Forest Management

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At the Cutting Edge: The Fight for Canada's Forests
May, Elizabeth
Book
1998
Exposes the overexploitation of Canada's forests and suggests measures to create a sustainable industry.
Community forest management against illegal timber logging: Indigenous communities comply with strict rules to ensure the regeneration of the forest and protect water sources.
Article
2018
Guatemala is hit hard by mudslides caused by deforestation. Government-led initiatives created in consultation with Indigenous communities have been successful in preserving forests and promotiing sus...
Cut and Run: The Assault on Canada's Forests
Swift, Jamie
Book
1983
Examines the crisis in Canada's forest industry and the reasons for the crisis.
The Redesigned Forest
Maser, Chris
Book
1990
An exploration of how forests are utilized, with particular interest paid to the old-growth coniferous forests of the Pacific north-west.
Why Logging Forests After Wildfires is Ecologically Destructive
Bond, Monica
Article
2015
Bond exposes three prevailing falsehoods about logging that the U.S. Forest Service disseminates.

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David Suzuki Foundation
Since 1990, the David Suzuki Foundation has worked to find ways for society to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us. Focussing on four program areas -- oceans and sustainable fishin...
Western Canada Wilderness Committee
Education of the public, business and political leaders on the value and necessity of preserving Western Canada's remaining wilderness. Support groups working to preserve areas.
Wildlife Habitat Canada
WHC is a non-profit organization dedicated to working with private citizens, governments, non-government organizations and industry to protect and restore wildlife habitats across Canada. WHC provides...

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The contribution of trees to our lives: it is time to take stock
French botanist Francis Hallé makes a case for the defence of trees as a powerful ally in saving the Earth's ecosystems
Joignot, Frédéric
2012
A reflection on the impact of trees in the world and the necessity of improving urban forestry out of self-preservation.
Tree-top vigil highlights destruction of Tasmanian forest
Miranda Gibson hopes to bring international attention to the unprotected status of the ancient forests that are threatened by logging
Birch, Simon
2012
For more than three months, 30-year-old Gibson has been living high above the canopy floor that is the home to some of Australia's most threatened indigenous wildlife, including the Tasmanian devil an...
World's conservation hopes rest on Ecuador's revolutionary Yasuni model
Watts, Jonathan
2012
A plan to preserve the most biodiverse region on Earth from oil exploitation has put Yasuni national park at the frontline of a global battle between living systems and fossil fuels. But enthusiasm is...