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Re: Defining Sustainability



Dear Adrian,

We have some documentations done on the said subject matter at our web
site. Please see 1) FORESTRY POLICIES & MANAGEMENT
                 2) FORESTRY IN MALAYSIA (LIBRARY)
                 3) FORESTRY IN SARAWAK (LIBRARY)
                 4) ECO-LABELING (PRESS RELEASE)

However, topics cover only tropical rainforest per se.

Our URL is: http://www.mtc.com.my/aboumtc.mtc

Regards.

MALAYSIAN TIMBER COUNCIL
Nelson Wong

On Fri, 6 Oct 1995, Adrian Newton wrote:

> 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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