Forest Management Guide: Best Practices in a Climate-Changed World: Best Practices in a Climate Changed...

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Catriona Glazebrook

Forest Management Guide

Best Practices in a Climate-Changed World: Best Practices in a Climate Changed World

Catriona Glazebrook

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Catriona Glazebrook
08 February 2024

Science: general issues; Forests, rainforests; Trees, wildflowers & plants; The Earth: natural history general

"Forests are our most vital natural climate allies due to the tremendous ""ecological values"" they bring, including carbon sequestration, oxygen production, atmospheric moisture, shade, wildlife habitat, and more.

The International Panel on Climate Change has indicated that land use, including deforestation, is climate change's second most pressing driver (IPCC, 2019).

In addition, The Glasgow Declaration, signed by over 140 countries, calls for halting and reversing forest loss and land degradation by 2030 (UN Climate Change Conference, 2021).

While trees and forest lands have been declining steadily for hundreds of years, they are being more rapidly decimated by climate change impacts, fires, and mismanagement.

Forest thinning, a commonly used management practice, exacerbates climate change since logging emits more than five times what wildfires and tree mortality from insects combined emit. Commercial thinning in fire management releases around three times more carbon dioxide than wildfires.

This is just the tip of the iceberg, as forests and trees are not only Not our enemy when it comes to climate change, they are humankind's greatest ally.

This is because plants created our atmosphere, terraformed our planet, and continue to play a critical role in maintaining the ecological balance of our world.

That balance is desperately needed now.

This guide provides important scientific information often overlooked in management decisions in a different world from a hundred years ago and suggests best practices and alternatives to ineffective dominant and antiquated forest management methods and perspectives."

By: Catriona Glazebrook
Imprint: Catriona Glazebrook
Edition: Large type / large print edition
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 210mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 236g
ISBN: 9798218328498
Pages: 66
Publication Date: 08 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Catriona Glazebrook led national and international environmental programs for over two decades. She is the founder of Resilient Forests and has researched and applied sustainable forestry practices focused on biodiversity for over three decades.Catriona served as executive director of one of the largest conservation organizations in the United States and managed the gulf coast sanctuary stretching over 600 miles with wintering grounds & stop over sites for 98% of the long distance migratory bird species in N. America. Her program was awarded the Blue Ribbon in Conservation by the Governor and led, in part, to the comeback of endangered species.Catriona oversaw an international program providing support to over 200 environmental organizations and scientists in the US, China, Russia and Japan. She also worked with international leaders to launch an international conference: ""Sustaining the Bering Sea: An International Conference for Collaboration"" attended by policy leaders, scientists, local fishermen, NGO's, and indigenous leaders from five countries with a stake in managing one of the most productive fisheries in the world. The outcome of the conference was a united international forum that addressed present threats to the health of the Bering and suggested solutions.She was invited by the former Vice President of Taiwan to provide environmental leadership for the Democratic Pacific Union which had a long-term goal of forging a ""Union of Pacific Democracies"" composed of regional governments to promote democracy, sustainable development and oceanic culture to benefit the Pacific Region.Catriona has a Masters of Science in Resource Management & Administration and a Juris Doctorate. She began her career specializing in environmental law for seven years and represented clients before federal and state courts as well as provided pro bono representation for community groups seeking to protect their local plant and animal species."