..."The stewardship and use of forests (click here) and forest lands in a way, and at a rate, that maintains their biodiversity, productivity, regeneration capacity, vitality and their potential to fulfill their ecological, economic and social functions at all levels. such that it does not cause such damage to other ecosystems for both current and future generations."...
The 6 criteria:
1. Forest resources – Conservation and appropriate improvement of forest resources and their contribution to global carbon cycles.
2. Health and vitality – Maintenance of the health and vitality of forest ecosystems
3. Productive functions of forests – Maintenance and strengthening of the productive functions of forests (wood and non-wood products)
4. Biodiversity – Safeguarding, protection and appropriate enhancement of the biodiversity of forest ecosystems
5. Protective functions – Maintenance and appropriate enhancement of the protective functions in forest management (in particular soil and water)
6. Socio-economic functions - Safeguarding other socio-economic functions and their conditions.
These graphs below are a realization of very successful sustainable forestry. The USA can do this, but, not with managers currently undermining the very scientific principles supporting these outcomes. The Secretary of the Interior wants to develop the National Parks for commercial use and yes, logging. It is outrageous the way USA forests are exploited and destroyed. Enough is never enough for USA loggers.
The graphs are from the UN Climate Change Secretariat. (click here) These magnificent forests have been a part of the Kyoto Protocol from the beginning. They are amazing.
