Fast-wood forestry: myths and realities

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dc.creatorCossalter, C.
dc.creatorPye-Smith, Charlie
dc.date2003
dc.date2012-06-04T09:08:45Z
dc.date2012-06-04T09:08:45Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:05:27Z
dc.descriptionThis book provides a comprehensive analysis of the arguments for and against fast-wood platations. It separates fact from fiction, science from speculation, truth from misinformation. Environmentalists have frequently exaggerated the malign impact of fast-wood plantations. At the same time plantation companies have underestimated the damage that fast-wood forestry has done, both to the environment and local communities. This book explores in detail the impact of the industry on biodiversity, soil and water resources. It analyses the claims made by plantation companies that fast-wood forestry brings valuable social benefits jobs, infrastructure and wealth--to rural communities. And it assesses the merits--or otherwise--of the subsidies and incentives used by governments and international agencies to encourage the industry. It conludes with a series of recommendations that suggest how the industry could improve its environmental and social performance.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/18731
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/73543
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCenter for International Forestry Research
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceCossalter, C., Pye-Smith, C. 2003. Fast-wood forestry: myths and realities . Forest Perspectives No.1. Bogor, Indonesia, CIFOR. 54p. ISBN: 979-3361-09-3..
dc.subjectplantations
dc.subjectforest plantations
dc.subjectforest products industry
dc.subjecthigh yielding varieties
dc.subjecttimber
dc.subjectpulpwood
dc.subjectsocioeconomics
dc.subjectenvironmental impact
dc.subjectwater
dc.subjectsoil
dc.titleFast-wood forestry: myths and realities
dc.typeBook

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