Hi, You may want to have a look at a report I completed for the French government and the European Commission, called Sustainable Forest Management, International Registration of Forests and Timber Eco-Certification, which analyses thoroughly these issues. The report has been forwarded in the UK eg at ODA, at the secretariat of the Tropical Timber Forum and a the Timber Trade Federation. I am currently abroad and unable to forward you a copy of it. Hope you find the report interesting, and do not hesitate to contact me if additional info is required. Best wishes, JP Kiekens University of Brussels >How do you define 'sustainability' in the context of forest >management? >What are suitable indicators of sustainable use? >How might 'sustainability' be assessed practically? > >If you're interested in these questions, and in developing >constructive answers, I'd like to hear from you. I'm particularly >keen to learn of relevant work in this area, and examples of forests >that are being managed on an apparently sustainable basis. I'm also >interested to hear your opinions - even if you think assessing >sustainability is an unworkable concept! > >I'm collecting information for the project 'Conservation and sustainable >management of trees' funded by the Dutch Government and implemented >by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre in collaboration with the >IUCN Species Survival Commission. Any information or opinions I >receive which I include in the project report will of course >be fully acknowledged and sourced in detail. Please get in touch if >you require further details, or merely if you want to 'sound off' on the >subject. > >Reply to A.Newton@ed.ac.uk, unless you want to share your >opinions with everybody on the list. > > >
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