Forested Landscapes in Perspective
Subtitle: Prospects and Opportunities for Sustainable Management of America's Nonfederal Forests (Agriculture)
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: March 31, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780309056410
Subjects: Central government policies; Environmental economics; Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques; Management of land & natural resources; Nature; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; USA; Agriculture - Forestry; Development - Sustainable Development; Science / Earth Sciences; Forests & Forestry; Economic aspects; Forest Management; Forest policy; Forests and forestry; United States
Description: Responsibility for the federal role in nonfederal forests has been expanded to include a number of cabinet departments and independent agencies, which must address critical issues such as reforestation, wetlands disruption, and biodiversity protection. With two-thirds of all U.S. forests on nonfederal lands, these issues are becoming increasingly more important.

Now a first-of-its-kind examination of the federal role in nonfederal forest management, Forested Landscapes in Perspective presents a comprehensive look at the current landscape and recommends improvements that best serve public and private interests.

This timely volume includes an insightful description of the current situation and recent trends, followed by a thorough examination of major policy and program issues affecting nonfederal forests. Among these are emerging environmental concerns, such as forest fragmentation and large-scale climate change, as well as issues of economic importance, such as the availability of timber supplies.