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<p>Plinio Sist est le directeur de l’unité de recherche Forêts et sociétés du Cirad. Ses recherches, réalisées essentiellement en Amérique latine et en Asie du Sud-Est, portent sur l’écologie et la gestion des forêts tropicales humides.<br></p>
<p>Plinio Sist is a tropical forest scientist in the Forests and Societies research unit at CIRAD, the French agricultural research and cooperation organisation working for sustainable development. His research, carried out mainly in Latin America and Southeast Asia, focuses on the ecology and management of tropical rainforests.<br></p>
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<p>Over the last thirty years, more than four hundred million hectares of tropical forest have been destroyed. Alongside this deforestation comes forest degradation, which in some regions of the world, such as the Amazon, affects an area just as large as deforestation. Safeguarding tropical forests has therefore become nothing less than a priority for the survival of humanity.</p><p>One way forward involves setting aside forests as protected areas, thereby limiting the use of their resources by humans. The other is to manage them sustainably, so that they continue to provide vital goods and services to local communities and society as a whole. Foresters favour this second method, based on the idea that a forest that is valued for the goods and services it provides to populations, the State and society will be protected and conserved.</p><p>Yet reality on the ground tells a different story. Illegal logging, which is still widespread in many tropical countries, causes significant damage to forest stands, undermining their ability to regenerate and withstand the effects of climate change. Timber harvesting is thus often blamed for a host of ills and widely regarded as the main driver of deforestation.</p><p>This book does not set out to justify logging. Instead, it offers a clear, factual and accessible account of its true environmental impacts. More importantly, it reveals how timber harvesting, rather than being an enemy, could become a powerful ally in the fight to conserve the world’s tropical rainforests.</p><p><b>This book is available in French: <i><a href="https://www.quae.com/produit/1889/9782759239320/exploiter-durablement-les-forets-tropicales" target="_blank">Exploiter durablement les forêts tropicales</a></i></b></p><p><b>This Print On Demand book will be sent within 3 weeks (metropolitan France) and in a separate package if you order another paperback book.</b></p><p><b>Cet ouvrage en impression à la demande sera envoyé sous 3 semaines environ (France métropolitaine) et dans un colis séparé en cas de commande avec un autre livre papier.</b></p>
<p>Over the last thirty years, more than four hundred million hectares of tropical forest have been destroyed. Alongside this deforestation comes forest degradation, which in some regions of the world, such as the Amazon, affects an area just as large as deforestation. Safeguarding tropical forests has therefore become nothing less than a priority for the survival of humanity.</p><p>One way forward involves setting aside forests as protected areas, thereby limiting the use of their resources by humans. The other is to manage them sustainably, so that they continue to provide vital goods and services to local communities and society as a whole. Foresters favour this second method, based on the idea that a forest that is valued for the goods and services it provides to populations, the State and society will be protected and conserved.</p><p>Yet reality on the ground tells a different story. Illegal logging, which is still widespread in many tropical countries, causes significant damage to forest stands, undermining their ability to regenerate and withstand the effects of climate change. Timber harvesting is thus often blamed for a host of ills and widely regarded as the main driver of deforestation.</p><p>This book does not set out to justify logging. Instead, it offers a clear, factual and accessible account of its true environmental impacts. More importantly, it reveals how timber harvesting, rather than being an enemy, could become a powerful ally in the fight to conserve the world’s tropical rainforests.</p><p><b>This book is available in French: <i><a href="https://www.quae.com/produit/1889/9782759239320/exploiter-durablement-les-forets-tropicales" target="_blank">Exploiter durablement les forêts tropicales</a></i></b></p><p><b>This Print On Demand book will be sent within 3 weeks (metropolitan France) and in a separate package if you order another paperback book.</b></p>
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<p>This book does not set out to justify logging. Instead, it offers a clear, factual and accessible account of its true environmental impacts. More importantly, it reveals how timber harvesting, rather than being an enemy, could become a powerful ally in the fight to conserve the world’s tropical rainforests. </p>
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<h4>Introduction</h4><h4>Tropical forests</h4><h5>A vast diversity</h5><h5> Multiple roles</h5><h5> A long history of resource exploitation</h5><h5> Ecosystems on the brink of extinction </h5><h4> Selective logging of tropical forests </h4><h5> A brief history of tropical forestry</h5><h5> Principles of selective logging</h5><h5> Selective logging is not just about felling trees</h5><h5> Harvesting timber and non-timber forest products</h5><h5> Status of tropical production forests worldwide</h5><h5> Tropical woods and their products on the international market</h5><h5> Economics of the forestry sector in tropical countries </h5><h4> The impact of timber harvesting </h4><h5> Reduced impact logging</h5><h5> Immediate impact on the forest stand</h5><h5> Long-term impact</h5><h5> Social impact </h5><h4> Sustainability in practice </h4><h5> Sustainability of timber production</h5><h5> Diversifying the sustainability of the concession system</h5><h5> Promoting social forestry</h5><h5> Challenges of restoring forest landscapes</h5><h5> The role of international bodies </h5><h4> Conclusion</h4><h4>For more information</h4>
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<p>Plinio Sist is a tropical forest scientist in the Forests and Societies research unit at CIRAD, the French agricultural research and cooperation organisation working for sustainable development. His research, carried out mainly in Latin America and Southeast Asia, focuses on the ecology and management of tropical rainforests.<br></p>
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<p>Over the last thirty years, more than four hundred million hectares of tropical forest have been destroyed. Alongside this deforestation comes forest degradation, which in some regions of the world, such as the Amazon, affects an area just as large as deforestation. Safeguarding tropical forests has therefore become nothing less than a priority for the survival of humanity.</p><p>One way forward involves setting aside forests as protected areas, thereby limiting the use of their resources by humans. The other is to manage them sustainably, so that they continue to provide vital goods and services to local communities and society as a whole. Foresters favour this second method, based on the idea that a forest that is valued for the goods and services it provides to populations, the State and society will be protected and conserved.</p><p>Yet reality on the ground tells a different story. Illegal logging, which is still widespread in many tropical countries, causes significant damage to forest stands, undermining their ability to regenerate and withstand the effects of climate change. Timber harvesting is thus often blamed for a host of ills and widely regarded as the main driver of deforestation.</p><p>This book does not set out to justify logging. Instead, it offers a clear, factual and accessible account of its true environmental impacts. More importantly, it reveals how timber harvesting, rather than being an enemy, could become a powerful ally in the fight to conserve the world’s tropical rainforests.</p><p><b>This book is available in French: <i><a href="https://www.quae.com/produit/1889/9782759239320/exploiter-durablement-les-forets-tropicales" target="_blank">Exploiter durablement les forêts tropicales</a></i></b></p><p><b>This Print On Demand book will be sent within 3 weeks (metropolitan France) and in a separate package if you order another paperback book.</b></p>
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<p>This book does not set out to justify logging. Instead, it offers a clear, factual and accessible account of its true environmental impacts. More importantly, it reveals how timber harvesting, rather than being an enemy, could become a powerful ally in the fight to conserve the world’s tropical rainforests. </p>
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<h4>Introduction</h4><h4>Tropical forests</h4><h5>A vast diversity</h5><h5> Multiple roles</h5><h5> A long history of resource exploitation</h5><h5> Ecosystems on the brink of extinction </h5><h4> Selective logging of tropical forests </h4><h5> A brief history of tropical forestry</h5><h5> Principles of selective logging</h5><h5> Selective logging is not just about felling trees</h5><h5> Harvesting timber and non-timber forest products</h5><h5> Status of tropical production forests worldwide</h5><h5> Tropical woods and their products on the international market</h5><h5> Economics of the forestry sector in tropical countries </h5><h4> The impact of timber harvesting </h4><h5> Reduced impact logging</h5><h5> Immediate impact on the forest stand</h5><h5> Long-term impact</h5><h5> Social impact </h5><h4> Sustainability in practice </h4><h5> Sustainability of timber production</h5><h5> Diversifying the sustainability of the concession system</h5><h5> Promoting social forestry</h5><h5> Challenges of restoring forest landscapes</h5><h5> The role of international bodies </h5><h4> Conclusion</h4><h4>For more information</h4>
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