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Implementation of criteria for sustainable forest management

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Abstract

Resolution  H1 of the Second Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in  Europe    defined sustainable forest management. Resolution L2 of the third  conference in Lisbon    adopted the Pan-European operational level guidelines for sustainable  forest management.    These guidelines are designed for sub-national applications at a practical  level. They should be    applied in the context of, and in full respect to, national and/or regional  instruments and actions.    They are directly based on the resolutions H1 and H2 and they follow the  structure of the six    pan-European criteria that were identified as the core elements of  sustainable forest    management.    The paper implements the six criteria by proposing and developing for each  criteria a number of    key issues that should be kept in mind for the realization of sustainable  forestry at the field level.    Altogether, 39 items are presented, such as forest maintenance,  profitability, exploitation    techniques, enhancement of biodiversity, native tree species, dead wood and  old trees,    participation, etc.    The major problem remains the assessment of sustainable forest management.  There is a lack    of knowledge. Sustainable forest management requires that no big  shortcomings on a large    area occur for each of the criteria. Sustainable forest management is a  process of continuous    improvement.

How to Cite:

Lust, N. & Nachtergale, L., (2000) “Implementation of criteria for sustainable forest management”, Silva Gandavensis 65. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/sg.v65i0.808