Books in the Earthscan Forest Library series

This book presents a comprehensive examination of the interactions between the forest products sector and the sustainability of forests.

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This innovative collection utilises both theoretical approaches and empirical results to provide a conceptual framework for an integrated analysis of climate change impacts on forest ecosystems and related economic effects, offering insight into the complex relationship between ecosystem services and benefits to humans.

Sustainable Forest Management provides the necessary material to educate students about forestry and the contemporary role of forests in ecosystems and society. This comprehensive textbook on the concept and practice of sustainable forest management sets the standard for practice worldwide.

First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The overarching contribution of this book is a review and assessment of the current and future impacts of globalization on the world's forests.

Globally rainforests are under threat on numerous fronts, including clearing for agriculture, harvesting for timber and urban expansion

The emerging concepts of complexity, complex adaptive system (CAS) and resilience to forest ecology and management are linked in this new book. It explores how these concepts can be applied in various forest biomes of the world with their different ecological, economic and social settings, and history.

First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The emerging concepts of complexity, complex adaptive system (CAS) and resilience to forest ecology and management are linked in this new book. It explores how these concepts can be applied in various forest biomes of the world with their different ecological, economic and social settings, and history.

Reviews changes that have occurred in forest management. This title examines the political ecology and economics of forest management, and also reviews the information needs and the use and misuse of criteria and indicators to achieve broad societal goals for forests.

Decentralization is sweeping the world and having dramatic and far-reaching impacts on resource management and livelihoods, particularly in forestry. This book presents an examination of the themes, experiences and lessons learned from decentralization worldwide.

Provides a fresh approach to governance relating to biodiversity and human well-being in complex tropical landscapes, including forests and protected areas. This title focuses on the interface between communities and the landscape level, building on research conducted in five countries (Cameroon, Indonesia, Laos, Madagascar and Tanzania).

The dry forests and woodlands of Sub-Saharan Africa are major ecosystems, with a broad range of strong economic and cultural incentives for keeping them intact. This book brings together scientific knowledge on this topic from East, West, and Southern Africa and describes the relationships between forests, woodlands, people and their livelihoods.

Forest degradation as a result of logging, shifting cultivation, agriculture and urban development is a major issue throughout the tropics. It leads to loss in soil fertility, water resources and biodiversity, as well as contributes to climate change. This book examines this problem in East Africa.

Plantation forests often have a negative image. They are typically assumed to be poor substitutes for natural forests, particularly in terms of biodiversity conservation, carbon storage, provision of clean drinking water and other non-timber goods and services. This book shows that they can play a vital role in the provision of ecosystem services.

Many countries around the world are engaged in decentralization processes, and most African countries face serious problems with forest governance, from benefits sharing to illegality and sustainable forest management. This book summarizes experiences on the extent and nature of decentralization and its outcomes.

The decentralization of control over the vast forests of the world is moving at a rapid pace, with both positive and negative ramifications for people and forests themselves. This book describes research from a host of Asia-Pacific, presents varied experience with decentralization and provides important lessons for other regions.

Assesses the implementation of 'participatory' approaches to forest management in the politicized environments of India and Nepal. This book examines the policy, implementation processes and causal factors affecting livelihood impacts. It demonstrates why particular field outcomes have occurred and why policy reform often proves so difficult.

Forest loss and degradation have caused a decline in the quality of ecosystem services around the world. This title offers a guide to using forest landscape restoration (FLR) to repair the damage done to forest lands by poor land management practice. It shows how to increase the resilience of landscapes and communities they support through FLR.

A guide to the practicalities of implementing international standards for sustainable forest management. Suitable for forest managers, it covers Forest Stewardship Council requirements, High Conservation Value Forests, requirements on pesticides and developments in policy and forest governance.

Reviews changes that have occurred in forest management. This title examines the political ecology and economics of forest management, and review the information needs and the use and misuse of criteria and indicators to achieve broad societal goals for forests.