03235oam 2200649Ia 450 991044631410332120240129225741.01-282-29318-497866122931841-84593-565-9(CKB)1000000000794353(EBL)455754(SSID)ssj0000364406(PQKBManifestationID)11263983(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000364406(PQKBWorkID)10398708(PQKB)10415743(MiAaPQ)EBC455754(Au-PeEL)EBL455754(CaPaEBR)ebr10333737(CaONFJC)MIL229318(OCoLC)609844565(EXLCZ)99100000000079435320090505h20092009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPlanted forests uses, impacts, and sustainability /edited by Julian EvansWallingford, UK ;Cambridge, MA :Published jointly by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Cabi Pub.,2009.©20091 online resource (213 pages) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.1-84593-564-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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by Country; Bibliography; IndexPlanted forests, although only seven per cent of the world's forest resources, have superseded naturally regenerating forests as the principal source of industrial wood products.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 forestAfforestationSocial aspectsAfforestationEnvironmental aspectsTree farmsSocial aspectsTree farmsEnvironmental aspectsSustainable forestryAfforestationSocial aspects.AfforestationEnvironmental aspects.Tree farmsSocial aspects.Tree farmsEnvironmental aspects.Sustainable forestry.333.75/152Evans Julian1946-916500MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910446314103321Planted forests2270076UNINA