Forest resources

This September, the Bureau of Land Management is planning to hold a lease sale in Utah that could consist of It is troubling that the BLM is moving forward with leasing here despite the fact that the existing resource management plan for the landscape is woefully outdated and fails to recognize the critical fish and wildlife habitat in Fishlake. Continuing to offer parcels for lease in this area without an adequate resource management plan and necessary reforms to the onshore oil and gas leasing program in place leaves our public lands, waterways and wildlife in this one-of-a-kind landscape vulnerable to irresponsible industry development. Known for Related • • Under the current federal oil and gas leasing system, public lands with important values other than oil or gas, such as those in Fishlake National Forest, have been offered to industry at the expense of other uses, such as fish and wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation. For example, between 2012 and 2020, the BLM leased a staggering Last year, Congress took important steps to ensure oil and gas leasing on our public lands is done more responsibly. However, the immense value of the parcels currently under consideration for lease in this sale demonstrates that more work must be done in order to ensure the oil and gas industry is not prioritized above critical habitats, water resources and our local communities. The Department of the Interior must implement a robust, common-sense rulemaking that strengthens the ...

Protecting, Restoring, and Reforesting the Lungs of the Planet Forests are home to 80% of the species that live on land. From protecting • In the United States, The Nature Conservancy is working to protect the most diverse temperate forests on Earth in the • We are • In the American South, we are working to restore 8 million acres of • In the • In Brazil, in the • In the craggy • Science is critical to inform how we can best achieve healthy forests. Through research and resources such as the Improving Forest Policies and Funding All of these efforts to help the forests that improve our lives can get energized by government engaging with supportive policies and funding. We work around the globe to provide science, know-how, and investments to create better outcomes for citizens and businesses through policy engagement. The Nature Conservancy was instrumental in helping pass the " Forests Offer Our Biggest Natural Climate Solution Climate change is happening all over the world, threatening the well-being of people and wildlife. But nature itself offers a solution. By storing carbon in growing trees, and other natural systems such as farms and coastal wetlands, we can accomplish one-third of the emission reductions needed by 2030 to keep global temperature increases below 1.5°. Forests provide most of that carbon-storage opportunity, and The Nature Conservancy has projects around the world that are putting this solution to work. • The Nature Conservancy is developing new fina...

Forest resource management planning is a process that usually produces a written management plan. Forests by their nature are long-term enterprises, and the forest owner’s expected outcomes, like the forest conditions many years into the future, require actions today and over time to ensure these outcomes occur. Forest resource management planning does not always involve management objectives that include timber directly, but most forest management objectives do involve active forest management and timber at least indirectly. For example, timber must be manipulated to achieve wildlife habitat objectives, to produce recreation opportunities, or to produce exceptional vistas. 1 Without proper planning, forest owners may find that future forest conditions do not meet their management objectives. Planning ensures sustainable management of forest and land resources. Planning can ensure profitability, if that is an objective, by timing the thinnings and final timber harvest to be financially optimal. It can ensure the development of wildlife habitat to encourage selected species and that the forest has desirable recreation potential. 2 Proper forest resource management planning can even minimize the income taxes paid at timber harvest or provide for a forest estate that spans generations. The silvicultural prescriptions of today will determine the forest of tomorrow, and without proper planning, that forest may not meet the owner’s goals and expectations. 3 Elements of a Forest ...

About the report This digital report contains the main findings of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 (FRA 2020). FRA 2020 examines the status of, and trends in, more than 60 forest-related variables in 236 countries and territories in the period 1990–2020. The information provided by FRA presents a comprehensive view of the world’s forests and the ways in which the resource is changing. Such a clear global picture supports the development of sound policies, practices and investments affecting forests and forestry. Forests around the world Did you know that forests cover nearly 1/3 of land globally? That’s 4.06 billion hectares. In other words, there is around 0.52 ha of forest for every person on the planet. Subcategories Plantation forest A forest that is intensively managed, is composed of one or two species of even ages with regular spacing. Other planted forest Planted forest which is not classified as plantation forest. Includes forest established through planting or seeding which at stand maturity resembles or will resemble naturally regenerating forest. Naturally regenerating and planted forests Ninety-three percent of the forest area worldwide is composed of naturally regenerating forests and 7 percent is planted. The area of naturally regenerating forests has decreased since 1990 (at a declining rate of loss), but the area of planted forests has increased by 123 million ha. Plantations account for about 3 percent of the world’s forests Plantation forests...

Purposes and techniques of forest management Multiple-use concept The forests of the world provide numerous amenities and Forest management originated in the desire of the large central European landowners to secure dependable income to maintain their castles and retinues of servants. Today forest management is still primarily economic in essence, because modern forest industries, mainly sawmilling and paper manufacture, can be efficient only on a continuous-operation basis. Foresters think in long time scales, in line with the long life of their renewable Sustained-yield principles are likewise applied to minor forest produce. Forest products The Discover the science and methods of silviculture, the management of forests Silviculture is the branch of forestry concerned with the theory and practice of controlling forest establishment, The practice of silviculture is divided into three areas: methods of regeneration, intermediate cuttings, and protection. In every forest the time comes when it is desirable to harvest a portion of the timber and to replace the trees removed with others of a new generation. The act of replacing old trees, either naturally or artificially, is called regeneration or reproduction, and these two terms also refer to the new growth that develops. The period of regeneration begins when preparatory measures are initiated and does not end until young trees have become established in acceptable numbers and are fully adjusted to the new Intermediate cut...