Sustainable management of logged tropical forests in the Caribbean to ensure long-term productivity

Sustainable management of logged tropical forests in the Caribbean to ensure long-term productivity
Author: Gräfe, S., Köhl, M., Eckelmann, C.M., Bremner, Q., Oatham, M., Pacheco, R., Playfair, M., Shono, K.
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2021-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9251346607

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To facilitate sustainable management of logged forests in the Caribbean, forest authorities of Belize, Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, jointly with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the University of Hamburg as a scientific partner, implemented the regional project “Ensuring Long-Term Productivity of Lowland Tropical Forests in the Caribbean” financed by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The main objective of the project was to support the sustainable management of logged forests to maintain productivity and prevent further degradation. For this purpose, extensive field studies were conducted in the project countries, which resulted in silvicultural recommendations presented in this publication. The project findings revealed that the application of general sustainable forest management protocols for tropical production forests that set limits on harvesting does not necessarily ensure sustained productivity if the composition and management of the residual stand are not considered. The ratio of the number of harvested trees to the remaining future crop trees can provide a simple indicator of the sustainability of harvest. If the current harvest exceeds the number of future crop trees, the harvest is not sustainable. As a rule of thumb, at least one, preferably two future crop trees per harvested tree should be retained for future use. Protection of future crop trees can be a simple and practical approach to prevent high grading and degradation of the forest growing stock. The importance of reduced impact logging to reduce unnecessary damage to the future crop trees and for sustainable forest management, in general, is stressed.

Proceedings of a Symposium on Urban Forest Management Within the Commonwealth of Nations: Trees in Rural and Urban Development - Eleventh Commonwealth Forestry Conference, Trinidad and Tobago, Sept. 7-26, 1980

Proceedings of a Symposium on Urban Forest Management Within the Commonwealth of Nations: Trees in Rural and Urban Development - Eleventh Commonwealth Forestry Conference, Trinidad and Tobago, Sept. 7-26, 1980
Author: Newfoundland Forest Research Centre
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1982
Genre:
ISBN:

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Forestry Policies in the Caribbean

Forestry Policies in the Caribbean
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 638
Release: 1998
Genre: Caribbean Area
ISBN: 9789251042335

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Partnerships in Sustainable Forest Resource Management

Partnerships in Sustainable Forest Resource Management
Author: Mirjam A. F. Ros-Tonen
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2007
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 900415339X

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This book assembles experiences acquired with sustainable forest and tree resource management partnerships in various Latin American countries. It addresses the question of which conditions are necessary for partnerships to stimulate sustainable, socially just and pro-poor governance of forest resources.

The National Forest Resources Plan

The National Forest Resources Plan
Author: Trinidad and Tobago. Forestry Division
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1990
Genre: Forest policy
ISBN:

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