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It is increasingly recognized that the economic value of forests is
not merely the production of timber. Forests provide other key
ecosystem services, such as being sinks for greenhouse gases,
hotspots of biodiversity, tourism and recreation. They are also
vitally important in preventing soil erosion and controlling water
supplies, as well as providing non-timber forest products and
supporting the livelihoods of many local people. This handbook
provides a detailed, comprehensive and broad coverage of forest
economics, including traditional forest economics of timber
production, economics of environmental role of forests, and recent
developments in forest economics. The chapters are grouped into six
parts: fundamental topics in forest resource economics; economics
of forest ecosystems; economics of forests, climate change, and
bioenergy; economics of risk, uncertainty, and natural
disturbances; economics of forest property rights and
certification; and emerging issues and developments. Written by
leading environmental, forest, and natural resource economists, the
book represents a definitive reference volume for students of
economics, environment, forestry and natural resource economics and
management.
It is increasingly recognized that the economic value of forests is
not merely the production of timber. Forests provide other key
ecosystem services, such as being sinks for greenhouse gases,
hotspots of biodiversity, tourism and recreation. They are also
vitally important in preventing soil erosion and controlling water
supplies, as well as providing non-timber forest products and
supporting the livelihoods of many local people. This handbook
provides a detailed, comprehensive and broad coverage of forest
economics, including traditional forest economics of timber
production, economics of environmental role of forests, and recent
developments in forest economics. The chapters are grouped into six
parts: fundamental topics in forest resource economics; economics
of forest ecosystems; economics of forests, climate change, and
bioenergy; economics of risk, uncertainty, and natural
disturbances; economics of forest property rights and
certification; and emerging issues and developments. Written by
leading environmental, forest, and natural resource economists, the
book represents a definitive reference volume for students of
economics, environment, forestry and natural resource economics and
management.
Neotropical forests sustain a wealth of biodiversity, provide a
wide range of ecosystem services and products, and support the
livelihoods of millions of people. But is forest management a
viable conservation strategy in the tropics? Supporters of
sustainable forest management have promoted it as a solution to
problems of both biodiversity protection and economic stagnation.
Detractors insist that any conservation strategy short of fully
protected status is a waste of resources and that forest management
actually hastens deforestation. By focusing on a set of critical
issues and case studies, this book explores the territory between
these positions, highlighting the major factors that contribute to
or detract from the chances of achieving forest conservation
through sustainable management.
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