Sustainable Forest Management Case Studies

• Other Authors: Martin-Garcia, Jorge (Editor), Javier Diez, Julio (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2012
• Subjects: Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The concept of forest sustainability dates from centuries ago, although the understanding of sustainable forest management (SFM) as an instrument that harmonizes ecological and socio-economic concerns is relatively new. The change in perspective occurred at the beginning of the 1990s in response to...