FOR302H1 Chapter : 1 F303 SUSTAINABLE PLANTATIONS.docx
Document Summary
The transformation of the world"s ecosystems, resulting from global changes caused by human activity, has in many ways lead to critical climate, biodiversity and resource management issues. Indeed, many researchers now refer to our contemporary geological age as the. Anthropocene, due to the predominant influence that human activity is having with regards to shaping the environment. Furthermore, the need to reconcile the increasing demand of forest resources with conservation efforts (to preserve the world"s remaining natural forests) has increased the necessity to implement sustainable forest management approaches (paquette & With that said, sustainable plantations are now being recognized as a potential solution, or at the very least, as playing a legitimate role, in satisfying such goals. Sustainable plantations can be described as multi-purpose plantations that are designed to meet ecological, economic and sociocultural needs of current and future generations (muhataman et al, 2000; Taking this further, these multi-purpose plantations are compatible with conservation efforts in many ways.
