Mayers J., Higman S., Bass S., Judd N. The Sustainable Forestry Handbook: A Practical Guide for Tropical Forest Managers on Implementing New Standards

2nd edition. — Routledge, 2005. — 332 p. — (The Earthscan Forest Library). — ISBN10: 1844071189; ISBN13: 978-1844071180.The Sustainable Forestry Handbook is widely considered to be the essential aid to understanding and implementing sustainable forest management. Providing a clear and concise guide to the practicalities of implementing international standards for sustainable forest management, this fully updated second edition covers new Forest Stewardship Council requirements, High Conservation Value Forests, clearer requirements on pesticides and developments in policy and forest governance. Aimed at forest managers, and employing extensive cross referencing and easy-to-understand illustrations, this highly practical handbook explains in clear terms what the standards require forest managers to do and how they might go about implementing them.List of Tables, Figures and Boxes.Using This Handbook.
Introduction to International Standards for Forest Management.
What Do the Standards Require?
Using an Environmental Management System.
Meeting the Requirements.
Tackling Social Issues.
Forest Management Certification.