Proceedings of IUFRO Division 5 Research Group 5.12 (2nd) Sustainable Productionof Forest Products 2000. Held at the IUFRO World Congress (21st) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 7-12, 2000

摘要

The concept of sustainability in the context of forest management holds adifferent meaning to almost every group espouses it. Many of these differences arise because of the varying gals and objectives of those who promote the idea sustainable forest management. When discussing this topic, the question of 'sustainability of what' must be answered before reaching a common understanding of goals and objectives. In general, a sustainable approach to forest management uses innovative strategies to conserve biodiversity, improve the balance among alternative forest values, and maintain healthy ecosystems. It is often also expected to retain the aesthetic, historical, spiritual and other quality of the land. Various silvicultural techniques may be used to alter the developmental trajectory of existing forests to provide this range of values.