Forest codes of practice. Contributing to environmentally sound forest operations. (FAO Forestry Paper

Forest codes of practice. Contributing to environmentally sound forest operations. (FAO Forestry Paper - 133) (1996)

		*(introduction...)*
		Foreword
		The FAO programme on environmentally sound forest harvesting operations
		A brief overview of the proposed FAO model code of forest harvesting practice
		ISO standards on machinery for forestry
		CATIE’s contribution to sustainable forest management in the humid tropical forests of Central America
		The IUFRO position on sustainable management of tropical forests
		The Oregon forest practice act: 1972 to 1994
		Fiji national code of logging practice
		New Zealand forestry and the forest code of practice
		British Columbia forest practices code
		Forest harvesting and environment in Austria
		The South African harvesting code of practice
		Guidelines on logging practices for the hill forest of peninsular Malaysia
		The development of a code of practice for forest roading
		A review of forest practice codes in Australia
		Lessons from California’s forest practice act
		Integrating research, policy, and practice for forest resource protection
		Programme of work; FAO/IUFRO meeting of experts on forest practices
		FAO technical papers

(introduction...)

Edited by

Dennis P. Dykstra
Center for International Forestry Research
Bogor, Indonesia

and

Rudolf Heinrich
Chief, Forest Harvesting, Trade and Marketing Branch
FAO Forestry Department

Proceedings of an FAO/IUFRO
Meeting of Experts on Forest Practices
Feldafing, Germany
11-14 December 1994

The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect opinions on the part of FAO.

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M-30
ISBN 92-5-103923-2

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