Sustainable management of tropical forests

Name: Exploiter durablement les forêts tropicales
Brand: Éditions Quae
SKU: 9782759239313
Price: 16.0 EUR
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ISBN: 978-2-7592-3931-3

by Plinio Sist (writer)

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Collection: Essais

august 2024

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Over the last thirty years, more than four hundred million hectares of tropical forest have been destroyed. Alongside this deforestation comes forest degradation, which in some regions of the world, such as the Amazon, affects an area just as large as deforestation. Safeguarding tropical forests has therefore become nothing less than a priority for the survival of humanity.

One way forward involves setting aside forests as protected areas, thereby limiting the use of their resources by humans. The other is to manage them sustainably, so that they continue to provide vital goods and services to local communities and society as a whole. Foresters favour this second method, based on the idea that a forest that is valued for the goods and services it provides to populations, the State and society will be protected and conserved.

Yet reality on the ground tells a different story. Illegal logging, which is still widespread in many tropical countries, causes significant damage to forest stands, undermining their ability to regenerate and withstand the effects of climate change. Timber harvesting is thus often blamed for a host of ills and widely regarded as the main driver of deforestation.

This book does not set out to justify logging. Instead, it offers a clear, factual and accessible account of its true environmental impacts. More importantly, it reveals how timber harvesting, rather than being an enemy, could become a powerful ally in the fight to conserve the world’s tropical rainforests.

This book is available in English : Sustainable management of tropical forests

Introduction

Tropical forests

A vast diversity

Multiple roles

A long history of resource exploitation

Ecosystems on the brink of extinction

Selective logging of tropical forests

A brief history of tropical forestry

Principles of selective logging

Selective logging is not just about felling trees

Harvesting timber and non-timber forest products

Status of tropical production forests worldwide

Tropical woods and their products on the international market

Economics of the forestry sector in tropical countries

The impact of timber harvesting

Reduced impact logging

Immediate impact on the forest stand

Long-term impact

Social impact

Sustainability in practice

Sustainability of timber production

Diversifying the sustainability of the concession system

Promoting social forestry

Challenges of restoring forest landscapes

The role of international bodies

Conclusion

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Cet ouvrage explique bien les techniques d'exploitation qui permettent une meilleure conservation durable des forêts !
by René Jean PHILIPPE on 25/09/2025 21:25

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Sustainable management of tropical forests

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Table of contents

Introduction

Tropical forests

A vast diversity

Multiple roles

A long history of resource exploitation

Ecosystems on the brink of extinction

Selective logging of tropical forests

A brief history of tropical forestry

Principles of selective logging

Selective logging is not just about felling trees

Harvesting timber and non-timber forest products

Status of tropical production forests worldwide

Tropical woods and their products on the international market

Economics of the forestry sector in tropical countries

The impact of timber harvesting

Reduced impact logging

Immediate impact on the forest stand

Long-term impact

Social impact

Sustainability in practice

Sustainability of timber production

Diversifying the sustainability of the concession system

Promoting social forestry

Challenges of restoring forest landscapes

The role of international bodies

Conclusion

For more information

Press

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