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Forests are under tremendous pressure from human uses of all kinds, and one of the most significant threats to their sustainability comes from commercial interests. This book presents a comprehensive examination of the interactions between the forest products sector and the sustainability of forests.
It captures the most current sustainability concerns within the forestry sector and various sustainability-oriented initiatives to address these. Experts from around the world analyze interconnected topics including market mechanisms, regulatory mechanisms, voluntary actions, and governance, and outline their effectiveness, potential, and limitations. By presenting a novel overview of the burgeoning field of business sustainability within the forestry sector, this book paves a way forward in understanding what is working, what is not working, and what could potentially work to ensure sustainable business practices within the forestry sector,
Contents
1. Many Paths to Sustainability, but Where Are We Going? Rajat Panwar, Eric Hansen and Robert Kozak 2. The Spectrum of Forest Usage: From Livelihood Support to Large-scale Commercialization Kathryn Fernholz and Jim Bowyer 3. The Regulatory and Policy Interventions for Achieving Sustainability Constance L. McDermott 4. Achieving Sustainability through Market Mechanisms Benjamin Cashore, Chris Elliott, Erica Pohnan, Michael Stone and Sébastien Jodoin 5. On Corporate Responsibility Anne Toppinen, Katja Lähtinen and Jani Holopainen 6. Opportunities and Challenges in Community Forest Tenure Reform Alexandre Corriveau-Bourque, Jenny Springer, Andy White and D. Bryson Ogden 7. Enabling Investment for Locally Controlled Forestry Duncan Macqueen and Peter deMarsh 8. Decentralization and Community-based Approaches Reem Hajjar and Augusta Molnar 9. Promises and Perils of Plantation Forestry Jacki Schirmer, Romain Pirard and Peter Kanowski 10. The Emerging Bio-economy and the Forest Sector Anders Roos and Matti Stendahl
