forest resources, have superseded naturally regenerating forests as the principal source of industrial wood products. Lessening the pressure for wood production, tree planting has released natural forests to be managed for other purposes - carbon sinks, soil and water protection, conservation of biological diversity, recreation and amenity.



Representing a complement, but not an alternative, to natural forests, planted forests have become increasingly important for reducing worldwide deforestation, loss of forest ecosystems and forest