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DocumentField Handbook: Poplar Harvesting 2008
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No results found.Poplars (Populus spp.) play a key role in fast wood plantations of temperate climates. According to the data collected by FAO during the 22th Session of the International Poplar Commission (IPC) in 2004, about 7 millions hectares of plantations are managed all over the world and 56% of this area, about 3.8 millions hectares, are planted for wood production while the rest has mainly environmental purposes. For some countries, poplars result to be one of the main sources of high quality timber. Fi ve countries reported annual removals of more than 1 million m3 of poplar wood from planted forests, namely Turkey, China, France, Italy and India (in this last country all the production is obtained by agroforestry systems). Furthermore most countries reporting at the IPC declare an increase of plantations for the period 2000-2004. This success is due to the excellent results of poplar breeding leading to fast-growing and disease-resistant Populus hybrids. Thanks to the impressive flexibility of poplars, those trees provide wood for the most different uses ranging form pulp, plywood, reconstituted wood panels and engineered lumber, but also matches, furniture, and fuelwood. This last use implies new growing techniques as poplar is managed as short rotation forestry for renewable energy, resembling its cultivation to an industrial agricultural crop. The present handbook aims to expose the most common working techniques and the future trends in poplar plantations, resulting in practica l guidelines for developing efficient, cost wise and secure harvesting systems. -
Book (stand-alone)International Expert Consultation on Non-Wood Forest Products 1995
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No results found.The International Expert Consultation on Non-Wood Forest Products, hosted by the Ministry of Forestry, Government of Indonesia, was held in Yogyakarta, 17-27 January 1995. This was the first world-level meeting exclusively to draw attention on the problems and potentials of non-wood forest products. -
Book (series)Mainstreaming biodiversity in forestry 2022
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No results found.Forests harbour a large proportion of the Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity, which continues to be lost at an alarming rate. Deforestation is the single most important driver of forest biodiversity loss with 10 million ha of forest converted every year to other land uses, primarily for agriculture. Up to 30 percent of tree species are now threatened with extinction. As a consequence of overexploitation, wildlife populations have also been depleted across vast areas of forest, threatening the survival of many species. Protected areas, which are considered the cornerstone of biodiversity conservation, cover 18 percent of the world’s forests while a much larger 30 percent are designated primarily for the production of timber and non-wood forest products. These and other forests managed for various productive benefits play a critical role in biodiversity conservation and also provide essential ecosystem services, such as securing water supplies, providing recreational space, underpinning human well-being, ameliorating local climate and mitigating climate change. Therefore, the sustainable management of all forests is crucial for biodiversity conservation, and nations have committed to biodiversity mainstreaming under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Mainstreaming biodiversity in forestry requires prioritizing forest policies, plans, programmes, projects and investments that have a positive impact on biodiversity at the ecosystem, species and genetic levels. In practical terms, this involves the integration of biodiversity concerns into everyday forest management practice, as well as in long-term forest management plans, at various scales. It is a search for optimal outcomes across social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. This study is a collaboration between FAO and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), lead centre of the CGIAR research programme on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA). Illustrated by eight country case-studies, the report reviews progress and outlines the technical and policy tools available for countries and stakeholders, as well as the steps needed, to effectively mainstream biodiversity in forestry.
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