The Earthscan Forest Library
About the Book Series
This series brings together a wide collection of volumes addressing diverse aspects of forests and forestry and draws on a range of disciplinary perspectives. Titles cover the full range of forest science and include the biology, ecology, biodiversity, restoration, management (including silviculture and timber production), geography and environment (including climate change), socio-economics, anthropology, policy, law and governance. The series aims to demonstrate the important role of forests in nature, peoples’ livelihoods and in contributing to broader sustainable development goals. It is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, professionals, policy-makers and concerned members of civil society. Authors or editors of potential new titles should contact Hannah Ferguson, Editor ([email protected]).
Forest Governance and Management Across Time: Developing a New Forest Social Contract
1st Edition
By Erland Mårald, Camilla Sandstrom, Annika Nordin, and Others
June 04, 2019
The influence of the past, and of the future on current-time tradeoffs in the forest arena are particularly relevant given the long-term successions in forest landscapes and the hundred years’ rotations in forestry. Historically established path dependencies and conflicts determine our present ...
The Forest Certification Handbook
2nd Edition
By Ruth Nussbaum, Markku Simula
October 18, 2018
First published in 1995, The Forest Certification Handbook has become the landmark book concerning all aspects of forest and wood product certification from policy to business to in-the-field technical issues. Yet since first publication an enormous amount has happened in the field. This new second...
Evidence-based Conservation: Lessons from the Lower Mekong
1st Edition
Edited
By Terry C.H. Sunderland, Jeffrey Sayer, Hoang Thi Minh Ha
September 18, 2018
There is a considerable gap between the science of conservation biology and the design and execution of biodiversity conservation projects in the field. Science is often failing to inform the practice of conservation, which remains largely experience-based. The main reason is the poor accessibility...
Forests, Business and Sustainability
1st Edition
Edited
By Rajat Panwar, Robert Kozak, Eric Hansen
April 09, 2018
Forests are under tremendous pressure from human uses of all kinds, and one of the most significant threats to their sustainability comes from commercial interests. This book presents a comprehensive examination of the interactions between the forest products sector and the sustainability of ...
Smallholders, Forest Management and Rural Development in the Amazon
1st Edition
By Benno Pokorny
December 18, 2017
The ongoing debate concerning the Amazon's crucial role in global climate and biodiversity is entirely dependent upon sustainable development in the region. Recognizing that forests are an integral part of the social fabric in the region, initiatives such as community forestry, ...
Large-scale Forest Restoration
1st Edition
By David Lamb
October 12, 2017
Landscapes are being degraded and simplified across the globe. This book explores how forest restoration might be carried out to increase landscape heterogeneity, improve ecological functioning and restore ecosystem services in such landscapes. It focuses on large, landscape-scale reforestation ...
Climate Change Impacts on Tropical Forests in Central America: An ecosystem service perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Aline Chiabai
June 30, 2017
The loss of biodiversity is a major environmental problem in nearly every terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. This loss is accelerating driven by climate change, as well as by other causes including agricultural exploitation, fragmentation and degradation triggered by land use changes. The crucial ...
Rainforest Tourism, Conservation and Management: Challenges for Sustainable Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Bruce Prideaux
June 29, 2017
Globally rainforests are under threat on numerous fronts, including clearing for agriculture, harvesting for timber and urban expansion. Yet they have a crucial role in biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and providing other ecosystem services. As the term is used in this book, ...
Forests and Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development
1st Edition
Edited
By William Nikolakis, John Innes
June 16, 2017
The overarching contribution of this book is a review and assessment of the current and future impacts of globalization on the world’s forests. The work has been developed by the "Resources for the Future" Task Force for the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO).&...
Sustainable Forest Management: From Concept to Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By John Innes, Anna V. Tikina
December 27, 2016
Sustainable Forest Management provides the necessary material to educate students about forestry and the contemporary role of forests in ecosystems and society. This comprehensive textbook on the concept and practice of sustainable forest management sets the standard for practice ...
Forest Quality: Assessing Forests at a Landscape Scale
1st Edition
By Nigel Dudley, Rodolphe Schlaepfer, William Jackson, Jean-Paul Jeanrenaud, Sue Stolton
October 19, 2016
Deforestation is frequently a topic of discussion in the environmental arena, but it is not just the number of trees that matters; the quality of the forest is also important. Even where the forest area is stable or increasing, there are often rapid changes in its character. Natural forests are ...
Plantations Privatization Poverty and Power: Changing Ownership and Management of State Forests
1st Edition
By Michael Garforth, James Mayers
October 19, 2016
Private sector delivery of state services is increasingly common worldwide, and state forest plantation management is no exception. Increasingly governments are transferring rights and responsibilities to the private sector for state-owned plantations. Some claim that this is the road to achieving ...