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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"private forest owners"”.
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Adoption of sustainable forestry practices by Non-Industrial Private Forest owners in Virginia
The concept of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) has been promoted in the past few decades all over the world. Non-industrial private forest (NIPF) owners play an important role in that aspect in the U.S. because of their number (about 16 millions), the size of forest land under their control …
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Woodland Owners Motivations for Involvement in Landscape Scale Forest Stewardship
West Virginia is mainly covered by forest, most of which is in the hands of private forest (PF) owners. The decisions taken about the management of these properties affect the landscape beyond their parcel boundaries. These forests provide ecological services to society, timber products and …
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A Compartive Analysis Of The Evolution Of Forest Management In The United States In General, With A Focus On Oregon, North Carolina
… is to evaluate and discuss the evolution of forest management practices in the United States. The paper discusses the trends in forest management that have occurred within the United States in general, and specifically within the western (Oregon) and southern (North Carolina and Florida) …
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Factors Associated with Ohio Tree Farmers'; Forest Management and Outreach Needs
Seventy-three percent of Ohio forest land is owned by non-industrial private forest owners (NIPFs). These owners play a large role in what products are offered in the market place as well as environmental quality and ecosystem services. Ohio certified tree farmers, a subpopulation of NIPFs, …
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Miljömålet i skogsbruket : Styrning och frivillighet
… analyzes the changes in the way Swedish forest policy has been developed and implemented in the past few decades. Its primary focus is on the period from the adoption of new legislation governing forestry in 1993 to date, though the historical antecedents of the more recent developments …
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The Estonian forest sector in transition to sustainability? : Capturing sustainability with the help of integrated assessment
… tools in a case study in order to determine how forest sector can better contribute to sustainable development in Estonia. The first aim is addressed in a theoretical section that provides an overview and categorization of the existing tools and methods for assessing sustainability. In the case …
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A Study of Cooperative Ventures Addressing the Needs of Forest Landowners in Southern Appalachia
… social, economic, and ecological conditions for forest landowners throughout the United States. One possible response to these new and recurring challenges is economic cooperatives, an old idea being retooled and reapplied, keeping more of the power, control, and profit generated by natural …