The protection, manipulation, and utilization of the forest to provide multiple benefits, such as timber harvesting, water transpiration, wildlife habitat, etc.
Forest Stewardship] (1) Proper care and control of wooded land to maintain health, vigor, product flow, and other values (soil condition, water quality, wildlife preservation and beauty) in order to accomplish specific objectives. (2) The practical application of scientific, economic and social principles to forest property.
Under the Kyoto Protocol it is a system of practices for stewardship and use of forest land aimed at fulfilling relevant ecological (including biological diversity), economic and social functions of the forest in a sustainable manner. Canada must decide by late 2006 whether it wishes to include this activity in its Kyoto Protocol accounting in the first commitment period.
Giving the forest proper care so it stays healthy and vigorous and provides the products and values the landowner desires. Technical definition: Applying technical forestry principles and practices and business techniques (such as accounting, benefit-cost analysis, etc.) to manage and maintain a forest sustainably.
The application of business methods and technical forest principles to the management of forest property.
Scientific planning and administration of forest resources for sustainable harvest, multiple use, regeneration, and maintenance of a healthy biological community.
The practice of applying scientific, economic, philosophical, and social principles to the administration, utilization and conservation of all aspects of forested landscapes to meet specified goals and objectives, while maintaining the productivity of the forest. Forest management includes the subset of all activities known as timber management, but also involves planning and managing forested landscapes for fish and wildlife, biological diversity, conservation measures, parks, wilderness recreation, and aesthetic values. Forest management is an all encompassing activity and is not to be confused with the more restrictive activities associated with timber management.
All the activities done to tree stands over a period of time while timber matures to meet specific objectives. These objectives might include creating a stand of a given species, encouraging the growth of high-value species, creating a forest similar to a natural one, or to enhance aesthetic quality.
A branch of forestry that is concerned with the overall administrative, scientific, technical, economic and social aspects of a designated forested area.
The application of scientific, economic and social principles towards managing a forest property in order to achieve specific objectives
Human choices and actions to make use of and/or care for the forest. Forests may be managed to meet one, several or many goals, such as, preserving wilderness, producing lumber, protecting habitat, or providing recreation.
the application of sound forestry principles and practices to the operation of the woodlands.
Usually used in the context of activities that promote the growth and yield of merchantable timber, including fertilization, pesticide and herbicide applications, thinning overstocked stands, and replanting understocked stands. These activities often increase the amount of carbon sequestered in the stands because of increased yield. Forest management can also refer to measures that increase total biomass loading without increasing merchantable timber.
the practical application of scientific, economic and social principles to the administration and working of a forest for specified objectives. Particularly, that branch of forestry concerned with the overall administrative, economic, legal and social aspects and with the essentially scientific and technical aspects, especially silviculture, protection and forest regulation. (2)
strategy, in theory, that reconciles the economic interests of producers with the needs of conservation.
Caring for a forest so that it stays healthy and vigorous and provides the products and values the landowner desires.
Forest management includes a range of human interventions that affect forest ecosystems. They include policies for cutting trees for timber, planting and replanting of various species, cutting roads and pathways through forests and techniques for preventing or controlling outbreaks of fire.
