scholarly journals An Economic Appraisal of Sustained Yield Forest Management

1966 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-211
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Economic Appraisal ◽  
Sustained Yield

Le nouveau régime forestier du Québec

1988 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilbert G. Paille ◽  
Robert Deffrasnes
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Wood Fibre ◽  
Timber Supply ◽  
New Forest ◽  
Sustained Yield

The Province of Quebec has recently passed legislation that introduces a new forest system based on sustained yield, the allocation of timber supply and forest management agreements to industry, and a new sharing of public forest management responsibilities. This reform, which became necessary owing to a shortage of wood fibre, will ensure the perpetuity of a resource that sustains the economic activity of the province. It involves numerous major changes — the true impact of which will be felt over the long term — and which will require all the knowledge and expertise of Quebec's foresters.

scholarly journals Sustained-Yield Forest Management: The View from Sweden

1990 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn Hägglund
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Resources ◽  
Wood Products ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Land Area ◽  
Intensive Silviculture ◽  
Agricultural Efficiency ◽  
The World ◽  
Sustained Yield

Sweden is a small but quite active forest country. Occupying about 0.6% of the world forest land area it holds about 15% of the international wood products market. The standing volume of forests has increased continuously since about the year of 1900. Many factors have contributed to this positive development. One is Sweden's conversion from a poor underdeveloped agrarian country to a modern industrial one. This meant a tremendous increase in agricultural efficiency and thus an important release of land which could be shifted from agriculture to forestry. But another reason for increased forest resources was and is the belief in the importance of having good forests in a remote future. The sustained or even increased yield concept is a part of this belief, materialized most of all as a more intensive silviculture.

Towards a tenure policy framework for sustainable forest management in Canada

1997 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin K. Luckert
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Yield Management ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Management Objectives ◽  
Forest Tenure ◽  
Evolutionary Step ◽  
Sustained Yield

Sustainable forest management may be considered an evolutionary step beyond sustained yield management. Although objectives related to sustainable forest management are common in Canada, policy means of achieving these objectives are rarely spelled out. Currently, forest tenure policies are dominated by concepts associated with sustained yield that may preclude the realization of sustainable forest management objectives. This paper identifies how tenure policies based on sustained yield concepts of allowable annual cuts could change in order to address a more holistic view of forests associated with sustainable forest management. Key words: forest tenure; forest policy; sustained yield; sustainable development; forest management; allowable annual cuts

scholarly journals Sustained Yield Forestry in Sweden and Russia: How Does it Correspond to Sustainable Forest Management Policy?

AMBIO ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marine Elbakidze ◽  
Kjell Andersson ◽  
Per Angelstam ◽  
Glen W. Armstrong ◽  
Robert Axelsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Sustained Yield

Should sustained yield be part of sustainable forest management?

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 356-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
MK (Marty) Luckert ◽  
T Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Market Forces ◽  
Forest Resource ◽  
Weak Sustainability ◽  
Strong Sustainability ◽  
Total Capital ◽  
Sustained Yield

This paper considers the question of whether sustainable forest management (SFM) should continue to incorporate sustained yield (SY) requirements, as it currently does in many jurisdictions. We evaluate the extent to which SY and SFM are consistent with notions of weak and (or) strong sustainability. Strong sustainability implies placing constraints on the reduction of stocks of natural capital to prevent irreversibility and (or) protect flows of services that have public good characteristics. In contrast, weak sustainability may allow market forces to draw down stocks of natural capital so long as levels of total capital (including human-made and natural capital) are maintained. We argue that with SY policies, we have probably chosen to attach strong sustainability policies to the only forest resource that does not need such protection (i.e., timber), while we have excluded other resources that could well need such protection (e.g., biodiversity) for pursuing SFM. Thus, the concept of allowable annual cuts could be dropped from SFM to be replaced by safe minimum standards on components of forest capital that are subject to irreversibility and (or) that have public good features. In other words, if we truly wish to pursue SFM, it may be necessary to leave SY behind.

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