Forestry worldwide
FORESTRY WORLDWIDE
O s c a r F o n t a i n e • L é o C a i l l a r t • Vi c t o r B e r c u • A l e x a n d r e F a r h a t
Table of Contents
Introduction! Regional Outlook!
Europe! Western and central Asia! Africa! South America and Caribbean! Asia and Pacific! North America!
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Conclusion!
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Introduction
! ! Forestry is the art and science of managing forests, tree plantations, and related natural resources. The main goal of forestry is to create and implement systems that allow forests to continue a sustainable continuation of environmental supplies and services. The challenge of forestry is to create systems that are socially accepted while sustaining the resource and any other other resources that might be affected. Silviculture, a related science, involves the growing and tending of trees and forests. Modern forestry generally concerns itself with: assisting forests to provide timber as raw material for wood products; wildlife habitat; natural water quality management; recreation; landscape and community protection; employment; aesthetically appealing landscapes; biodiversity management; watershed management; erosion control; and a 'sink' for atmospheric carbon dioxide. Forest ecosystems have come to be seen as the most important component of the biosphere, and forestry has emerged as a vital field of science, applied art, and technology. So I will present you an outlook of the world by continent.
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Regional Outlook
Europe
Europe is consisting of 48 countries, accounts for about 17 percent of global land area but has onequarter of the world’s forest resources, approximately 1 billion hectares, of which 81 percent is in the Russian
Federation. The situation Despite differences among countries, Europe as a whole is characterized by relative economic stability and high income. High income is reflected in relatively high consumption of forest products and an