Description
Book Synopsis* Includes new chapters on climate change and international forest policy as well as expanded coverage of forest products and bioenergy production * International in coverage makes this book suitable for course use anywhere in the world as well as providing an international overview of the subject * Places world forestry in it's true social, environmental, historical and economic context
Table of ContentsChapter 1: A History of Human Interaction with Forests Chapter 2: Forests of the World Chapter 3: The Environmental Value of Forests Chapter 4: Wood and Paper Products Chapter 5: Bioenergy, Innovative Biomaterials, Non Wood Forest Products Chapter 6: Forest Dynamics in the Tropics Chapter 7: Sustainable Forest Management Chapter 8: Forestry and Climate Change Chapter 9: Plantations for Wood Production with Environmental Care Chapter 10: Social Forestry Chapter 11: International Forest Policy
