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Sustainable exploitation of the tropical forest

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

by Plinio Sist (writer)

Collection: Essais

august 2024

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Summary

Over the last thirty years, more than four hundred million hectares of tropical forest have been destroyed. Added to this deforestation is forest degradation, which in some regions of the world, such as the Amazon, affects as much land as deforestation. Preserving and conserving tropical forests is therefore now becoming a priority for the survival of humanity.

The first method consists of making the forests sanctuaries by creating protected areas, thereby limiting the exploitation of their resources by humans. The second is based on reasoned exploitation for the benefit of local populations and society in general. Foresters favour this method with the idea that a valued forest generating goods and services for local people, the State and society will be a protected and conserved forest.

However, the reality on the ground continues to contradict this principle. Illegal logging, which is still widespread in many tropical countries, causes significant damage to forest stands, and compromises their ability to regenerate and withstand the effects of climate change. Timber exploitation is thus accused of all the evils and is very often considered to be the main source of deforestation.

The aim of this essay is not to rehabilitate logging, but to present the environmental effects of timber exploitation in an objective, factual way that is accessible to non-tropical forest specialists. It reveals the various possible ways in which this exploitation can become a genuine tool for conserving tropical rainforests.

Introduction

Tropical forests

1. Great diversity

2. Multiple roles

3. A long history of resource exploitation

4. Ecosystems on the verge of extinction

Selective exploitation of tropical forests

5. A brief history of tropical forestry

6. Principles of selective logging

7. Selective logging: not just felling trees...

8. Harvesting timber and non-timber forest products

9. Status of the world's tropical production forests

10. The place of tropical timber and timber products on the international market

11. Economics of the forestry sector in tropical countries

The impact of logging

12. Low impact logging

13. Immediate impact on the forest stand

14. Long-term impacts

14.1 Importance of research and experimental monitoring sites

14.2 Impact on the reconstitution of wood volume, biomass and biodiversity

14.3. Impact on wildlife

15. Social impacts

Sustainability in practice

16. Sustainability of timber production

17. Diversifying the sustainability of the concession system?

18. Promoting social forestry

18.1. Involving local populations

18.2. Community management

19. The challenges of restoring forest landscapes

19.1. Definition of forest landscape restoration

19.2. Quantified commitments but a more complex reality

19.3. An opportunity to promote multi-species forestry

20. The role of international bodies

20.1. The role of international standards

20.2. Carbon markets still not very effective

Conclusion

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Press

The Conversation - Le 29/08/2024
"Comment exploiter les forêts tropicales de façon plus durable ?"
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