Environmental Aspects of the Intensive Plantation/Reserve Debate
| Autor: | S. T. Friedman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
geography
geography.geographical_feature_category Wood production Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Agroforestry Geography Planning and Development Forest management Forestry Management Monitoring Policy and Law Old-growth forest Agricultural economics Natural (archaeology) Work (electrical) Argument Production (economics) Environmental impact assessment Business Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 21:59-73 |
| ISSN: | 1540-756X 1054-9811 |
| DOI: | 10.1300/j091v21n04_05 |
| Popis: | This paper addresses the argument that increasing the intensity of industrial wood production on plantations to meet future demand will reduce harvest pressure on existing old growth and “natural” forests and lead to their protection. The work of several experts in the field is examined closely. These individuals view industrial roundwood production as an industry that should maximize its efficiency by using as little land and producing as much wood as possible. At the same time, the assumption is held that increasing plantations will also increase environmental protection of native forests. In response to this conclusion, this paper challenges the argument that intensive forest management practices on plantations prevent the degradation of natural forests, thereby protecting the ecological values of natural forests, making plantations environmentally and socially desirable. |
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