Public Involvement in Forest Management Planning
| Autor: | Martha Twarkins, Tahnee Robertson, Larry Fisher |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Environmental resource management Forest management Forestry Plan (drawing) Management Monitoring Policy and Law Certified wood Community forestry Geography Service (economics) Ecosystem management Resource management business Intact forest landscape Food Science media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 13:237-251 |
| ISSN: | 1540-756X 1054-9811 |
| Popis: | Summary In 1997, the US Forest Service initiated public involvement processes in three national forests in the northeastern United States-the Finger Lakes National Forest in central New York, the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont, and the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire and Maine. Citizens' perspectives were sought on forest management prior to determining the changes needed for revising the Land and Resource Management Plans (Forest Plans) as well as to exchange information on management of these three forests. These processes represent a pro-active effort by the US Forest Service to engage communities of interest in dialogue about the management of these national forests. The Forest Service has emphasized the principles of ecosystem management and community partnership in developing these plans. The paper describes the policy framework for forest planning and an outline of the Plan Revision process as developed in the Northeast. It further offers a preliminary analysis of this ap... |
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