Forest Management (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

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Management of forests need to be widely discussed and better understood. This simple and comprehensive book on Forest Management presents an interaction of different aspects of forestry towards management. Forest management is nothing but overall administrative, economic, legal, and social aspects, as well as scientific and technical aspects, such as silviculture, protection, and forest regulation Management can be based on conservation, economics, or a mixture of the two. Techniques include timber extraction, planting and re-planting of various species, cutting roads and pathways through forests, and preventing fire. There has been increased public awareness of natural resource policy, including forest management. Public concern regarding forest management may have shifted from the extraction of timber for earning money for the economy to the preservation of additional forest resources, including wildlife and old growth forest, protecting biodiversity, watershed management and recreation. Increased environmental awareness may contribute to an increased public mistrust of forest management professional. But it can also lead to greater understanding about what professionals do for forests for nature conservation and ecological services. This book deals with into some of the basic principles and practices of forest management. The book has been written with a view to cover the broad syllabus prescribed on the subject in various forestry colleges, Forestry training institutes, and Agricultural Universities in India. This will serve as a valuable source of information for the academicians in forestry colleges and institutes and also, for the undergraduate and post graduate students for the preparation of competitive examinations in forestry discipline.