Essays on Forest Management

Description of the Forestry Manager Position

Introduction The contemporary forest management recruits various forestry professionals who are majorly involved in forest operations and administration. Those who are interested in forestry management position are required to equip themselves necessary education and experience that can help in making sound decisions and formulation of forestry policies. At the same time, they must be able to use the modern technologies that help in effective and efficient forest management. Forestry manager, therefore, must have the essential knowledge, skills, and experience to succeed in the position. A focus on the description of forestry management position by specifically looking at the task ...

Analysis of Energy Sufficiency, Sustainability and Conflicts of US Forests

Abstract The focus of the paper is to analyze the economics of US forests. In particular, the paper analyses the energy sufficiency, sustainability, as well as potential conflicts regarding this essential us natural resource. Concerning forest sustainability, the paper will consider issues such as how the US can use and retain forests to meet different human needs, how it can preserve and promote healthy forests, and how the country can make ethical choices concerning forests. Key findings in the paper reveal that although the United States has shown some efforts in creating sustainability concerning forests, there is still much ...

Like all other species, humans exploit their surrounding for all the multiplicity of resources they not only require for sustenance but that which they also need for survival (Bernhardt, n.d.). In the recent years, however, the rate at which humans exploit and consume these resources has surpassed those of the other species. Several reasons account for this trend. First, recent advancements in technology have enabled man to affect vast areas of the world’s natural biological and non-biological space like never before. Secondly, the skyrocketing human population has progressively played a significant role in determining the record extent to ...

Forestlands are one of the ongoing compromises between conversation and use in the management of the extensive system of America. The public lands are designated that include preservation of the ecosystems and wildlife habitats, recreations, and commercial development. These conflict ignites long-running government and public debates over policies. Generally, preservation is the priority, government does not permit activities that remove, or harvest resources, public lands are devoted clearly in commercial use like mineral development, and national forest policies stand astride between the lines.

National forests or forestlands provide the balance of conservations and the use activities that include outdoor ...

Introduction

Indonesia has established itself as one of the world’s largest producers of furniture and handicrafts not only in the Asian region but also globally. Since 2006, the country has ranked among the top 10 exporters of furniture with countries such as China, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Taiwan Vietnam and Malaysia (Trade Research & Development Agency, 2008). The country has abundant natural resources required to sustain production of furniture. It is the world’s largest producer of Rattan (a type of climbing palm used to make furniture) (Trade Research & Development Agency, 2008). There are also several varieties of wood such as teak ...

Going green simply means the idea of implementing various ways in our daily life that contribute to the protection of our surrounding and entails several aspects from newspaper recycling to living a lifestyle that is fully green. The green movement of the present day has been underway for many years, and it has become more popular because of the population growth effect whose evident result is global warming and increased scientific research ability. With the new equipment and technologies, scenarios that affect our surrounding can be measured and evaluated by research and our lives will be affected. Sometimes research reports ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Sustainable forests are managed effectively in order to preserve the ecosystems and the forest. The ecological systems that are reliant on the forest are the streams, watershed and the species that inhabit within the environment. The forest is a working environment that can be harvested for the production for paper and pulp products. The sustainable forest management is an outcome of applying the forest to the benefit of all while conserving the ecological systems that are reliant of the forest. Healthy streams are reliant on the forest for their coverage. The forests also enable the lowing of the temperature in ...

A Sustainability Assessment of Deforestation in North America: Aiming for Sustainable Economic, Social and Ecological Forest Use

Abstract The sustainability assessment of deforestation North America evaluated the most viable alternative geared towards the achievement of sustainable forest use and preservation. A decision-making criterion was developed to measure the feasibility of these alternatives of prohibiting forest use, reforestation and agro-forestry. The criteria consisted of three benchmarks: social equity, economic viability and ecological soundness. The evaluation process was seven-fold and recommended agro-forestry as the most feasible approach to achieving its objectives.

Introduction

This report highlights the findings of a sustainability assessment of the current rate of deforestation in North America. Chakravarty et al. defines deforestation as the modification of ...