Forest sustainability is a concept open to interpretation.
This document will also be shared with groups outside the SAF to work toward some common statements on forest sustainability. Aside from discussing various perspectives on forest sustainability, the paper should attempt to describe and identify factors that seem to enhance the practice of sustainable forestry and those that hinder it. The case studies should represent a diverse collection of management regimes and should represent different regions of the country. The series of questions should help SAF members and resource professionals discuss forest sustainability, and seek examples of sustainable forest management in their local areas or within their particular discipline, and assist them in developing their own case studies to share with other SAF units and professional organizations. This project will be divided into 3 phases.