Bioenergy from Sustainable Forestry: Guiding Principles and Practice

"Bioenergy from Sustainable Forestry" synthesizesinformation needed to design or implement sustainable forestmanagement systems for production of biomass for energy in conjunctionwith other forest products. It is organized around the criteria forsustainable forest management: productivity, environme [...]
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"Bioenergy from Sustainable Forestry" synthesizesinformation needed to design or implement sustainable forestmanagement systems for production of biomass for energy in conjunctionwith other forest products. It is organized around the criteria forsustainable forest management: productivity, environment, socialissues, economics, and legal and institutional framework. More than 25international experts from 10 countries have brought togetheravailable ecological, physical, operational, social and economicinformation and identified gaps in knowledge related to biomassproduction and harvesting systems. This is the first time that suchcomprehensive information has been brought together under one cover, using an integrated, holistic approach. Guiding principles and stateof the art knowledge are emphasized. The book will enable forestresource managers and planners to evaluate the ability of specificforest regions to sustainably meet bioenergy production demands.