enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Forest management - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_management

   The forest is a natural system that can supply different products and services. Forests supply water, mitigate climate change, provide habitats for wildlife including many pollinators which are essential for sustainable food production, provide timber and fuelwood, serve as a source of non-wood forest products including food and medicine, and contribute to rural livelihoods.

3. Forest conservation in the United States - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_conservation_in_the...

   Forests in the United States can be categorized into three main forest biomes, they are boreal, temperate, or sub-tropical based on the location and climate of the forest. Each of these biomes faces various threats of deforestation , urban development, [ 2 ] soil compaction , species extinction, unmanaged recreational use, invasive species , or ...

4. Criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criteria_and_indicators_of...

   Criteria & Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management (C&I) are policy instruments by which sustainability of forest management in the country/region, or progress towards Sustainable forest management (SFM), may be evaluated and reported on. C&I is a conjunctive term for a set of objectives and the variables/descriptions allowing to evaluate ...

5. Ecoforestry - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecoforestry

   Close to nature forestry is a forest management approach treating forest as an ecological system performing multiple functions. It is developing in the peri-alpine coutries of Europe (such as Switzerland, France, Germany and Slovenia) for more than 70 years, based on certain sustainable forest management practices from the late 19th century.

6. Forester - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forester

   Foresters have been mainly concerned with timber management, especially reforestation, forests at prime conditions, and fire control. Many people confuse the role of the forester with that of the logger, but most foresters are concerned not only with the harvest of timber, but also with the sustainable management of forests. The forester Jack C ...

7. Forestry - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forestry

   Forestry is an important economic segment in various industrial countries, [7] as forests provide more than 86 million green jobs and support the livelihoods of many more people. [6] For example, in Germany, forests cover nearly a third of the land area, [ 8 ] wood is the most important renewable resource , and forestry supports more than a ...